5 quick and easy salad dressings

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Give your leaves a lift with these quick dressing ideas, from hot Thai to creamy ranch dressing

Looking for salad dressings? Each of our salad dressing recipes below serves 2. Try our best salad recipes and healthy salad recipes, too.

Quick and easy salad dressings

Miso ginger dressing

A quick, no-fuss dressing made from white miso paste, fresh ginger and a couple of store-cupboard ingredients.

Glass bottle of miso salad dressing

Hot Thai dressing

garlic ½ a clove, crushed

bird's-eye chilli 1, finely chopped

ginger a thumb-sized piece, finely grated

limes 2, juiced

soft light brown sugar 2 tbsp

fish sauce 3 tbsp

Whisk together all the ingredients and season. Ideal for crunchy vegetable and noodle salads.

Hot Thai dressing

Ranch dressing

mayonnaise 6 tbsp

soured cream 6 tbsp

white wine vinegar 3 tbsp

garlic granules 1 tsp

dill a handful, finely chopped

Whisk together all the ingredients and season. Ideal for an iceberg lettuce wedge salad or chicken.

Honey mustard dressing

runny honey 1 tbsp

dijon mustard 3 tbsp

cider vinegar 4 tbsp

olive oil 6 tbsp

Whisk together all the ingredients and season. Ideal with soft watercress or crisp chicory.

Italian tomato dressing

SunBlush tomatoes 8, drained

capers 1 tbsp

garlic ½ a clove

red wine vinegar 6 tbsp

olive oil 8 tbsp

Put all the ingredients in a small blender and whizz until smooth. Ideal for cold pasta and rice salads.

Italian tomato dressing

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