Homemade Extra Virgin Olive Oil And Lemon Salad Dressing

This lemon and olive oil vinaigrette is perfect as a salad dressing or to drizzle over fresh spinach, broad beans, couscous or feta cheese

If you’re looking for something more exciting than a basic vinaigrette for your salad dressing, this extra virgin olive oil and lemon salad dressing falls nothing short of spectacular.

Fresh and tangy, this lemon vinaigrette is amazingly perfect to spruce up a simple green salad or, if you’re a big salad eater, to dress your favourite salad mix.

Here is what you need:

Ingredients

-       1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil (80ml)

-       ¼ of lemon juice (60ml)

-       ½ tsp Salt

-       Freshly ground pepper

Optional:

-       1tsp Dijon mustard

-       1 clove of garlic

-       ½ tsp fresh or dried thyme

It’s all about EVOO

Extra virgin olive oil is the best oil for salad dressings because it infuses even the simplest of salads with a peppery flavour

Directions

1. To make the dressing, cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into a jar with a secure lid (like a jam jar). Make sure to remove all pips from the juice.

2. Add the extra virgin olive oil together with a pinch of salt and pepper.

3. Put the lid on the jar, and shake well.

4. Taste the mix and, if necessary, make adjustments. You want it to be acidic, so you can still taste the tanginess once you dress the salad.

   If it’s too tangy, add more olive oil to taste.

Optional

• Mince the garlic and add it to the mix.

• Add the mustard and mix well.

• Add thyme

Versatile: The truth is that this simple lemon vinaigrette is so fresh and light that it can be used for much more than a salad dressing. It beautifully complements sautéed vegetables and brightens up broad beans or feta cheese.

So try adding it to your salad, and if you’re feeling adventurous, try drizzling it over vegetables or grain bowls.

Perhaps this is what makes this extra virgin olive oil and lemon one of the best salad dressings. Plus, it’s quick and easy to make.

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Photo Credit(s): Matt Harvey.