Fantastique Jam Jar French Dressing - With a Twist!

Submitted by French Tart

"A very easy French Dressing with a few twists. This is a make ahead recipe wth a yield of about 250 mls or 1/4 pint; it keeps for about 7 to 10 days with no problems at all. I have stated dried herbs & seasonings - you can use fresh herbs & seasonings too, but this decreases the keeping time slightly. The oil content in this is considerably lower than most classic French dressings - making it a healthier option, and you know what has gone into it too!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 250 ml bottle
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 88.74 ml olive oil
• 59.16 ml balsamic vinegar
• 29.58 ml Dijon mustard
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 9.85 ml dried shallots or 9.85 ml dried onion
• 9.85 ml dried garlic
• 4.92 ml sugar or 4.92 ml honey
• 2.46 ml black pepper
• 1.23 ml salt

directions

1. Select a clean bottle preferably with a lip OR, as I often do, a clean jam jar!
2. Carefully measure all the ingredients into the bottle or the jam jar.
3. Give it all a good shake - making sure the lid is on securely!
4. Store in a cool and dark place.
5. Note: I do store this in the fridge when it is really hot.
6. It is also great to drizzle over roasted vegetables or to add to potato salad.

Reviews

[Sam Saguaro]

What a blessing this dressing is to me! I had to restrict my diet from salt and sugar (as we all probably should) and this recipe is wonderful. I substituted one small packet of splenda for the sugar/honey, and that's it! Low sodium, sugar but great on taste, thanks FT.

 

[CoffeeB]

Wow...this is fantastique...as noted in the name. A different twist on french dressing than I"m normally use to as the bottled kind are more sweet. I like this tart version. (pun intended). I suppose if you were so inclined to sweetened it a bit you could add more sugar. This will definitely be a repeat maker for me as I have a salad most nights.:-)<br/>Made for RecipeTag in Kk's forum~

 

[Abby Girl]

My DH loved this dressing and gave it a 4 star rating. I, on the other hand, found it too tart for my liking. I would probably make up enough just for him to use. Thanks for the posting!

 

[januarybride]

A very nice, easy and tasty dressing. I served mine atop a salad of romaine lettuce, red grapes, havarti cheese and almonds. Totally yummy aside our Lobster Risotto tonight! Made as a THANK YOU to my friend French Tart for tagging me this month in Veggie Swap.

 

[toj_hartnell]

So simple and really tasty! I used fresh shallots and garlic, both crushed, which seemed to work well. I personally enjoyed the kick of the dijon but others in my family found it a bit strong, so I might try it with wholegrain mustard next time for more sensitive tastebuds! Thank you for a great recipe, really livens up a simple leaf salad.