A great Caesar salad lives or dies by the dressing… and I say that as someone who spent years ordering Caesar salads at restaurants specifically to reverse-engineer what was going on in that bowl. The store-bought versions? They’re fine. They’re just not that. This dressing — my Tiny Kitchen Caesar Dressing — is creamy, zesty,…
Salad Dressing Recipes
A great salad starts with a great dressing — and homemade is always better than the bottle. These are the dressings worth making from scratch: simple, fast, and the kind of thing that makes a salad feel like an actual dish rather than an obligation. Built for small batches that actually get used.
Homemade Honey White Balsamic Vinaigrette
When I have a really good salad dressing, I can’t get enough! It almost becomes an obsession…I seem to want it on every salad that I have for weeks on end. That was the reaction when I first started developing this amazing Honey White Balsamic Vinaigrette. Truth be told, it went through a few iterations…
Homemade Sesame Ginger Salad DressingA Great Asian-inspired Salad Dressing
This homemade Sesame Ginger salad dressing is the bomb! I absolutely love this Asian-style dressing. It all stems back to when I used to work at a restaurant called Stanley’s my first year in Los Angeles. It was a local’s joint just down the street the from where I used to live in Sherman Oaks….
Homemade Avocado Poppy Seed Salad Dressing
When I was a kid, I loved store-bought salad dressings and, admittedly, I was a bit of a dressing snob. Wish-Bone was the only brand I liked…Italian, Thousand Island and those two sugary red dressings, French and Russian, that I could never really figure out the difference. Thinking about it, they don’t really seem French…
Homemade Shallot Vinaigrette
Is it wrong that I consider myself a Salad Dressing Connoisseur? I know, it’s probably weird to be a self-proclaimed expert on Salad Dressing of all things. But, I don’t know if you’ve heard, my salad dressings are kinda a big deal. Haha! I’m totally kidding but, in all honesty, when people try them, I…
Peanut Dipping Sauce
Every time I order spring rolls at an Asian restaurant or those amazing Thai Lettuce Wraps at The Cheesecake Factory, I am reminded of how much I love Peanut Dipping Sauce. However, until recently, I had never thought about making it at home. I know I’m not alone on that. See, I made Spring Rolls…
Homemade Citrus Vinaigrette
A citrus dressing that is perfect for any summer salad! A little tangy, a little sweet…but perfectly balanced to make your salad shine! Stay tuned until next Tuesday when we roll out a wonderful Summer Salad that pairs perfectly with this Homemade Citrus Vinaigrette. Mix up and Enjoy! A citrus dressing that is perfect for…
Avocado Cilantro Dressing
Great on Salad or as a complement to Mexican food, this Avocado Cilantro Dressing is nice alternative to your everyday dressing! Try it an let us know what you think! Great on Salad or as a complement to Mexican food, this Avocado Cilantro Dressing is a nice alternative to your everyday dressing!
Homemade Balsamic Glaze
This is a great finishing glaze for tons of recipes, from appetizers to main courses.