Recipe: Italian Dressing [edit]

Other Names: Vinaigrette

Edited by: Katie Loveirng, Barnaby Dorfman, Alisa Escanlar

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Italian dressing in United States cooking is a vinaigrette-type salad dressing consisting of a mixture of water, oil, vinegar or lemon juice, black pepper, minced onions and bell peppers, often sugar or high fructose corn syrup, and a variety of herbs and spices including garlic, oregano, fennel, salt and dill. It is often bought bottled, or prepared by mixing oil and vinegar with a packaged flavoring mix consisting of dehydrated vegetables and herbs. The U.S.-style Italian dressing is unknown in Italy, where salad is normally dressed at table with olive oil, vinegar, salt, and sometimes black pepper, and not with a pre-mixed vinaigrette.

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Yield: 16 servings

[edit] Ingredients

1	cup olive oil
⅛	teaspoon thyme
2	cloves garlic, crushed
¼	cup lemon juice
¼	cup white vinegar
1	teaspoon salt
1	teaspoon sugar
½	teaspoon oregano
½	teaspoon dry mustard
½	teaspoon onion salt
½	teaspoon paprika

[edit] Preparation

Step 1

Shake all ingredients in a tightly covered jar. Refrigerate at least 2 hours to blend flavors. Shake well before serving. Makes 1 1/2 cups.

[edit] Tools

Tightly covered jar or bottle
Measuring cup
Well
Measuring spoon

[edit] About Italian Dressing

A vinaigrette-type salad dressing consisting of an emulsion of water, oil, chicken stock or the juice from a cooked chicken, vinegar or lemon juice, salt, pepper, minced onions and bell peppers, often sugar, or high fructose corn syrup, and a variety of herbs and spices including garlic, oregano, fennel, and dill. This dressing is unknown in Italy, where salad is normally dressed at table with olive oil, vinegar, salt, and sometimes black pepper, and not with a pre-mixed vinaigrette.
Salad oil may be substituted