I love sour, tangy flavours. I used to love vinegar and I was known to eat a whole jar of pickles in one sitting! Mad I know! My penchant for vinegar was rather extreme so I gave it up. But I was not about to give up that sour flavour vinegar provides. Except for pickling, I have found lemons and limes replace vinegar beautifully. That compulsion to keep eating goes with the vinegar too! Who knew vinegar could be addictive!?!

Here is my favourite dressing. It is very simple and extremely delicious! Soon this year’s first press olive oil arrives so it’s a great time to make olive oil based dressings. It is so worth going to your local farmers market and supporting your local olive growers by buying their first press olive oil. The taste is out of this world!

Salad Dressing

juice from one lemon

equal amount of cold pressed virgin olive oil

2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

1 heaping tsp of homemade mustard (for recipe see blog, dated 22 January 2022-no vinegar added)

salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Method

Mix all the ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Use equal amounts of lemon juice and olive oil unless you like a 3 to 1 ration of oil to lemon juice. Shake well and toss over salad right before serving. Store in tn airtight jar in a dark cupboard.