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Italian dressing

• 1 c oil (I use sunflower) [see below]
• 1/4 c vinegar [also see below]
• 1 clove garlic, crushed (optional)
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 1/2 tsp celery salt
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp black pepper (coarser grind for me)
• 1/8 tsp cayenne
• note: the following are dried, as I have no idea what fresh herbs would do to my mixer
• 1/8 tsp oregano
• 1/8 tsp basil
• 1/8 tsp parsley
• 1/8 tsp thyme

I compared several different recipes and came up with this. Delicioso!

Now, the real chefs will say, "mix everything except the oil together first, then put it all in the mixer." I just whip it all together with my hand-held one-speed super-whizzer. Turns out thick and creamy.

Another nice substitution is using balsamic vinegar, which turns the whole thing a kind of ugly brown, but wow! What taste! I have also used a mixture of regular white vinegar and balsamic vinegar, and that came out really nicely.

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