Healthy Homemade Salad Dressings – Do you love salad as we do? Salad is just exciting as any other part of a meal, and the healthiest way to improve your salad game is to skip the store-bought bottled dressings and make your own. From Greek dressing to raspberry balsamic vinaigrette, we’ve rounded up 8 of our favorites homemade salad dressings to put you on the path toward better salads.
1. Honey-Apple Cider Dressing
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 honey
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons mustard (Dijon or whole-grain)
1. To make the honey-apple cider dressing, whisk all ingredients together in a small jar until combined. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, if necessary.
2. apple cider vinegar dressing
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice
- 1 to 2 tablespoons raw honey
- 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
- 1 teaspoon grainy Dijon mustard
- Salt and fresh cracked pepper
1. To make the dressing, add apple cider vinegar, oil, mustard, honey, lime juice, salt and pepper in a small jar and whisk until thoroughly combined.
3. Strawberry Cilantro Lime Dressing
Whip it in a mere five minutes for a week of flavorful dressing!
Ingredients:- 1 cup strawberries, rinsed, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 1/4 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup low-fat sour-cream or greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime or lemon juice (or white vinegar)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- Water
1. Place all the ingredients in a food processor or blender.
2. Process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides a few times. Thin the salad dressing out with about 1/3 cup water until it reaches a desired consistency.
3. Keep the strawberry dressing in an airtight container for 1 to 2 weeks
4. Greek Vinaigrette
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley (or 1 teaspoon fresh)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed
- Juice of one lemon
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Black pepper, to taste
1. Combine ingredients in a lidded jar and shake vigorously to emulsify.
2. Allow to sit while you toss together your salad, then shake again just before serving.
Note: In the mood for a creamy greek dressing? This bad boy is super flexible! Use all of the above ingredients plus:
- 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon water
5. Balsamic Honey Salad Dressing
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper, to taste
1. To make the dressing: combine olive oil, balsamic, Italian seasoning, honey salt and pepper in a small jar with a lid and shake vigorously to emulsify.
6. Raspberry Balsamic Vinaigrette
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup chopped spring onions, green and white parts
- A handful of raspberries
1. Add balsamic vinegar, olive oil, raspberries to a blender and pulse to emulsify the vinaigrette. Add 1/4 cup chopped green onions and whisk to combine. Set aside in the refrigerator.
7. Sweet and Sour Sesame Dressing
Ingredients:
- 1½ tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
1. Combine all ingredients in a jar. Keep in the refrigerator for up to one week.
8. Garlic Yogurt Vinaigrette
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Fresh cracked black pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
1. In a mason jar, combine all ingredients for the vinaigrette. Give it a good shake and let sit in the refrigerator to allow the dressing infuse with garlic.
