I love to make my own salad dressings! They only take a few minutes to make, I usually have all (or most) of the ingredients I need right in my pantry, and they taste so good. These are two of my favorites…my family really loves the blue cheese. I hope you’ll give them a try!

Zesty Blue Cheese

1 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup sour cream

1 Tbs. sugar

2 Tbs. apple cider vinegar

1/2 clove garlic, minced

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese

Beat all ingredients in a mixing bowl until fluffy. Enjoy!

Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette

1 or 2 cloves of garlic, grated

3 Tbs. mayonnaise

2 Tbs. lemon juice

2 Tbs. sugar

1 Tbs. Dijon mustard

2 tsp. Morton’s Nature seasoning

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Mix the ingredients in one of two ways;

Either whisk the first 6 ingredients in a medium size bowl. Add the balsamic; whisk to blend. Continue whisking while you add the olive oil.
OR
Place all of the ingredients in a blender and mix until just blended. (That’s how I did it.)

Once you realize how easy it is to make your own tasty salad dressing, you’ll never (or hardly ever) by the store bought stuff again!

(Creamy Balsamic dressing from “My life as a Mrs.”)