What brand is the best salad dressing and which is your favorite dressing?

[Shell Beau]

I like most all!

I love oil and vinegar. I love Thousand Island. I love Ranch. I love Italian. MMmm!! I need to make a salad.

[Left Is Write]

1. Newman's Own Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette and Newman's Own Honey Mustard

[Shell Beau]

3. So you pretty much stick with Newman's OWn?

I do love the fact that it goes to charity, but I don't find it to be the best tasting!

[Left Is Write]

48. I love those two dressings, and they are my favorites.

For Caesar, I love Ken's Steakhouse Caesar dressing.

I also used a Newman's Own Ginger Teriyaki with pork chops (bone-in chops, seared in the frying pan, then simmered with a whole bottle of the dressing, served with white rice), and it was delicious.

[conscious evolution]

51. Newman's is owned by the Kens Steakhouse Dressing people

I was the electrical superintendent for 2 years of expansion work in their factory.
They also make Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce.Very good sauce.I highly recommend it.
They also make dressings for a lot of chains,including McD's.
They have the cleanest plant of all the food plants I have ever worked in.You can eat off the floor there.Kens Foods takes sanitation very seriously.They even have their own waste water treatment plant to clean waste water that comes out of their processing instead of just dumping it into the county sewers.

[Left Is Write]

55. Now that's interesting...

I had no idea the two were connected! No wonder I like them both.

[trof]

45. Bingo. Newman's Anything.

[Dulcinea]

52. I love Newman's Own!

The light balsamic vinaigrette & the honey mustard! Yum!

[bearfan454]

2. Hidden Valley Ranch nt

[Shell Beau]

4. I am dipping crackers in some Cracked Peppercorn Ranch, Hidden VAlley of course!

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

5. Good Seasons Zesty Italian and Hidden Valley Ranch.

I need to get home and buy some soon, I'm almost out!

[Shell Beau]

6. A local Italian restaurant sells their Italian and it is the best.

But if I buy it at the grocery store, I usually go with Wish Bone.

[mike_c]

7. for my everyday salads I use hazelnut oil and a good vinegar...

...along with generous salt and pepper, and a grating of Parmesano Reggiano. It's nutty and tart at once.

For something a little more special I usually make a classic Caesar dressing.

[Shell Beau]

8. How did I forget Caesar?

:9

[trof]

54. My all-time, day in, day out, fave.

Especially when I have the time and inclination to make it from scratch.

[billyskank]

9. Me, I'm a sucker for French vinaigrette.

Don't have a preference for the brand though. :hi:

[Shell Beau]

10. Never tried it! Maybe I should!

:7

[billyskank]

14. Yes!

drizzled all over me never mind that! ;)

[Shell Beau]

16. Hahaha!!! You're funny!

;)

[Patsy Stone]

11. Ken's Greek Dressing rocks

Although I'm partial to Thousand Island and Ranch also.

[Shell Beau]

12. Ken's makes a good ranch too!

[Patsy Stone]

19. They do

But I gotta stick with the classic Hidden Valley. I also love a good Creamy Italian, but some are better than others. The ones in the bigger chain restaurants always have too much of a fake vinegar taste. I like the one at Outback.

One other: Im make a very light dijon and oil dressing to go over raw tomatoes that's just delicious.

[u4ic]

13. Renee's

Roasted Garlic Caesar or Peppercorn Ranch. I first tried them because they were dairy and gluten free creamy dressings. They're more expensive than most, but much tastier.


President's Choice Toasted Sesame, Renee's Spring Herb Italian and Renee's Spanish Onion and Poppyseed are also favourites.

If Packrat Louie's (restaurant) bottled and sold their Saskatoon Berry Dressing, I would definitely be buying that. :9


I eat salad with most meals (sometimes even breakfast), hence the need for a lot of variety.

[Shell Beau]

15. I've never seen that brand but those all sound yummy!

[u4ic]

17. I don't know if it's available in the US

There's also a Fig Balsamic from Renee's that I'm dying to try - once I see it on sale. :-) :hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

18. Hellman's Peppercorn Ranch is delicious.

[Shell Beau]

21. Never knew they made a dressing!

[Xipe Totec]

20. Poppyseed dressing

over fresh spinach, red onion slices, and mandarin oranges, with roasted almonds sprinkled on top.

[Shell Beau]

25. You had me up until the oranges and nuts!

I can't eat sweet things mixed in salads. I do like poppyseed dressing on fruits though!

[Xipe Totec]

29. Well happiness comes from making something new

Take out the mandarin oranges, substitute another ingredient.

maybe even another citrus that's not sweet, like grapefruit (not ruby).

Surprise me!

:hi:

[Shell Beau]

30. Well tomatoes and cucumbers are considered fruits!! Does that count?

;) Kidding! I am always willing to try something once. The last time I had a salad with the mandarin oranges, it tasted like an orange jolly-rancher. :)

[Xipe Totec]

32. How about avocados?

or carambola fruit?

Just brainstorming here. :think:

[Shell Beau]

33. Avocados are YUMMY!!!!

I love them! What is carambola fruit?

[Xipe Totec]

35. carambola - link:

The star fruit or carambola is a tropical fruit that is gaining popularity in the United States. This fruit acquired its name from the five pointed star shape when cut across the middle of the fruit. It has a waxy, golden yellow to green color skin with a complicated flavor combination that includes plums, pineapples, and lemons.





http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-star-fruit.html

[Shell Beau]

38. I only know it as star fruit! It is good too! Never tried it in a salad.

They are hard to find around here.

[Kali]

22. this is strange, and I am sure it is 100% fake, but I LOVE

Pizza Hut's Italian. Have since I was a kid. Otherwise home made is really best, but I buy kraft and whishbone regular Italians and Hidden Valley Ranch if it is on sale or I have coupons...or am in a major hurry.

[Shell Beau]

23. My friend actually prefers the store brand ranch, but I find it too

mayonnaise-y! I don't think I have ever had Pizza Hut's Italian!

[Kali]

40. eww I REALLY don't like store brand (Safeway) salad dressing

I don't mind most storebrand/generic stuff, but not salad dressing.

We even bought a gallon of the Pizza Hut Italian a few years ago - it lasted a LONG time - that is another reason I think it must be full of preservatives and other not-real-food chemicals.

[Nikia]

42. Vinegar is a good naturual perservative anyway

Which is why Italian and other dressings with a lot of vinegar last longer.
And if the oil in it is olive oil, that usually takes longer to turn rancid than some other oils.

[Kali]

44. true, but this stuff doesn't seperate or do that olive-oil thing when it gets cold

so for sure it must have emulsifiers in it at least. Still, it's pretty tasty, for corporate junk food.

[Nikia]

46. Checking the Pizza Hut website

They actually use soybean oil, not olive oil. They do use MSG and a couple of perservatives. They use xanthan gum though as a thickner which is natuturual.
Looking on the back of my Wishbone Italian, they use fewer perservatives, just EDTA. My Wishbone Italian did clue me into the fact that our refrigerator might be set too cold. It got really thick.

[bicentennial_baby]

24. I prefer the one I make...

Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil.

[Shell Beau]

26. I don't think anything tastes better than oil and vinegar on a salad!

:9

[jobycom]

28. I make my favorite, too. Very similar. Olive oil and apple cider vinegar.

I use balsamic or lemon juice instead of vinegar sometimes.

[Kali]

41. my fave - with a bunch of crushed garlic and a touch of oregano

[dropkickpa]

59. Oooo yeah!

I LOVE basalmic vinegar, I usually buy this ridiculously (being the only one in my house to use it) huge jug of it. I marinate meats in it, veggies, makes sauces and dressing, yum!

I hate lettuce (wierd, I know) but I make all salads with spinach, and there is just something about the flavor combination of spinach and basalmic vinegar that sends me over the moon!

[Shell Beau]

60. I love spinich leaves. I prefer Romaine hearts.

I think vinagrette really compliments spinich leaves!

[CTyankee]

27. I've stopped with bottled salad dressing because of the prevalence of

high fructose corn syrup in so much of it. I use only EVOO and wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar. So much better fresh and natural.

[GenDem]

31. T Marzetti's Sweet Italian

It is absolutely delish!

[MassLiberal]

34. Annie's Goddess Dressing

http://www.anniesnaturals.com/Pages/nutrition/dietgoddess.htm

I could drink it right out of the bottle.

[hippywife]

36. I almost always use

just oil and vinegar that I mix myself. The bottled "Italian" ( :eyes: ) are too sweet and too spicy. If I want something a little different, I usually get Seeds of Change Greeek Feta or Marzetti's Ultimate Bleu Cheese.

[fudge stripe cookays]

37. I don't like bottled salad dressing. I use really good olive oil.

But lately, my favorite is the handmade Roquefort at Ciudad restaurant in Dallas. I even had to ask the chef for the recipe! :9

[Nicole]

39. I have several, different brands for different flavors.

Vinaigrette: Newman's Own Raspberry Walnut
Ranch: Hidden Valley Cracked Peppercorn for salads, Hidden Valley Ranch mix for dipping.
Blue Cheese: Marie's Chunky Blue Cheese
Italian: Seven Seas Viva Italian

They were out of Newman's Raspberry Vinaigrette last week so I picked up a bottle of the new Kraft's Organic Raspberry Vinaigrette. I've had it a couple of times now & it's better than I expected it to be.

[Xipe Totec]

43. I like balsamic vinegar and olive oil

with a touch of sea salt.

but it is hard work whipping them together into a dressing.

[dropkickpa]

65. I usually do a couple quick pulses in the food processor

[trof]

47. Thousand Island!

Kidding.
A friend of mine likes it and every time he orders it his wife says "Oh, JOHN! That's SO PLEBIAN!"
;-)

[philosophie_en_rose]

49. Olive Garden "Italian"

I love that stuff.

:9

[Shell Beau]

53. Ooh I do too! Which is the only reason I ever go to Olive GArden!

I love their all you can eat salad. Mmmmm!!

[opiate69]

50. Litehouse Wasabi Ranch

[grasswire]

56. Litehouse jalapeno ranch makes a great dip

I like it a lot with veggies. And I spoon a bit over a wedge of cream cheese and serve with crackers.

[opiate69]

58. Yeah...we really like that one too..

we'll have to try it as a dip.. sounds excellent

[grasswire]

57. Ken's, because it rarely uses sugar or corn syrup

I hate sugar in salad dressings. I have noticed that not all flavors are available in all stores. I've been trying to find a couple of them with no luck.

[flvegan]

61. I make my own Thousand Island

I also make a kick-ass "honey" dijon. I eat a big salad almost every night. When I say big, I mean mixing bowl big.

[Shell Beau]

62. I have a friend like that! She can tear a salad up!

Those all you can eat salad bars, watch out! It is almost scary!! :)

[KG]

63. am i the only one who just like a dollop of mayo as a salad dressing?

that's what i want at home. when i'm out i like different kinds and the mood srikes me.

[Shell Beau]

64. I am not a big mayo fan! Now, on a tomato sandwich, nothing else will do,

but alone on a salad? I'll pass! Although most dressings are full of mayo!! :shrug:

[blockhead]

66. Cardini's Caesar

[AlCzervik]

67. Newman's Own Parmesan & Roasted Garlic Dressing, awesome on salad and

a really good marinade for chicken.