This dressing is especially good on tossed greens with tomatoes, red onion, and crumbled blue cheese.

Ingredients

　　1 cup olive oil

　　1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

　　2 tablespoons sugar

　　2 large cloves garlic, crushed

　　1 teaspoon salt

　　1/2 teaspoon pepper

　　Combine all the ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake well. Let stand for at least 1/2 hour before using.

　　The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula Deen. © 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved.Paula H. Deen was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she and her two sons, Bobby and Jamie, started the Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. Paula is the host of Food Network’s Paula’s Home Cooking and is a regular guest on QVC, where her cookbooks are one of the newtowrk’s biggest sellers.