# Looking for sweet/sour salad dressing recipes!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-sweet-sour-salad-dressing-recipes/619932>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 25, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-sweet-sour-salad-dressing-recipes/619932 "2012-04-25T17:53:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-sweet-sour-salad-dressing-recipes/619932/1 "2012-04-25T17:53:01Z")

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I’ve recently been put on a salt restricted diet. Since I adore salt it’s quite challenging, but I’m determined.

I’m a big salad eater and would be willing to make my own dressings if I knew where to start. Pasta salad I could eat a lot of, if I find a better dressing! I’m even willing to give Caesar dressing a try, since it’s one of my favorite meals, with poached chicken.

I’m a big fan of vinegar, and I love all things sweet. And, of course, salty. And Asian flavours I always adore. (I’m not a big basil/pesto fan, by the way!) Just as a starting place!

I’ve surfed around and found a zillion different recipes, but I think what I need, to get started, might be something tried and true, not too complex. Give me the confidence to try more complicated things!

So, how about it. Do you have a recipe that you love and can share with a newbie?

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-sweet-sour-salad-dressing-recipes/619932/2 "2012-04-25T19:18:45Z")

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Vinegar, olive oil, garlic, ginger and soy sauce.  
Mix to taste. 🙂

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-sweet-sour-salad-dressing-recipes/619932/3 "2012-04-25T20:12:04Z")

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Olive oil, red wine vinegar, a touch of balsamic vinegar, and various spices (Mrs. Dash is convenient).