I started making my own salad dressing many years ago. I found the prices at the supermarket for healthy versions of salad dressing to be ridiculous and I had no idea how easy it is to make at home! Homemade salad dressing, in my opinion, is as good as the ingredients you put in it. And by that I mean, use a good quality oil, like cold-pressed, extra virgin olive oil. It will be more expensive than other oils but it's worth it. I use it only for salad dressing and use a different oil for cooking.

I love the balsamic vinaigrette dressing and it served as my base recipe for years. I always received compliments on it and many people inquired about how it was done. I've gladly encouraged as many people as I can to make their own dressing and while they're usually slightly apprehensive about it at first, they are always so pleased with the taste and ease of making it.