Mimi's Recipes "Balsamic Vinaigrette"

       Today will be the premiere of my better half's project "Mimi's Recipes." As a merciful respite from the ardous articles written by yours truly I will frequently post some Healthy recipes that my wife, Mimi,  has created. Enjoy!

Do you like to eat your salad with dressing? of course you do! everybody does. Did you know many of the popular dressings that are widely available will turn your light green salad into a heavy calorie laden fair? Now there is nothing wrong with that however if you are interested in something homie'er and healthier than we have a treat for you today:

Mimi’s Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

Serves: 2-3 People

Ingredients:

¼ cup rice vinegar

¼ cup balsamic vinegar

¼ cup water

2 tablespoons olive oil

¼ cup raisins (plain, no sugar added)

2 cloves of garlic

2 tablespoons dried basil (or other seasoning, see note below*)

1 teaspoon dried onion

Instructions:

Put all ingredients in a blender and mix it between 25 – 40 seconds. Stop blending when the dressing has reached your desired consistency. Instead of a blender you can also use a hand blender.

Variations:

Spicier Option:

Add additional 1-4 cloves of garlic

Different Flavor Option:

*If you don’t like dried basil and/or dried onion, feel free to substitute these ingredients with any kind of seasonings for example oregano, thyme, rosemary, garlic, and so on.

If you are a salty person, feel free to add salt to it.

Serve Suggestions:

This dressing tastes great with any type of plain green leaf salad. I personally love it with Arugula but spinach, romaine lettuce and other green leaf salads go very well with it.

Mimi’s Special Tip:

Make more of this dressing at once and store it in a container in the fridge. Since it stays good for over 2 weeks you only need to prepare it once in a while and can enjoy this delicious dressing for multiple days!