hey guys it's Danny and today I am
sharing five variations on a clean and
delicious basic vinaigrette salad
dressing so that you and I never have to
eat a boring salad again and because I
do not want to take the chance of you
watching this video and then forgetting
what you've learned I have also created
this handy dandy PDF that you can print
out and hang on your fridge so you never
have to be without a great salad
dressing again so if you stick around to
the end of the video I'll tell you how
to access that but in the meantime let's
chat about the variations we'll be
making today so I'm gonna be showing you
an Italian vinaigrette a sweet balsamic
vinaigrette my apple cider vinaigrette a
nutty sesame vinaigrette and then
finally a bright and fresh lemon
vinaigrette traditionally speaking a
vinaigrette is a three to one ratio so
it's three parts oil to one part vinegar
or acid but I like to make it with a 1
to 1 ratio
I find that one this makes for a lighter
dressing and two I love the light bright
tart flavor that comes with this
particular ratio so I want to encourage
you to give my ratio a try and then of
course you can always tweak it and
adjust it to get it exactly the way you
like it and I also think it's worth
mentioning that all of these salad
dressings can also double as a marinade
for grilled chicken or steak so a little
FYI for you so with no further ado let's
get started on our Italian vinaigrette
this is our family's go-to weeknight
staple salad dressing this is the
version that you will find on our dinner
table almost every night of the week
because I love serving a green salad
along with basically anything that we're
having for dinner and this is my
no-brainer go-to dressing so you want to
get yourself a small bowl or spouted cup
like I have here and into that bowl goes
1 clove of crushed garlic 1 teaspoon of
Dijon mustard 1/2 a teaspoon of Italian
seasoning which is great because it's
just a mix of some different herbs
including oregano marjoram thyme basil
rosemary and organic sage so if you guys
don't want to buy a ton of different
spices for your spice jar buying blends
like
can really see there I'll give that a
pinch of salt some black pepper and then
a quarter cup each of red wine vinegar
and extra-virgin olive oil
gently whisk that all together and it's
ready to go
this simple vinaigrette is really great
on any basic salad that you enjoy so
next up I have my balsamic vinaigrette
so again we are starting with 1 clove of
crushed garlic 1 teaspoon of honey a
pinch of salt a pinch of pepper and then
1/4 cup each balsamic vinegar and extra
virgin olive oil go ahead and whisk out
all together and you're gonna see that
this variation is very similar to the
Italian vinaigrette but the balsamic
vinegar with the honey makes for a
slightly sweeter flavor and I really
like to use this dressing if I'm serving
a salad with some grilled chicken or
some grilled salmon so next up is the
apple cider vinaigrette and I've
actually shared this recipe with you
guys once before when I shared our
autumn chopped salad so I'm gonna link
to that salad down in the description
box below but for the dressing what
you're gonna want to do is we're gonna
start with 1 clove of crushed garlic
then I've got 2 tablespoons of finely
diced onion 2 teaspoons of honey 1
teaspoon of Dijon mustard a pinch of
salt a pinch of black pepper and then
1/4 cup each of apple cider vinegar and
extra virgin olive oil go ahead and
whisk that all together and it's ready
to roll now just a little FYI guys
whenever you're working with apple cider
vinegar you always want to buy one that
has the mother and what that's gonna
look like is like some debris hanging
out at the bottom of the bottle like you
can see here that is a good thing and
that is what you want because what that
means is that the vinegar has been
fermented and that fermentation is going
to ensure that you've got lots of
probiotics in your vinegar and those
probiotics are going to help to support
your gut and your immunity so always
make sure that you look for a brand that
has the mother next on the docket we've
got a sesame vinaigrette and this one is
so good it's got this really mild nutty
flavor to it so guess what we are
starting with 1 clove of crushed and
garlic along with 1 teaspoon of honey
and then one tablespoon of low-sodium
soy sauce you could also do a tamari or
some coconut aminos here a pinch of salt
some black pepper and then a quarter cup
each rice wine vinegar and toasted
sesame oil whisk that all together and
yet again you've got another variation
of a clean and delicious basic
vinaigrette now personally I love this
dressing with a really crunchy salad
something that is packed with carrots
and cucumbers and red cabbage and maybe
some bell peppers I just find them more
crunch the better and if you were making
a salad with this dressing and you've
got some sesame seeds on hand that also
adds in lovely finishing touch and
finally I am showing you a lemon
vinaigrette this one is really great if
you love a fresh bright flavor so to get
started again we've got 1 clove of
crushed garlic along with a 1/2 a
teaspoon of Dijon mustard 1/4 teaspoon
of dried thyme and then just a pinch of
salt and pepper along with a quarter cup
each fresh squeezed lemon juice and
extra virgin olive oil whisk that all
together and this salad dressing is
ready to roll and while the salad
dressing would be great I'm really any
type of salad I especially love it with
arugula because this dressing is so
bright and fresh and the arugula is a
little bit spicy so I find together they
make a beautiful hair now all of these
recipes will yield you about 1/2 a cup
of salad dressing and you can store them
in an airtight container and they will
last happily in the fridge for a good 10
days now remember guys if you want to
print my handy dandy PDF to hang on your
fridge all you have to do is go down to
the description box below and I have a
link for you click on that link enter
your name and your email and you will be
prompted to download the PDF and this
way you will never be without a great
salad dressing again and I'm sure as you
noticed a lot of these dressings they're
just small tweaks to really change the
flavor so getting the hang of this
before you know it you'll be making
these 5 and you'll probably come up with
5 or 10 more of your own and when you do
I'd like to see you down in the comments
below or on social
snapping a picture tagging cleaner
delicious and sharing with the rest of
the community as always I thank you so
much for watching I'm Danny speeds I
will see you back here next time with
some more clean and deliciousness
tears now traditionally speaking
vinaigrettes are a 1 2 3 ratio but I
like and we'll be doing today a 1 to 1
but personally I like a 1 to 1 ratio so
I do one part oil so I do one part oil
to one part I don't need to explain X I
already said that last time here we keep
it tighter traditionally a vinaigrette
is a three to one ratio so that's three
parts olive oil three part oil
traditionally a dressing here we go pee
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