Description
Healthy homemade salad dressing recipes that are super easy to make — from a basic balsamic vinaigrette to peanut, honey mustard and cilantro lime. All dressings are gluten-free, vegan-friendly and paleo-friendly.
Ingredients
Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon sea salt + more if needed
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper + more if needed
Zesty Tahini
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup low-sodium tamari or soy sauce (or coconut aminos)
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
Peanut
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, chopped
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons low sodium tamari or soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
- a pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
- water, to thin
Honey Mustard
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons honey (or maple syrup for a vegan version)
- 2 Tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- ground pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Cilantro Lime
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- juice of 2 limes
- 2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- ½–1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
Balsamic
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon dijon
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 Tablespoon fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil and/or thyme (optional)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into a blender and blend until combined. Add water to thin if needed.
- Alternatively some of these dressings (balsamic, cilantro lime, apple cider vinegar, etc) work fine without blending. simply add to a mason jar and shake until all the ingredients are well combined.
Equipment
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- Category: Dressinig
- Method: Blend
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 Tablespoons
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 7g
- Fat: 7g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
Keywords: salad dressing