I haven’t googled to see if someone has already created a salad dressing with the following ingredients, but it’s possible:

Orange Oil

Avocado Oil

White Balsamic Vinegar

Lime Juice

Stevia (sweetner)

I had bought the Avocado oil some time ago at Whole Foods, and about a month ago bought the Orange Oil and a spray bottle of white balsamic vinegar at A Southern Season in Chapel Hill. The first time I tried the orange oil, I thought it might go well with a salad. *Not sure if I can use these ingredients with a spritzer bottle, but it’s likely.

I mixed the ingredients together, in a small quantity, not having too much oil or vinegar. When I shook up the mixture and tasted it, it was wonderful.

I went to Golden Corral and fixed a simple salad of: white meat chicken, mixed greens, sweet onion, bell pepper, cucumber, dried cranberries, chopped nuts (pecans) and added some Mandarin oranges on the side. The dressing would have done well even without the Mandarin orange slices, but worked well. It is light in flavor, but distinctly citrusy.

I have some mangoes, and avocados which would probably work well to enhance the flavors.

Bill

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NOTE [10/07/23]:  The orange oil is overpowering in cooking, so I definitely have to be in the mood to use it.  I seem to recall that it had good flavor with pork chops.

But, I found another favorite use for the orange oil, in combination with coconut oil.  Coconut oil is used in some sunscreen/sunburn lotions and ointments as a moisturizer.  Coconut oil also has a “low melting point”.  I guess that is the term, if not, at body temperature, or there about, coconut oil becomes liquid, but cooler, it becomes a soft, white, opaque buttery substance.   So, I came up with the idea to use a small Mason jar, and add water, coconut oil and orange oil, and shake it all together.  This makes a delicious smelling and refreshing water to spread on my face and body.  Oranges & coconuts, oh my.

Sometime in the past year, during the winter, I was in my bathroom in which I was running my “space” heater.  It had gotten exceptionally warm with the bathroom door closed, and I reached for my jar of coconut oil (not the oil/water mixture).  To my surprise the coconut oil was clear and looked watery.  This made me google for more info about coconut oil and that is where I found out about the low melting temperature.  And yes, after my bathroom became cooler, the coconut oil returned to the white, opaque, soft butter.