Next time you make a salad, take an extra few minutes and whip up a homemade salad dressing as well. Not only will you be using better, fresher ingredients, you can also customize it to your tastes.

Here are Real Simple’s favorite homemade salad dressing recipes:

Basic Vinaigrette (shown above)

Italian Vinaigrette

Lemon and Shallot Vinaigrette

Balsamic-Dijon Vinaigrette

Basil-Lemon Dressing

Quick-Carrot Ginger Dressing

What is your favorite recipe for homemade salad dressing?