These easy salad dressing recipes with few ingredients are ones you’ll use in your regular meal rotation. They’re so simple to make and so much better than anything you can buy at the grocery!
I’ve never been a fan of store-bought salad dressings because making your own is so easy. You can make a big batch that lasts for weeks or just a little to switch up flavors. Make a Greek dressing for an easy lunchtime salad or whip up a big batch of Dijon vinaigrette to always have on hand. It’s simple to whip up a vinaigrette or salad dressing in a bowl. And even easier in an old jam jar. Just add all of the ingredients and shake. Easy peasy! These vinaigrette and salad dressing recipes are staples in my meal prep repertoire. I promise that once you try them you’ll never bother buying dressing at the grocery store again!
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Why You’ll Love It
- These vinaigrette and salad dressing recipes are so easy to make, and cost-efficient
- They have few ingredients, with most, if not all of what you’ll need likely already in your fridge and pantry
- You can easily scale these recipes up or down to enjoy homemade salad dressing or vinaigrette all week long
Vinaigrette Recipes
These vinaigrette recipes are versatile enough to go with just about any type of salad.
1. THE BEST Dijon Vinaigrette Dressing
This easy Dijon vinaigrette dressing with minced shallots gives any salad a classically tangy French vibe.
2. Balsamic Vinaigrette
This easy balsamic vinaigrette recipe has just 6 ingredients and is the best balsamic vinaigrette recipe, perfect for salads, pasta salads, marinades, and more.
3. Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
This raw zucchini and corn salad gets its spunk from a garlicky-lemon basil vinaigrette that lightly marinates the thin squash peels and freshly shucked corn kernels.
Top 9 Salad Dressings
These salad dressing recipes are total classics that every home cook should have up their sleeves.
4. Greek Salad Dressing
Peggy commented: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This salad dressing is awesome. Easy to make and delicious to eat. Thank you!”
5. Green Goddess Dressing
Kimberly commented: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I was addicted to this dressing years ago. Lost my original recipe; so happy to find this one! Is it possible to overdose on this stuff? YUM! Thank you!”
6. Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing
Kim commented: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Delicious, easy, fresh, and quick! Makes plenty and with most ingredients that are already in your kitchen. The cost of store bought dressings has gotten outrageous and a tube of anchovy paste goes a long way for a reasonable price. Thanks!”
7. Sesame Dressing
Ana commented: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Delicious chicken salad and dressing. I used wonton chips from the store to skip the frying step. Thank you for the recipe!”
8. Blue Cheese Dressing
This classic blue cheese dressing from scratch is so thick and creamy, easy to make, and tastes just like the blue cheese dressing from your favorite steakhouse wedge salad.
9. Vietnamese Dressing and Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Mam Cham)
Nuoc mam cham is a simple Vietnamese dipping sauce made with rice vinegar, fish sauce, and sweetened with sugar that does double duty as a tasty salad dressing.
10. Homemade Ranch Dressing
Mary commented: “This dressing is amazing! Best ranch recipe that I have tried! My 6 year old daughter even dipped it with vegetables! It was loved by our entire family!
11. Italian Dressing
This zesty Italian dressing recipe with just 2 ingredients plus salt and pepper is so easy to make, and is a puckery Italian vinaigrette you’ll crave over and over again.
12. Hot Bacon Dressing
This spinach salad with a hot bacon dressing and spicy roasted chickpeas is packed with iron, protein, and amazing savory flavor, as well as a kick from zesty Tabasco Sauce and extra zing from some tart dried, cranberries.
FAQ
- What is basic vinaigrette made of? A basic vinaigrette is made up of an oil (typically olive oil), an acid (vinegar or citrus juice), and salt and pepper. Some vinaigrettes have Dijon mustard, shallot, garlic, sweetener (honey, maple syrup, or sugar), and fresh or dried herbs.
- What is the oil and vinegar dressing ratio? 3-to-1 is the standard formula for vinaigrettes (3 parts oil to 1 part acid).
- What is the healthiest salad dressing? Simply olive oil and vinegar is about as healthy as it gets.
- What are the three types of salad dressing? There are vinaigrettes like the type mentioned above, creamy dressings made with mayo, yogurt, buttermilk, sour cream, etc.., and then there are egg-based dressings (thicker, creamy salad dressings, such as Caesar dressing, although mine does not contain egg.
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