Peppy Salad Dressing

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon fruit pectin, powdered
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 clove garlic, minced

Recipe

• 1 combine pectin, sugar, mustard and pepper.
• 2 stir in water, vinegar and garlic. cover and chill for 1 hour.
• 3 chill to store two or three days.
• 4 variations:
• 5 herbed salad dressing: prepare as above, except add 1/8 teaspoon dried basil, crushed and 1/8 teaspoon paprika to the dry pectin mixture. continue as directed.
• 6 parmesan salad dressing: prepare as above, except add 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese and 1/4 tsp. dried oregano, crushed to the dry pectin mixture. continue as directed.
• 7 creamy onion dressing: prepare as above except increase the sugar to 1 tablespoon and stir in 1/4 cup sliced green onion and 1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt with the water. continue as directed.
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