Easy Maple Salad Dressing

Name: Easy Maple Salad Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1 cup.
Ingredients: 1 cup maple syrup; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon paprika; 1/4 teaspoon celery seed; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon onion powder; 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard

Once sap is made into syrup, it can be used in a variety of recipes, including this super salad topper. I hope you enjoy it's light yet sweet flavor.—Laurie Couture, St Albans, Vermont

Ingredients

1 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon ground mustard

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a jar with tight-fitting lid; shake well. Serve over salad greens.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 137 calories, 4g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 76mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 fruit, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Maple Salad Dressing in Taste of Home February/March 1998