Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes are easy to make and store in your fridge. Try them all or choose your favorites – balsamic, seed butter, apple cider vinegar, avocado, berry, and honey mustard. Use these salad dressing recipes on pasta dishes, mason jar salads, or even as chicken marinades!
Healthy Salad Dressing
Have you ever wondered how you could make your favorite salad dressings in a healthy, more affordable version? This post shares 6 healthy salad dressing recipes that are packed full of nutrition and easy to make!
As a mama, I read a lot of food package labels. And most of the time after reading the ingredients on a label, I tend to put it back on the shelf. There are so many foodproducts that are full of unwanted preservatives, excess salt and TONS of sugar – especially salad dressings!
Have you ever looked at the ingredients of store-bought salad dressings? It’s kinda scarywhen you do. There are so many names I can’t even pronounce – it just doesn’t seem right to feed those to my family.
Well luckily, there is a much healthier alternative that also costs less… you can make your own homemade healthy salad dressing recipes!
These salad dressing recipes are so simple and easy to make. If you make them at home, you can control the quantity, which means you’ll have less clutter taking up space in the fridge. Once you try a few of these recipes you’ll quickly learn which ones are your favorites and what dishes you’d like to pair them with.
These recipes aren’t just great for salads! You can use them in quinoa bowls, on top of roasted veggies, pasta dishes, or even as a marinade on fish or chicken!
All of these dressings are made with whole natural ingredients that you’ll feel good about sharing with your family. Each recipe makes about 1 ½ cups, which is the perfect size to store in 8 oz mason jars (you can grab some here).
1. Apple Cider Vinegar Salad Dressing
INGREDIENTS:
- 1cupolive oil
- ½cupapple cider vinegar
- ½Tbspdijon mustard
- 1garlic clove–minced
- salt and pepper–to taste
DIRECTIONS: Combine all ingredients together in a mason jar. Seal the lid and shake up to mix. Store in the fridge for up to two weeks. Re-shake the jar before using it again.
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2. Balsamic Salad Dressing Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
- ½cupbalsamic vinegar
- ¼cupolive oil
- 2tspmaple syrup
- 1tspdijon mustard
- 1garlic clove–minced
- salt and pepper–to taste
DIRECTIONS: Combine all ingredients together in a mason jar. Seal the lid and shake up to mix. Store in the fridge for up to two weeks. Re-shake the jar before using it again.
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3. Seed Butter Salad Dressing
INGREDIENTS:
- ½cupseed butter or nut butter–sunflower seed, almond, peanut butter, etc.
- 3Tbsptamari sauce or soy sauce
- 2Tbspmaple syrup
- 1Tbspapple cider vinegar
- 2Tbspwater
- ½Tbspfreshly grated ginger
- 1garlic clove–minced
DIRECTIONS: Combine all ingredients together in a mason jar. Seal the lid and shake up to mix. Store in the fridge for up to two weeks. Re-shake the jar before using it again.
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4. Creamy Avocado Salad Dressing
INGREDIENTS:
- 1ripe avocado
- ½cupwater
- ½cupchopped cilantro–optional
- 4Tbspolive oil
- 2fresh limes, juiced–about 4 Tbsp
- 1garlic clove–minced
- salt and pepper–to taste
DIRECTIONS: Add ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a mason jar and seal the lid and shake up to mix. Store in the fridge for up to two weeks. Re-shake the jar before using it again.
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5. Honey Mustard Salad Dressing
INGREDIENTS:
- 1cupolive oil
- ½fresh lemon–juiced
- 1Tbspapple cider vinegar
- 2Tbsphoney
- 2Tbspdijon mustard
- salt and pepper–to taste
DIRECTIONS: Combine all ingredients together in a mason jar. Seal the lid and shake up to mix. Store in the fridge for up to two weeks. Re-shake the jar before using it again.
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6. Blueberry Vinaigrette
INGREDIENTS:
- 1cupfresh blueberries
- ¼cupolive oil
- ½fresh lemon–juiced
- 3Tbspapple cider vinegar
- 1Tbspmaple syrup or honey
- pinch of salt
DIRECTIONS: Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a mason jar and drizzle over salad. This dressing is best when served fresh. I recommend making it in smaller batches and serving the same day.
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Six Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes
Salads just got easier with this collection of 6 simple, delicious and healthy salad dressing recipes! Perfect for on-the-go, these recipes won't disappoint!
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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Ingredients
Apple Cider Vinegar Salad Dressing
- 1 cup olive oil
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- ½ Tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove - minced
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
Balsamic Salad Dressing:
- ¾ cup balsamic vinegar
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 Tbsp honey - or pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove - minced
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
Peanut Ginger Salad Dressing
- ½ cup peanut butter - or almond butter
- 3 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp honey - or maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- ½ Tbsp freshly grated ginger
- 1 garlic clove - minced
Creamy Avocado Salad Dressing
- 1 ripe avocado - peeled and pitted
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 1 garlic clove - minced
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
Honey Mustard Salad Dressing
- 1 cup olive oil
- ½ cup lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 Tbsp honey
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
Raspberry Vinaigrette
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tbsp honey - or pure maple syrup
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
Apple Cider Vinegar Dressing
Combine1 cup olive oil,½ cup apple cider vinegar,½ Tbsp dijon mustard,1 minced garlic clove,½ tsp saltand¼tsp ground black pepperin a container or mason jar. Seal the lid and shake up to mix. This dressing can be stored in the fridge for up to two weeks. Reshake before using again.
Balsamic Vinegar Dressing
Combine¾ cup balsamic vinegar,½cup olive oil,1 Tbsp honey,1 tsp dijon mustard,1 minced garlic clove,½ tsp saltand¼ tsp ground black pepperin a container or mason jar. Seal the lid and shake up to mix. Store in the fridge for up to two weeks. Re-shake the jar before using it again.
Peanut Ginger Dressing
Combine½ cup peanut butter,3 tbsp soy sauce,2 Tbsp honey,2 Tbsp lemon juice,½ Tbsp freshly grated ginger, and1 minced garlic clovetogether in a container or mason jar. Seal the lid and shake up to mix. Store in the fridge for up to two weeks. Re-shake the jar before using it again.
Creamy Avocado Dressing
Add1 ripe avocado,½ cup water,½ cup chopped cilantro,¼ cup olive oil,¼ cup lime juice,1 minced garlic clove,½ tsp salt, and¼ tsp ground black pepperall to a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into a container or mason jar. Store in the fridge for up to 3-4 days. Re-shake the jar before using it again.
Honey Mustard Dressing
Combine1 cup olive oil,½ cup lemon juice,2 Tbsp dijon mustard,2 Tbsp honey,½ tsp salt, and¼ tsp ground black pepperin a container or mason jar. Seal the lid and shake up to mix. Store in the fridge for up to two weeks. Re-shake the jar before using it again.
Raspberry Vinaigrette
Add1 cup fresh raspberries,¼ cup olive oil, ¼ cup lemon juice, 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar,1 Tbsp honeyand¼ tsp saltto a blender and blend until smooth. Pour over salad. This dressing is best when served fresh.
The nutritional information provided is an estimate and is per serving.
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- How To Make a Cobb Salad – this has always been my favorite salad at restaurants so I had to make a homemade version.
- Kale Caesar Salad – a healthier twist on a classic caesar
- Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing – perfect for dipping chicken wings, crisp veggies, or inside a bacon ranch wrap
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