Add Smoke to Your Salads With a Mezcal Vinaigrette
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann Sure, you can bring smoke to a summer salad by throwing a couple peaches, pineapple slices or romaine hearts on the grill, but what about those…
Turn Cheap Balsamic Vinegar Into a Fancy Syrup
Tasting real-deal balsamic vinegar for the first time can be life-changing. Traditionally made balsamic—aka “Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale”—is a far cry from the stuff you see at the grocery store. Where…
Make a Sweeter Caprese Salad With Peaches and Plums
Photo: Pronina Marina (Shutterstock) The classic, tomato-based caprese salad is without flaw, but creamy cheese, vibrant basil, and a drizzle of oil and vinegar get along swimmingly with many other…
Thicken Your Salad Dressing With Cooked Egg Yolks
I’m a huge fan of creamy salad dressings, but I almost never use them. The bottled stuff often has an overwhelming synthetic flavor, and a lot of homemade recipes are…
Marinate Your Dried Herbs for Better Vinaigrettes
Without a dressing, a salad is just a bowl of chopped vegetables, and is significantly less fun to eat. And whether you favor something decadent like blue ranch or something…
Use Vinegar and Lemon Juice for a Better Vinaigrette
Photo: Claire Lower With the exception of three people, the only things I miss about living in Florida are foods and beverages. I long for the wine cellar (and dessert…
Blend Blue Cheese and Ranch Dressing for a Better Wing or Wedge Experience
When asked “ranch or blue cheese?” I usually answer “both.” Though I have a slight preference for blue, I enjoy ranch dressing as much as the next white girl of…
No, the ‘Salad Dressing Cleaning Hack’ Doesn’t Work (but This Does)
Photo: travelarium.ph (Shutterstock) You may have seen some of the online chatter about the “salad dressing” cleaning method lately as a trick for removing built-up grease and gunk from kitchen…
10 Ways to Make a ‘Special Salad Dressing,’ According to Lifehacker Readers
I appreciate everything about this detailed comment, especially the inclusion of the Hidden Valley packet. From TheNerdyMel: My “secret” dressing recipe is inherited from my mom. It’s basically doctored Hidden…
Forget Olivia Wilde, What’s in Your ‘Special Salad Dressing’?
Photo: Elena Veselova Yesterday, the Daily Mail released an “exclusive” report on the “inside story” of the breakup between Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudekis, filled with text messages and anecdotes…