Chef Erik’s Everyday Everything Salad Dressing | Chef Erik Hoover of Cockeye BBQ makes “Everyday Everything Salad Dressing” as part of Valley Spotlight’s “Quick Cook” challenge. The goal? Create a family meal for under $25 with ingredients from Grocery Outlet. Total cost for ingredients at Grocery Outlet: $24.50. Total does not include basic pantry items already on hand. Recipe by Chef Erik Hoover.
Ingredients
¾ cup olive Oil = $1.31
¼ cup red wine vinegar = 25 cents
¼ cup Dijon mustard = 50 cents
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 garlic cloves, minced
Salt and pepper, to taste
Total dressing cost: $2.06
Veggies and Fixins
Mixed greens = $7
Popcorn chicken = $6.99
Cucumber = $1.19
Mini sweet peppers = 99 cents
Sweet onion = 25 cents
Carrots, shredded = 75 cents
Croutons = $1.99
Canned olives = $1.29
Cheese = $1.99
Total cost for ingredients: $24.50.
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