3 Salad Dressing Recipes For Your Next Barbecue
Salad is boring? Not at all! Delight your guests with these recipes.
Barbecue parties are not only a celebration for meat and vegetable lovers, but also a great opportunity to shine with delicious salads. A perfect salad dressing can make all the difference and delight your guests.
Interestingly, many people are rather uncreative when it comes to preparing dressings and often rely on a recipe they know. For some, salad dressing is actually the most difficult hurdle when preparing for a barbecue.
We present you three sophisticated yet easy-to-prepare dressings that will turn your salads into a culinary highlight .
Lemon-honey dressing - freshness meets sweetness
This dressing impresses with its fresh, slightly sweet note and is the perfect addition to crisp summer salads.
Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
Preparation:
- Put the lemon juice, honey and Dijon mustard in a bowl and mix well.
- Add the chopped garlic and mix everything together.
- While stirring continuously, slowly add the olive oil until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
- Season with salt and pepper.
This lemon-honey dressing goes perfectly with mixed leaf salads, which are refined with fresh berries, goat cheese and walnuts. Your guests will be delighted by the fresh yet slightly sweet note.
Creamy avocado yoghurt dressing – velvety and rich
If you like it a little creamier, this avocado yogurt dressing is just the thing for you. It combines the velvety consistency of the avocado with the slight acidity of the yogurt.
Ingredients:
- 1 ripe avocado
- 150 g Greek yoghurt
- Juice of half a lime
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh herbs (eg coriander or parsley), chopped
Preparation:
- Halve the avocado, remove the pit and scoop out the flesh with a spoon.
- Place avocado, Greek yogurt, lime juice and olive oil in a blender and puree until smooth.
- Add the chopped garlic and fresh herbs and mix again briefly.
- Season with salt and pepper.
The creamy dressing is also ideal as a dip for grilled meat, vegetable sticks or bread.
Balsamic dressing with raspberries - a touch of elegance
The balsamic raspberry dressing gives your salad an elegant and fruity note. The sweetness of the raspberries is perfectly balanced by the strong taste of the balsamic vinegar.
Ingredients:
- 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tbsp raspberry jam
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh raspberries for decoration
Preparation:
- Mix balsamic vinegar, raspberry jam and Dijon mustard in a bowl.
- Slowly add the olive oil, stirring constantly, until a homogeneous mixture is formed.
- Season with salt and pepper.
This dressing goes perfectly with a salad of baby spinach, goat cheese, caramelized walnuts and fresh raspberries.
Tips for the perfect presentation
To ensure that your salads not only taste good but also look good, here are a few tips for presentation:
- Fresh ingredients: Always use the freshest ingredients possible. Fresh salads and crisp vegetables make all the difference.
- Decoration: Use fresh herbs and edible flowers as decoration. They give the salad that special something.
- It's all in the combination: experiment with different flavor combinations. A mix of sweet, sour and salty creates exciting taste experiences.
With these three salad dressing recipes you will impress your guests at the next barbecue party. They are easy to prepare, versatile and bring a breath of fresh air to the table. Whether fruity and sweet, creamy or elegant - there is something for every taste.
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