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Creamy Vinaigrette

By: USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson

"A delicious, versatile dressing for pasta or green salads. Easily made in advance for use just before service."

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Original Recipe Yield 1 cup

Ingredients

1/4 cup rice wine vinegar or lemon juice
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard or mayonnaise
1 large garlic clove, minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2/3 cup olive oil

Directions

Measure vinegar (or lemon juice) and mustard (or mayonnaise) into a 2-cup measuring cup. With a small whisk, stir in garlic, a big pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Measure oil in another cup. Slowly whisk oil into mixture, first in droplets, then in a slow, steady stream to make an emulsified vinaigrette.

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Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 164 | Total Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2005 by stacyt

This vinaigrette is easy to make and tasty. I used the lemon juice and not the rice wine. Will...

Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2006 by IAMNIECY

This was very good! I made it for a pasta salad and it was yummy!! I did not have garlic on...

Reviewed on Jul. 2, 2006 by CINAMMONKISSES

I made the mistake of putting this on my salad immediately after it was done. WRONG!!! After a...

Reviewed on Jul. 2, 2008 by Sharon H

I am new to making my own dressing and was hesitant about this one since the ingredients...

Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2006 by Navy_Mommy

This is an easy and quick dressing recipe. It has a heavy dijon mustard taste that I did find...

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2009 by Jillian

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This was easy and delicious - I used rice wine vinegar and Hellman's lite mayo with minced...

Reviewed on Jul. 6, 2007 by LPCOCO

I made this with the rice vinegar and mustard and thought it was great on the pasta salad I...

Reviewed on Jun. 6, 2007 by Tess

Delicious! I used fresh lemon juice. When I need lemon zest I juice the lemons and freeze the...

Reviewed on May 30, 2007 by Valerie

I read the article on pasta salads, used it and made it with this dressing. It was wonderful....

Reviewed on May 19, 2007 by NSJOLIN

I thought this was very yummy and have used it in multiple ways (marinade for chicken, dip for...

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