Homemade Italian Salad Dressing - Quick and Easy Recipe

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers similar health benefits with a different flavor.

red wine vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is often more accessible and offers a fruity note.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor without dairy.

Combine 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, 1/3 cup white vinegar, 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, and 1/2 teaspoon onion powder in a jar.

Put the lid on the jar and shake it up to mix all the ingredients together.

Refrigerate the dressing for at least 20 to 30 minutes to allow the flavors to combine.

Prepare the salad with lettuce, tomato, and cucumber.

Sprinkle a little bit of pepper and salt over the salad.

Take the dressing out of the refrigerator after 30 minutes and shake it up again.

Drizzle the dressing over the salad, using as much as desired.

Optionally, add croutons to the salad and mix everything together.

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