Healthy Homemade Salad Dressings
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.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
Apple Cider Vinegar
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon sea salt + more if needed
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper + more if needed
Zesty Tahini
- ¼ cup tahini
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup low-sodium tamari or soy sauce or coconut aminos
- ½ 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
Cilantro Lime
- ¼ 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
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar
- ¼ 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.
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Notes
*Nutrition info reflects Apple Cider Vinegar Dressing
Nutrition
Serving: 2Tablespoons | Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Fat: 18g | Sodium: 434mg