Ingredients:

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 1 cup; 16 servings
Cost Per Serving: $0.20
Difficulty Level: Easy

A good salad dressing provides valuable nutrients and inspires you to eat more vegetables. This reduced-fat dressing boosts your intake of omega-3 fats. The distinctive flavor of the flax oil is muted by the extra-virgin olive oil, making it easy to sneak past your family’s “it’s-healthy-so-it-can’t-be-good” radar. If you don’t have flax oil, replace it with a different oil.

Note: The pectin can be omitted. It thickens the dressing and helps keep the oil from separating. It is sold with the jam-making supplies and sugar at the supermarket.

½ cup water
¼ cup fresh lemon or lime juice
2 tablespoons powdered no-sugar-needed pectin, such as Sure-Jel (optional)
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon flax seed oil
1 teaspoon minced shallot or red onion
1 clove garlic, pressed or minced
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon dried oregano leaves, crushed
¼ teaspoon dried basil leaves, crushed