Greek Salad Dressing

Description: A delicious dressing served over Greek Salad or over pasta. A very versatile dressing! A good marinade, too. Dressing is meant to be a little tart with a good olive oil flavor.

Ingredients:

• 2 fresh garlic cloves, minced then crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (Grey poupon)
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (not bottled)
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 5 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon basil leaves (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano leaves (optional)

Steps:

1. Mix all ingredients together and shake well to mix.
2. Update 6/23/10: For a creamier dressing, add all ingredients except oil to a blender. Pulse several times to mix ingredients. With blender running on high, slowly pour oil into blender until mixture is creamy. Refrigerate.