I make my own dressings probably 75% of the time. The only time I use the store bought stuff is for caesar and ranch because I really like the Kraft Calorie Wise stuff, and sometimes it is nice to just grab a bottle without having to think.

I make red wine and balsamic vinaigrette.

Yes it is so easy and fresh. I mix Balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper,garlic powder, dijon mustard , honey and then I whisk in olive oil. I just add different vinegars to the same recipe for different dressing.

I always make my own!

About half and half for me. I don't like most store bought dressings, but I don't feel comfortable making creamier dressings that call for raw eggs at home.

If it is a vinaigrette, I will. Like tslgirl, I don't feel comfortable with raw egg dressings

But of course! I do use store bought - I love Kraft's Italian for grilling veggies. Making them yourself allows creativity, especially with flavored vinegars.

no, i think store bought ones are much more convenient. but then again, if i had any time at all, i would do my own

Almost always! Olive oil, vinegar/lemon, mustard, seasoning.

Squeeze of lemon, swirl of good EVOO, sprinkle of maldon sea salt and a few turns of the pepper mill.

If it's a vinaigrette - yes, I will make it. I buy creamy dressings from the store.

I make my own when I have time, or want a specific homemade one I make. Cesar is always store though. I just made a balsamic, black currant dressing that's delicious! Also I have never ever bought honey mustard dressing, that's a definite homemade one

rarely. i prefer the non-fat/zero calorie dressings and homemade dressings usually tend to call for fatty ingredients.

yes, i always make my own dressing.

I have a couple of store bought favorites that I can't pass up, but I do make my own bleu cheese dressing and my vinaigrette.

I often make my own.

I have only made my own dressing once. I don't eat a lot of salad so most of it went to waste.

I love making my own...I just make a big container when I do it so it lasts for the week.

Mostly its balsamic vinegar mixed with dijon mustard, fresh garlic, salt and pepper, srinkle of dried herbs (oreango, tyme), plus a good olive oil.

Some tips: use a glass jar to mix and store the dressing. And shake the mustard and vinegar together before adding the oil..it helps to keep it from seperating later.

I always make my own dressing. Cheaper, healthier, and much more delicious!

Sometimes, though I do love Annie's Goddess dressing and will pay for that

It's half-half for me. I make my own when I have time or when I couldn't be bothered to go to the store.

sometimes.

i am the worst salad dressing maker ever sadly, store bought is what i am left with.

I really miss a dressing made and packaged near my hometown (Garlic Expressions, a garlicky Italian vinaigrette), but since I've gotten married, we both tend to just drizzle oil and balsamic over our salads, though I will sometimes make my own dressings when guests come over (or I make a strawberry spinach salad).

@muse2323, I know several former Ohioans who find Garlic Expressions at Whole Foods locations here in Chicago. If there's one near you, check into it.

Making a simple vinaigrette is simple, and out of the food products with extra artificial crud in them, salad dressings' ingredient lists always seem to gross me out more so than other food (don't know why). If I don't have time to make vinaigrette, I go with oil and vinegar.

I usually make my own viniagrette. I make it lower in fat by using less olive oil and more vinegar. I throw in salt and pepper and a little Dijon mustard to richen it up. It's a lot cheaper than buying the store-bought stuff.

Almost always. It's yummier and I'm scared of products with five lines of ''ingredients'' that I can't pronounce.

I don't, because I don't really cook, but my husband always makes his own dressings for our salads. They are always fantastic and way better than store bought!

Love homemade dressings! I love vinegar so I like to add way more of that than you would get in a traditional dressing ratio (or in store bought!).

I always make homemade dressings! I grew up with it, and so it's all I'm used to - bottled dressings are full of sodium and preservatives. My favourite is extra virgin olive oil mixed with fig balsamic vinegar and pressed garlic! My mom makes amazing caesar salad dressing, but I don't have the recipe, so I always get her to make it when I go over.

Quite often, but not ALWAYS! Sometimes I like something someone else has made. I hate shopping for storebought because I'm picky about ingredients...like HFCS and hydrogenated oils.

And MSG!