Italian Dressing Mix

I've always kept dry Italian dressing seasoning on hand for marinades, dips, quick homemade dressings and fajitas. <--- Yes, you read that right. Fajitas. In a moment of desperation, I discovered that a package of Italian dressing mix is the perfect substitute marinade for steak fajitas. It sounds odd - I was skeptical at first, too - but it tastes just like fajita seasoning when mixed with sauteed steak, onions and peppers - and it's way less expensive.

I triple or quadruple this recipe and store it in an airtight container so I always have it on hand.

INGREDIENTS:

1 tablespoon garlic salt
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 tablespoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
2 tablespoons salt

DIRECTIONS:

In a small bowl, mix together the garlic salt, onion powder, sugar, oregano, pepper, thyme, basil, parsley, celery salt and regular salt. Store in a tightly sealed container.

To prepare dressing, whisk together 1/4 cup white vinegar, 2/3 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons water and 2 tablespoons of the dry mix. You can substitute red wine or white wine vinegar, as well as balsamic vinegar, for the white vinegar, to change things up. They're all excellent!

Recipe Source: Italian Dressing Mix at Allrecipes.com.