"Mary's Perfect " Salad Dressing

I've never been a "healthy" salad dressing person--Caeser is my usual choice.  So I was definitely worried about finding a salad dressing that would work for me on South Beach.  I'm happy to say that my fears were almost immediately assuaged when I found this recipe for "Mary's Perfect Salad Dressing" at Kalyn's Kitchen.

Here is the original recipe, copied directly from Kalyn's site (hope that's ok):

Mary's Perfect Salad from Kalyn's Kitchen
(one serving)
Best quality olive oil, enough to cover greens
(I'd say about 1 T. for a large serving of salad. Be sure the olive oil says *Extra Virgin* and *First Cold Pressed* on the label if you want the best flavor.)
Juice of 1/2 lime (you can use lemon, but the lime is really great)
About 4 drops of red wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Toss greens with enough olive oil to barely coat lettuce. Squeeze lime juice over salad, sprinkle on red wine vinegar, toss again. Season with salt and fresh-ground pepper, then serve.

You can add all kinds of things to kick it up a notch like crumbled gorgonzola, feta, or shaved parmesan, olives, red peppers, artichoke hearts, or garbanzo beans, or toasted pine nuts or almonds.

Alissa's Notes

I've tried this with just olive oil and red wine vinegar when I didn't have lime juice, and it still tasted pretty good.  I also just keep a large bottle of lime juice on hand for when I don't have fresh stuff, and it still tastes good.  I also don't use any salt or pepper.  My typical salad is just spinach leaves, low-fat deli meat torn into pieces, and 15 nuts (pecan, almond, walnut, etc) plus the salad, and it's surprisingly satisfying (particularly for someone who isn't really into salad).  I make it all the time now.