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How To Make Three Salad Dressings In Less Than A Minute

Natasha Hinde— The Huffington Post UK

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Salad dressing is great. It makes what could potentially taste bland and (dare we say it) like rabbit food, resemble something of a heavenly dream.

The only problem is, when you buy a bottle of the stuff from your local supermarket, you're at risk of using it only once or twice before it's gone past its sell-by date.

And nobody wants that.

The reality is you can make a tasty dressing for your salad at home using ingredients found in your cupboard. Which means you can spend that £2 on something a little more exciting... Like ice cream.

Grab the ingredients mentioned below and watch the video to find out how.

Bon appétit.

Recipe One:

Tablespoon of mayonnaise

Teaspoon of Dijon mustard

Teaspoon of dried dill

Teaspoon of dried chives

Splash of white wine vinegar

Shot of water

Pinch of salt

Recipe Two:

Tablespoon of cream cheese

Teaspoon of dried chives

Teaspoon of dried dill

Half a teaspoon of chopped mint

Tablespoon of olive oil

Tablespoon of white wine vinegar

Recipe Three:

Tablespoon of olive oil

Tablespoon of balsamic vinegar

A few drops of Worcester sauce

Teaspoon of chilli flakes

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