How to Make Homemade Italian Dressing Using Organic Fair Trade or Local Ingredients

published by Mark Gordon Brown on Jul 3, 2011

Making your own healthy homemade Italian salad dressing from wholesome organic, local or fair trade, ingredients is a snap with this simple recipe. Enjoy some this summer or year round.

 Italian salad dressing is a perennial favorite with salad lovers. This staple dressing can be made easily at home with healthy organic, local or fair trade, ingredients. Try some on freshly grown lettuce from your own garden this week.

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Ingredients for Homemade Italian Dressing Using Organic Fair Trade or Local Ingredients

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1/4 Cup Organic Fair Trade Lemon Juice

1/4 Cup Organic Trade Trade Apple Cider Vinegar

1/4 Cup Unsweetened Organic Apple Juice

¼ Cup Organic Fair Trade Grape-seed Oil

1/2 tsp Fresh Organic Oregano

1/2 tsp Dry Organic Fair Trade Mustard

1/2 tsp Organic Fair Trade Onion Powder

10 Cloves Halved Locally Grown Organic Garlic

1/2 tsp Organic Fair Trade Paprika

1/4 tsp Fresh Organic Locally Grown Basil

1/8 tsp Fresh Organic Locally Grown Thyme

1/8 tsp Fresh Organic Locally Grown Rosemary

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Preparation of Homemade Italian Dressing Using Organic Fair Trade or Local Ingredients

 

Combine all ingredients. Chill for two hours or until ready to use. Remove garlic cloves before serving.

 

Author’s Note: Herbs like oregano, basil, thyme, and rosemary can be grown easily and organically by anyone who has a permanent place to live. Even apartment dwellers can grow fresh herbs or greens easily on a terrace, windowsill, or with grow lights.

 

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27 Responses so far | Have Your Say!

  1. # 1 by Brenda Nelson
    July 3rd, 2011 at 7:36 pm #

    Excellent Italian dressing recipe. People are discovering how good it is to make their own salad dressings. Healthier too!

  2. # 2 by Uma Shankari
    July 3rd, 2011 at 8:35 pm #

    Great idea!

  3. # 3 by Jimmy Shilaho
    July 4th, 2011 at 4:45 pm #

    A good one Mark. I am still waiting for the day you open that cafe or restaurant.

  4. # 4 by Niko
    July 4th, 2011 at 11:42 pm #

    I’m a huge fan of Italian and am excited to check out your recipe. I think I will enjoy it with a cold beergarita :) http://www.schoolofhowto.com/beergarita-recipe/

  5. # 5 by paint melbourne
    July 7th, 2011 at 3:16 pm #

    Thank you for sharing the recipe. Keep posting!

  6. # 6 by mces
    July 9th, 2011 at 12:29 am #

    I love any Italian dishes…you can also visit this site from http://www.filipinorecipe-tv.com/index.html They use Magnolia Chicken a fresh, clean jumbo juicy chicken!!! It offers videos of recipes, tasty dish that has minimal ingredients but flavorful to the taste. :) )

  7. # 7 by Lava Peter
    July 9th, 2011 at 3:25 am #

    5 times per year we are visiting our relatives in Pisa and to be honest, there we always have vinegar and oil when we have lunch and salad included, they are not really the salad dressing experts. I think we expect that from the italians, but I never have seen a perfect salad dressing in italy. Maybe it is more popular to make in Europe or USA an italian-style dressing that only has the name of Italy… :-)

  8. # 8 by Рецепти за готвене
    July 11th, 2011 at 3:15 pm #

    I really like italian food. Thank you for sharing this recipe. I bookmarked your website. Thank you again and keep writing and sharing with us recipes. Congratulations!
    Best regards,
    Jordan!

  9. # 9 by kashish
    July 12th, 2011 at 2:16 pm #

    triond s a greast place to share , i like Italian food

  10. # 10 by Custom T-Shirts
    July 15th, 2011 at 10:25 am #

    very cool recipe

  11. # 11 by Hot Coffee
    July 16th, 2011 at 6:36 am #

    After going through your post i feel after completing the salad it could be finger licking.

  12. # 12 by milkshake makers
    July 16th, 2011 at 10:01 am #

    Thanks for the recipes

  13. # 13 by maternity nightwear
    July 16th, 2011 at 10:04 am #

    Awsum dressing recipes.

  14. # 14 by Lee Messerli
    July 23rd, 2011 at 9:53 pm #

    Sounds delicious. Looking forward to trying a new recipe.

  15. # 15 by Hold The Mayo
    July 24th, 2011 at 4:49 pm #

    This looks delicious. Thanks so much for keeping away the mayo which destroys so many dressing. I love the oil based dressings. They are much lighter which is what a salad should be all about.

  16. # 16 by Recipes
    July 26th, 2011 at 12:35 pm #

    Thanks for the recipes!

  17. # 17 by raquel erecipe
    August 4th, 2011 at 1:22 am #

    great recipe

  18. # 18 by UncleSammy
    August 12th, 2011 at 11:58 am #

    Nice Share

  19. # 19 by Indian Recipes
    August 17th, 2011 at 8:10 am #

    Italian food like pasta is my favorite.I love to cook ,i will make it in my kitchen.

  20. # 20 by amani@chinesefood
    August 28th, 2011 at 7:14 am #

    Good recipe!Thanks for your sharing.

  21. # 21 by Bernie
    September 9th, 2011 at 5:10 pm #

    Sounds like a fantastic recipe. Home made is always best.

  22. # 22 by Glass kettles
    September 28th, 2011 at 1:58 pm #

    Great recipe, but tell me what products to interact better with Italian Dressing?

  23. # 23 by Jianna Gonzalez
    January 15th, 2012 at 2:23 pm #

    thanks for the informtaion

  24. # 24 by The Head Caterer
    January 17th, 2012 at 5:33 pm #

    Fresh and lovely.

    Catering Manchester

  25. # 25 by Saffron
    April 23rd, 2012 at 5:22 am #

    For a dairy dessert, try Saffron Ice Cream, also from Batmanglij “New Food of Life.”

    4 cups milk
    1 cup sugar
    2 tsp powdered “sahlab” found in middle-eastern stores.
    1/2 tsp saffron, ground, dissolved in 3 tablespoons rose water
    1/2 cup half-and-half cream
    2 tablespoons slivered pistachios for decoration.

    1. In large saucepan, stir together milk and sugar and bring to boil over
    medium heat.

    2. put sahlab in bowl, add 1 cup warm milk mixture. Mix well until
    smooth.

    3. Add this mixture to warm milk in saucepan. Simmer over low heat, stir
    constantly, until it thickens. It should be slightly elastic at this
    point. Remove pan from heat.

    4. Add saffron-rose water. Mix well. Cool 2 hours. Pour into ice-cream
    machine.

    5. Follow ice cream machine’s directions for making ice cream.

    6. Pour thin layer of half-and-half onto a flat plate, place in freezer
    until a frozen creamy crust forms. Remove crust from freezer, break off
    1/2 inch pieces of the crust and mix with finished ice cream.

    7. Serve saffron ice cream in small bowls (or in one large bowl),
    sprinkle with ground pistachios.

    For those who want it fast: use 1 pint vanilla ice cream. Add frozen
    cream pieces, saffron, rose water and pistachios. Mix well.

  26. # 26 by Recipes with Twist
    April 27th, 2012 at 1:37 am #

    best Italian dressing recipe in the easiest method.

  27. # 27 by houston catering
    May 16th, 2012 at 10:44 am #

    great recipe!

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