November 30, 2010

My Grandma’s Greek Dressing Recipe

So in my Grandma’s Greek Dressing Recipe all that is required is just a few simple pantry ingredients and a jar if you have one and a yummy big fat greek salad… and POW the flavor smacks you right in your taste buds. I could drink this stuff from the bottle.. jk.. that would leave a horrible oil stache… not so pretty eh?

This is as simple as it gets! Let’s roll…

Here are the pantry items… Olivari Mediterranean Olive Oil {you gotta try this stuff}, Lemon Juice {the fresh squeezed kind}, one Garlic Clove, Kosher Salt, Fresh Ground Black Pepper and Dried Oregano Leaves.

Using my new and very loved garlic press… I pressed one garlic clove…

…directly into a glass jar. I like to save nifty olive, roasted red pepper or caper jars just for salad dressings… they really come in handy! Did I just say nifty? Wow next I’ll be saying words like poppycock, rapsacallion and fiddle-fart. LOL!

Ohh… I just love jars… jars and mixing bowls. *sigh*

Fiddle-fart… you know who you are!

Then I measure out the oregano and kosher salt.

Add those to the jar with about for turns of the pepper grinder.

Now this is the kick-butt pour spout I was talking about. When I removed the cap this spout appeared and it really did make pouring a ton easier.

See! This is GENIUS!

Measure out a 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil. Olivari also makes a classic version for cooking, grilling, baking and marinades and also an extra light olive oil for baking, roasting, sautéing and high-heat frying!

And add that directly to the jar with the spices and garlic.

Measure and pour in the 1/4 cup of fresh lemon juice… I had saved the juice from all those lemons when I made the lemon pepper seasoning. :)

Here it is before.

Here it is shaken… not stirred.

Now pour some over a nice big fat Greek salad and…

My Grandma's Greek Dressing Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/4 cup Fresh Lemon Juice

1 Clove Garlic, pressed

1 teaspoon Dried Oregano Leaves

1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt

4-5 turns of Fresh Ground Black Pepper

Directions:

Measure out all ingredients and add to a salad dressing container or jar.

Shake. Pour. Swoon.

Store salad dressing in the fridge. But pull out 10-15 minutes prior to using to warm up the solidified oil.

homemade, Homemade Ingredients & Condiments, Salad, salad dressing, salad dressings

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Nichole — November 30, 2010 at 4:04 pm

I'm Jealous – looks great!
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Andrea the Kitchen Witch — November 30, 2010 at 4:07 pm

The dressing looks amazing. Full of flavor and so healthy!!! I wish a plate of that salad and dressing would appear in front of me right now
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suzfondl — November 30, 2010 at 4:32 pm

Oh jeez-louise…now I have to make this for dinner…if I can last that long. This looks fanstastic!
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jane deere — November 30, 2010 at 7:05 pm

Greek Salad is one of my favorites! I love to make dressing in jars…they come together so well and quick without much fuss. Thanks for sharing!
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Haley — November 30, 2010 at 11:28 pm

You had me with the pour spout! I want to find this Olive Oil!
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Kay Heritage — December 1, 2010 at 3:41 am

LOVE Greek Dressing! Your recipe looks simply marvelous!
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Haley — December 1, 2010 at 10:56 pm

Laurie….I went looking all over town for this Olive Oil and couldn't find it. Is it at a health food store or does it have to be specialty ordered online? I couldn't find it at my local grocery stores! I had to settle for Western Family brand
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Laurie @simplyscratch — December 2, 2010 at 5:36 am

Haley… Try going to the Olivari website and entering your zip code to locate a store.
Hopefully that helps!

http://www.olivarimediterraneanoliveoil.com/
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Haley — December 2, 2010 at 5:55 am

Thanks! I checked the website to find a store and there is none within 150 miles from me. Sometimes I hate living in Montana! We never get the good stuff!
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ebSovena — December 6, 2010 at 9:14 pm

Hi everyone – I work at the company that supplies Olivari Mediterranean Olive Oil. It is available nationally right now at Walmart Supercenters (yup, any of the big Walmarts that have the large grocery sections).

Otherwise, it is mainly in the Northeast right now. We are working hard to expand… Thanks for your support!!
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Suzanne McCord — June 23, 2012 at 6:12 pm

Opa! This is the best, most authentic recipe I found when I typed “Greek Salad Dressing” into my search. Can you believe some sites made a Greek dressing with no oregano and no lemon juice?! That’s crazy! This is the only one I wrote down.

Thanks!
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Ally — August 17, 2012 at 3:59 am
I can’t wait to try this recipe. I just wanted to tell you that I love the way you put all of the ingredients in the photos. Somehow it makes things seem simpler to make.
- simplyscratch replied: — August 19th, 2012 @ 2:03 am
  
  Thanks Ally!
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Katherine — September 6, 2012 at 6:10 pm

Thanks for the recipe. The proportions are great and make it versatile. The original is quick and tasty. Have also tried with red wine vinegar, oregeno, dill and mint, kept the same proportions. Thanks for sharing your grandmother’s recipe – those recipes are usually keepers!
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Sarah — October 8, 2012 at 2:51 am

OMG!!!! Just made this dressing to marinate some grilled chicken and I am completely speechless (mostly because my mouth is full). Awsome dressing and marinade!!!! I can’t wait to try other recipes!!! A++++
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Maurie — February 17, 2013 at 10:10 pm
So glad this post come up in my search for Greek Salad Dressings! I love the use of lemon instead of a wine vinegar! It was perfect with our Greek salad tonight! Thanks for posting it!
- simplyscratch replied: — February 19th, 2013 @ 8:19 am
  
  You are welcome I love this dressing and more so that it’s my Grandmas recipe!
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Ryan — March 5, 2013 at 8:31 pm

This dressing was SO incredibly delicious!!! Thanks for sharing. It is officially a new staple in our house!
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Andrea — March 6, 2013 at 9:39 pm

I made this and it tasted amazing! Added a bit more lemon juice because I like tangy dressings and some rosemary too. Yum.
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Hello, I made Grandma's Greek Salad dressing. I didn't have a jar, I wisked it. The oil taste overcame the other flavors. Was it the wisked that changed the taste?? Was a flop @ my dinner. :-( Please help. — March 18, 2013 at 10:42 pm
Hello, I made Grandma’s Greek Salad dressing, twice. I didn’t have a jar, I wisked it. The oil taste overcame the other flavors. Was it the wisked that changed the taste?? Was a flop @ my dinners. Please help.

Thanking you in advance,

Jacqueline Kossoff
- simplyscratch replied: — March 19th, 2013 @ 9:28 am
  
  I’m sorry this didn’t work out for you as I’ve been making this for years and never had that happen, but since I’m not in the kitchen with you I cannot be sure. It could be the olive oil you used, some are better than others, also if the dressing settles you may get more oil then lemon juice. If you do try this again and you get more of an olive oil taste try adding more lemon juice to it and see if that helps
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Pete — May 5, 2013 at 10:35 am

I have a similar recipe that I’ve been using for a few years now but lately it seems to have a little too much heat to it & I don’t know why. Could too much garlic make it hot or could it possibly be too much lemon juice or maybe not enough red wine vinegar? This is my recipe:
4 TBSP olive oil
3 TBSP lemon juice
2 tsp oregano
1 TBSP crushed garlic
2 tsp red wine vinegar
1/8 tsp kosher salt