How should I store homemade salad dressing?
I have a recipe for a homemade salad dressing, with the following ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon dry mustard
- 2 teaspoons celery seed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup oil
- 1/2 cup vinegar
Mix/blend and let sit for a couple of hours. Be sure and shake before applying to your salad.
Should I refrigerate this after making it, or is it safe to leave in the cupboard?
Best Answer
Yes, you should refrigerate. Shelf life of foods which can be stored warm is determined by the fact that they are missing something which bacteria need to survive. For example, flour is missing water.
When you mix up several ingredients which can be kept in the pantry separately, you never know when you will be adding back into the mixture whatever was missing into the first place. Actually, you have a high chance of doing just that, because bacteria and humans find the same stuff tasty. When you make it more palatable for you, you are probably making it more palatable for them.
Bottom line: unless you know very well what you are doing, always refrigerate mixtures. They have a shelf life of 3-5 days in the fridge. It doesn't matter what the shelf life of the individual components was.
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How do you store homemade salad dressing?
The best way to store salad dressing is the same as storing any leftover food: in a container with a lid with as much air removed as possible and stored in the refrigerator. Just like eggs, it's best if these are stored not on the refrigerator door, but on the shelf where it's colder.Should homemade salad dressing be refrigerated?
You can leave some salad dressings at room temperature, but others should be kept cool. Free up room in your refrigerator by storing your vinegar-based dressings in the pantry instead.How long can you store homemade salad dressing?
Generally, vinaigrettes can be kept refrigerated for up to 2 weeks. Dairy-based dressings, like buttermilk, and dressings made with fresh ingredients, like chopped onion, fresh herbs, tomato sauce and chopped hard-boiled egg, will keep up to 1 week.How Long Will salad dressing last in the fridge?
Unopened jars of mayonnaise and salad dressing may be stored in the pantry. After opening, keep refrigerated up to 2 months.8 Healthy Salad Dressings (REALLY QUICK)
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