Can I Eat It Filter: homemade salad dressing edition [more inside]
posted by JoanArkham on May 27, 2009 - 7 answers

Can anyone recommend a good bottled vegetarian Caesar salad dressing? [more inside]
posted by Morrigan on Jan 25, 2009 - 4 answers

Give me some salad dressing recipes! [more inside]
posted by Becko on Jul 24, 2007 - 19 answers

Contacting the ex is completely out of the question, but holy mother of croutons her salad dressing was fantastic. She is of Russian-German descent and grew up in the greater Chicago area. Her German grandmother gave her the recipe, supposedly. I have researched German salad dressing to no avail. While telling the truth was not her strength, I cannot find the recipe anywhere, which lends credence to the family recipe story. I have tried and failed to re-create it on my own, many times. The ingredients that I know are in the salad dressing are: aromat (which knowing now that it is MSG, means I will probably leave it out, but might hint at when the recipe was originally created) green onions, tarragon vinegar, one raw egg, fresh cracked black pepper, salt, sugar. I would guess there is garlic in it too, but I am not certain. After reading this post, I'm pretty sure it's not this. I don't remember dill being a strong flavor in the dressing. I've experimented with adding various spices and using olive oil/vegetable oil and cannot get it right. It looks a bit like Caesar salad dressing, but darker in color and less viscous. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Thanks in advance.
posted by luminous phenomena on Mar 9, 2007 - 16 answers