How Much Salad Dressing?

[debodun]

My mom used to say, if you finish the salad and there's dressing in the bottom of the bowl, you put too much on.

I agree, I like a lightly dressed salad, not drowned.

 

[Nathan]

I go with the serving size, which is usually 2 Tablespoons.

 

[CallMeKate]

My mom used to say, if you finish the salad and there's dressing in the bottom of the bowl, you put too much on.

I agree, I like a lightly dressed salad, not drowned.

I'm not an "on the side" dipper but I don't like it saturated either... just enough that I can taste it, but not taste *only* dressing.

 

[MikeyDude]

Depends on the dressing. Ranch is a food group... Vinagrette has a lotta wang so I don't use as much.

 

[C50]

I go lightly. I only use YaYa's Poppyseed gluten free dressing, the stuff is so thick I always water it down once I get a bit out of the bottle.

 

[oldpop]

How Much Salad Dressing?​

I try to keep it at a tablespoon. Try is the key word here.

 

[Lethe200]

Put me in the "as little as possible" camp.

We visit the Northern California Wine Country (Napa and Sonoma counties) on a regular basis. Many restaurants have their own "potager garden". When the baby lettuces are harvested and served to you within minutes, you don't even need a dressing. A light quick drizzle of EVOO is all it takes.

 

[Gary O']

How Much Salad Dressing?​

I'm a bit of an odd duck when it comes to veggie salad
And I'm a one dressing odd duck...thousand Island
Not just any thousand island
Krogers only for me
Something is lacking in name brands

Anyway
A dollop
Big salad? two dollops

Here's where it gets weird
I like my salad to rest
in the fridge
Three days is perfect
I love limp salad
....and sop it all up with bread and butter

That weird fetish got me into a bit of trouble
Wife was gone
There was this big steel bowl on the counter
I was hungry
Took about three dollops of thousand island
At it all
Wife gets home and thanks me for taking out the compost....

Hey, thousand island works on my burgers, and other stuff.....like compost

I'm no longer let in the kichin

Don't ask me what a dollop is.......it may be the sound coming outa the jug.... probably

 

[hollydolly]

Depends on the dressing. Ranch is a food group... Vinagrette has a lotta wang so I don't use as much.

I agree. I can put a lot of Mayo on a salad, ... but only a couple of tablespoons of Honey and Mustard which conversely is my favourite dressing..

 

[Ronni]

How Much Salad Dressing?​

I'm a bit of an odd duck when it comes to veggie salad
And I'm a one dressing odd duck...thousand Island
Not just any thousand island
Krogers only for me
Something is lacking in name brands

Anyway
A dollop
Big salad? two dollops

Here's where it gets weird
I like my salad to rest
in the fridge
Three days is perfect
I love limp salad
....and sop it all up with bread and butter

That weird fetish got me into a bit of trouble
Wife was gone
There was the big steel bowl on the counter
I was hungry
Took about three dollops of thousand island
At it all
Wife gets home and thanks me for taking out the compost....

Hey, thousand island works on my burgers, and other stuff.....like compost

I'm no longer let in the kichin

@Gary O' I’m gonna pretend you didn’t just tell that story!

I don’t like limp salads, with one exception! For some weird and ungodly reason, I enjoy Caesar salads the next day, when they’re wilted some. I have no idea why!

 

[hearlady]

I admit I like a lot of dressing. Not drenched but I like my homemade dressings on a big salad with lots of stuff in it.

 

[Disgustedman]

My mom used to say, if you finish the salad and there's dressing in the bottom of the bowl, you put too much on.

I agree, I like a lightly dressed salad, not drowned.

That's why I liked a certain dressing maker. Kens ranch or the other varieties all had just the right amount for a salad and you know the calorie content. Plus, being in small pkgs, you can measure our easier the total.

 

[IKE]

Mama likes depending on her mood Ranch, Russian or French and I only like blue cheese or roquefort dressing and I want to taste it so I want quite a bit......because of not being real popular I suppose some restaurants don't carry either one of my choices and if that the case I just don't get a salad.

 

[Alligatorob]

None, have not put dressing on a salad in years.

Look at the calories in lettuce and the veggies compared to dressing and you'll see the logic.

Took a while to get used to, but now I dislike the dressing when someone else puts it on.

 

[Bella]

I like my salad lightly coated with dressing.

 

[Gary O']

I’m gonna pretend you didn’t just tell that story!

Pretty much what my wife said

Turns out, coffee grounds are like a salad helper
....with enough thousand island

 

[Ronni]

Pretty much what my wife said

Turns out, coffee grounds are like a salad helper
....with enough thousand island

@Gary O' OMG Gary!!! Because of course grounds were in the salad……BECAUSE THE “SALAD” WAS COMPOST!!!

 

[JustDave]

Put me in the "as little as possible" camp.

That's the way I do it. I have no idea how much I actually use, but my salads are an entire meal, and are a heaping dinner plate, with tuna, shrimp, or chicken. I'm guessing two tablespoons. A few years ago, I realized I was using way too much. I like dressing, but it shouldn't overpower the salad, and there is no longer any leftover dressing on my plate.

 

[caroln]

I like a little lettuce and tomato with my Hidden Valley ranch dressing. Any other dressing I'm much more conservative.

 

[charry]

i use balsamic vinegar and honey on my salad

 

[debodun]

Greek is my current dressing of choice. I used to like raspberry vinaigrette , but now the thought of it nauseates me. I only keep creamy dressing on hand to use in egg or chicken salads.

 

[gamboolman]

Start with Balsamic Vinegar and Oil as a base in a little cup then add some fresh squeezed Lemons/Limes and abit of Tabasco and with abit of fresh ground Black Pepper
I like my Salad wet but not swimming...

I also like when ms gamboolgal puts some of her Baked Chicken in the Salad.

This thread is making me hungry !