Salad Days are coming. What is your favorite bottled dressing? I have posted more options.

[debm55]

Also, I don't think this will cause a security breach, but what do I know? My favorite is Vinaigrette. What about you?

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	Italian
	2 (10%)
	Creamy Italian
	1 (5%)
	Ranch
	2 (10%)
	Blue cheese
	3 (15%)
	Thousand Island
	3 (15%)
	Vinaigrette
	2 (10%)
	French
	1 (5%)
	Poppyseed(sweet and sour)
	1 (5%)
	Vinegar and Oil
	1 (5%)
	I make my own and I will/won't give the recipe--hahaha
	4 (20%)
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[applegrove]

1. Renee's blue cheese dressing is my favorite. I don't get tired of it.

It has to be refrigerated as all of her's do.

[debm55]

8. Yes, I love her dressings.

[applegrove]

16. Does she sell in the USA?

[debm55]

21. yes, it is located in the refreg section of the produce aisle. Is it Canadian?

[applegrove]

23. I think. The wife's name is Renee. It was her magic that made the dressing.

Then they got successful and the husband got a divorce to marry a younger wife. They still ran the business together. About the divorce, Renee said "I could have killed him". Figuratively of course. This was a news story I saw years ago.

https://thecjn.ca/news/obituary-renee-unger-queen-of-the-salad-dressings/

[debm55]

25. It's a little pricey, but is very much worth it.

[electric_blue68]

40. I'll have to look for it. I used to get Marie's Blue Cheese Dressing

[applegrove]

43. Look for it in the produce section.

[FirstLight]

2. My mom used to make 1000 Island... but I like it reg from the bottle

Add some beets, kidney beans, or fake bacon bits and I'm in heaven!

[debm55]

10. Double duty. We use on Ruebens. too

[Grasswire2]

3. Greek.

But I also love Ken's Bleu Cheese.

[debm55]

12. I was going to post Greek, but it would only let me post up to ten/ I like my Greek dressing mixed

with yogurt poured over the Greek Salad.

[Grasswire2]

44. I can't right now remember the brand name that I like.

In a very tall angular bottle.

[debm55]

45. Is it Ken's?

[Grasswire2]

46. Oh, it is Girard's

I like Ken's dressings, but this one is just a little more lively.

[Paladin]

62. I'm a Greek or Blue Cheese guy, as well. (nt)

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

4. the kind that comes with chicken salad (but used on other salads)

[debm55]

13. I think that might be the sweet and sour/peppercorn.

[spooky3]

5. Caesar (Cesar) nt

[debm55]

19. Sorry, spooky3. It was on my list I made up ,but the poll limited me to 10.

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[spooky3]

30. No problem!

[TexasTowelie]

6. Parmesan peppercorn.

When I used to live near a Quiznos they had an acai salad dressing that I liked. It had the berry taste without being overly sweet (like strawberry) or overly tart (like raspberry).

[debm55]

14. That sounds good, and it sounds like it could easily be made at home.

[Laffy Kat]

7. Brianna's Poppyseed!

Just a touch, though, because it's pretty sweet.

[debm55]

18. I like to use the peppercorn in my tuna salad too.

[Laffy Kat]

31. I've never tried the peppercorn and I don't know why. It sounds good.

[debm55]

32. It's good.

[Laffy Kat]

33. Imma try it. Thanks! nt

[Different Drummer]

9. Cheddar Bacon Ranch (nt)

[debm55]

15. Do make it yourself? We get the plain Ranch. I like to use on chicken sandwiches too.

[3catwoman3]

11. I was a huge fan of Trader Joe's Champagne Pear Vinaigrette.

Unfortunately, it is one of the many products that they discontinued.

[debm55]

17. That is a bummer when they discontinue something. Look at Amazon. My husbands coffee was

discontinued. Now he has it on autoship.

[3catwoman3]

24. Thanks for the suggestion.

It was one of those kept in the refrigerated section, so I’ll be pleasantly surprised if they have it.

[Tree-Hugger]

20. Caesar

I loooooooooove a Caesar salad. After that, it's Italian.

[debm55]

22. Yeah , was going to add but had to only use ten.Caesar dressing can be a little tricky to make at

home.

[Kali]

26. make my own

ranch, Ceasar, Italian, various vinaigrettes, heck plain lemon juice and olive oil is good too

back in the day I used to get gallon jars of Pizza Hut's (creamy?) Italian. so good, haven't had it in ages, wonder if they still have it?

[debm55]

27. I wish I could do that, You must be a very good cook. You should call Pizza Hut and ask. I'm sure

they do as alot of people like to dip their pizza in dressing.

[Kali]

47. I'm an ok cook but mostly I'm just cheap

salad dressing is a rip off. I can make a quart of ranch for the price of a small bottle. if I could ever master making mayo it would be even better, but I suck at that.

the nearest Pizza Hut is about 30 miles away and I haven't been in so long. one of my kids works at a local pizza joint and we tend to go there most of the time now.

[Cracklin Charlie]

28. Vinaigrette is so easy to make.

I have a birthday coming up. I think I will make a “Juice of a Few Flowers” vinaigrette.

Or, maybe a garlicky warm bacon and mustard vinaigrette.

Um, so many yummy choices.

[debm55]

29. Care to share your recipes????

[WestMichRad]

34. Maple honey mustard

Appealed greatly to my sweet tooth. Unfortunately I can’t recall the brand.

[debm55]

35. Don't you use it any more? They might have a recipe online that you could use to make your own.

[WestMichRad]

36. Haven't tried making our own dressings

… but it’s worth a try!

[debm55]

37. If it is as good as you say, I would give it a try to make. I know you can do it! Good luck!

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

38. Makoto

It's a Japanese ginger-soy dressing. Up here in the GREAT Pacific Northwest, it's available at Fred Meyers.

[debm55]

41. I like Peanut dressing, they sell at out Wal Mart.But your ginger soy sounds great. I do have the

Ingredients at home. Wil look up the recipe online.

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

66. If you remember the olf Benihana Restaurants,

Makoto is closest you can get to the recipe they usedfortheir salad dressing.

[electric_blue68]

39. I'll give Vinegar & Oil some love 😄 (first vote)...

It'd be vinegar & extra virgin olive oil alone (what often add to a Greek Salad) or...
I'd probably add some garlic powder to it, shake up, and let the powder soften up, also maybe a bit of dried oregano at home.

I looove blue cheese dressing! 😄 🥰 But try not to over use it (very easy!) It was a later acquired taste in my early 50s. Marie's Blue Cheese Dressing!

Also really like Marie's Creamy Italian Dressing.

[Polly Hennessey]

42. Love Thousand Island but love Blue Cheese/Roquefort

even more.

[intrepidity]

48. Wishbone Italian

is my go-to, but I will happily eat bleu cheese, ranch, french, or any other honestly.

But with steak, it must be Italian.

[debm55]

54. I agree with that. When we order steaks I always get the house Italian.

[jmowreader]

49. Litehouse makes a blue cheese vinaigrette that is absolutely wonderful

It's also five bucks for a 12-ounce bottle so I don't get it very often, but it's great when I do.

I suspect the REAL reason I don't buy it very often is because of the miniature bottle it's in rather than the price.

[debm55]

53. That sounds very good.---blue cheese and vineigrette are my favorites

[Duncanpup]

50. Blue cheese

[debm55]

55. Agree. I like to put on baked potatoes too

[Emile]

51. Creamy Poppy Seed 😀

[debm55]

56. I like it also in my tuna or egg salad

[Just A Box Of Rain]

52. I've made my own salad dressings For over 50 years.

It was the first “cooking” lesson I gave to my son and I think it is one of the best (and simplest) things one can do for one’s health, one’s palate, and one’s budget.

The low quality high-polyunsaturated fats in most bottled dressings are nasty for one’s health, taste bad, and the products are expensive.

Better to use EVO (extra-virgin olive oil) and to have a collection of different “acids” (vinegars and citrus juices). I mostly (but not exclusively) use vinegars I ferment myself.

I typically put a little salt into a mortar with a clove of garlic and mash it, then add a little mustard to act as an emulsifier (miso also works), then mix in oil and vinegar in a 3/1 to 4/1 proportion (depending on the strength of the acid).

That’s the basic recipes, which one can twist in a myriad of ways, adding different herbs, cheeses, fruits, sweeteners, or other flavoring agents. The world is one’s oyster in that regard.

One a person gets used to having quality salad dressing, no one would willingly go back to bottled dressings.

[debm55]

57. I will have to try that. Thank you for the suggestions

[Just A Box Of Rain]

58. IMO making salad dressings is a very fun and rewarding experience.

It allows one to improvise off a very basic base of oils and acids.

And the health benefits of monounsaturated oils like EVO (or avocado oil) are considerable.

By using different vinegars, or acids like lemon juice, one gets very different results. Makes for easy creative play in the kitchen.

I'm kind of famous in my circle for making great salads. Making one's own dressings is a big part of making them taste good. So more healthful, more delicious, and less expensive.

Wins all around IMO.

Best wishes on making your own.

[rogerballard]

59. Hands down Catalina...

Followed by Blue Cheese (good pizza dip)

[debm55]

60. I used to really like Catalina, but it was hard to find around here. It had more of a tangy taste

then French. It was good.

[rogerballard]

61. These days it is hard to find...

It was everywhere in the 60s, that always topped my salad growing up.

[highplainsdem]

64. I agree with both your choices.

[AnnaLee]

63. I mix Kraft Zesty Italian with

I mix Kraft Zesty Italian with Wishbone Chunky Blue Cheese. I also keep Catalina and Ranch around. I lunch on salad.

[debm55]

65. That sounds like a delicious combination. I really went through a Catalina, but can't find i my

stores, so I switched.

[ProfessorGAC]

67. Italian

The bolder the recipe the better.
Nothing works with the sweetness of tomatoes like vinegar.
The garlic sure helps, too.
It's my wife's favorite too, though she'll go through spurts where she just wants Marie's Creamy Poppyseed. Too sweet for me.