14 Homemade Dressing Recipes to Shake Up Your Salad Game! (2024)

Get ready to spring into salad season with these tasty homemade dressing recipes!

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There are a really really ridiculous amount of salads in my near future. I took my comfort food cravings a bit too far these past few weeks (um, months? let’s not be modest here!) and it’s time to lighten things up!

I started pouring through my dressing database to make myself a little cheat sheet of my favorite homemade salad dressings and thought it might be fun to revisit my themhere as well!

14 Homemade Dressing Recipes to Shake Up Your Salad Game

As an added bonus, most of these links have a delicious salad recipe accompanying them. Awesome, right!?

1.Classic Greek Dressing Recipe

Since rabbit food is insanely boring all on it’s own, we’re going to sass up our salad game with this super simple, super tasty homemade Greek dressing.It’s easy, delicious, and many of us will already have all the ingredients on hand– woot! This crazy easy recipe includes both a vinaigrette and a creamy version.

It’s hands-down one of my favorite homemade dressing recipes of all time!

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Easy Homemade Greek Dressing

4.86 from 27 votes

Ditch the sketchy processed bottled dressing and whip up this super quick, super easy homemade Greek dressing! Recipe yields approx. 7 TBSP or just under 1/2 a cup of dressing. Feel free to double or triple as needed.

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2. Creamy Avocado Dressing

This delightfully delicious dressing is downright dreamy, yo. (alliteration – whoo!)

I whipped it up to dress my super healthy chopped broccoli cauliflower saladand quickly decided it needed to be slathered on everything in sight.

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Creamy Avocado Dressing

5 from 3 votes

You’ll want to pour this creamy avocado dressing on everything in sight! Yields 2 cups of dressing

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3.Homemade Caesar Dressing

This homemade Caesar dressing is hands-down our favorite! It’s thick, creamy, and full of flavor, perfect for a rockin’ Caesar salad.

Another one of my favorite homemade dressing recipes, we especially love it atop myKale Caesar Salad with Crispy Garlic Chickpeas<– SO GOOD!

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Homemade Caesar Dressing

5 from 9 votes

This homemade Caesar dressing is hands-down our favorite! It’s thick, creamy, and full of flavor, perfect for a rockin’ Caesar salad with all the fixin’s.

Recipe yields approx. 18 (2 TBSP) servings or about 1 + 1/4 cups of dressing. It’s also crazy easy to double or triple to serve a large group. Enjoy!

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4.Simple + Speedy Italian Dressing

Salad dressings are so flipping easy to make that there’s very few reasons to ever buy a premade dressing ever again. Seriously so so easy!

This super speedy homemade Italian dressing is my go-to for pasta salads, cucumber salads, and you’re run of the mill empty-the-fridge-of-all-its-veggies salads. Let’s make some dressing!

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Easy Homemade Italian Dressing

5 from 14 votes

This uber easy homemade Italian dressing is so fast and flavorful, you’ll never buy pre-made dressing again!

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Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

5 from 5 votes

Skip the store! This delicious homemade lemon poppy seed dressing is crazy easy to make with just a few tasty ingredients!

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Honey Sriracha Lime Dressing

5 from 6 votes

Quick, easy, and full of flavor,this Thai-inspired Honey Sriracha Lime Dressingis sure to be your new favorite salad topper!

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6. Sriracha Lime Dressing

Quick, easy, and full of flavor,this Thai-inspired Honey Sriracha Lime Dressingis sure to be your new favorite salad topper!

Refreshing, crisp cucumbers are a perfect match for this dressing. Serve it on a simple sliced cucumber salad with a little chopped cilantro or dill, or simply empty the contents of your crisper drawer into a bowl and have at it!

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Balsamic Blueberry Salad Dressing

5 from 3 votes

This recipe makes a bottle’s worth of dressing (approx. 1.5-2 cups) which will keep great in the fridge for a few days. Only want a little? Feel free to cut the recipe in half – it’s super easy to do!

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7. Balsamic Blueberry Dressing

This Balsamic Blueberry Salad Dressing is ready to shake up your Spring and Summer salad game! You’ll want to pour this fruity blueberry dressing on salads all season long.

8.Honey Harissa Vinaigrette

This homemade honey harissa dressing is a crazy easy and totally crave-worthy salad dressing! Full of sweet and savory flavor, this versatile vinaigrette compliments everything from plain green salads to veggie packed cucumber and quinoa bowls.

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Honey Harissa Vinaigrette

Homemade Honey Harissa Vinaigrette is a crazy easy and totally crave-worthy salad dressing! This versatile vinaigrette compliments everything from plain green salads to veggie packed cucumber and quinoa bowls.

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Honey Chipotle Dressing

5 from 7 votes

A copycat of the deeeeelish dressing from Chipotle, this Honey Chipotle Dressing is fast, flavorful, and ready to rock any salad you pour it on!

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Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Recipe

4.56 from 9 votes

This is the ULTIMATE restaurant-style Buttermilk Ranch Dressing recipe that my family and friends go absolutely nuts over! We love this easy homemade ranch!

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Creamy Greek Yogurt Feta Dressing

5 from 9 votes

This Creamy Greek Yogurt Feta Dressing is ready to rock your veggies! Uber easy and ready in just6 minutes, you’ll want to pour this dressing on everything from salads to sandwiches.

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9. Creamy Greek Yogurt Feta Dressing

This Creamy Greek Yogurt Feta Dressing is ready to rock your veggies! Uber easy and ready in just6 minutes, you’ll want to pour this dressing on everything from salads to sandwiches.

10. BLOOD ORANGE DRESSING

I’m head over heels in love with this blood orange salad dressing.Not only is it crazy easy to make, but the taste is oh so delicious!

The ingredients are simple, yet flavorful. After zesting some of your blood orange, you’ll combine the zested peel with freshly squeezed blood orange juice, lemon juice, a little healthy oil, garlic, dijon, and honey. Season with salt and pepper then blend it all together and Houston, we have a salad dressing!

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Blood Orange Dressing

5 from 3 votes

Jazz up your Spring and Winter salads with this easy Blood Orange Dressing!

Feel free to double this recipe if needed! Dressing will keep for several days tightly sealed and refrigerated. Shake before serving.

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Maple Citrus Salad Dressing

5 from 5 votes

Whip up this super tasty homemade maple citrus dressing in less time than it takes to searchyour fridge for that probably-expired, semi-sketchy store-bought bottle of salad dressing.

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11.Fruity Citrus Vinaigrette

I whipped up this deliciousness to dress my Cranberry Quinoa Salad with Candied Walnutsand promptly fell in love. During recipe testing,I stole a spoonful to taste test and found myself diving back in for seconds or thirds.

The combination of juicy lime and orange juice with the subtly fruity undertones of the olive oil and the punch of raw garlic? I just love it. You should probably go ahead and double the recipe so you can pour it on your veggies all week long.

12.Homemade Honey Dijon Vinaigrette

Pair this delicious homemade honey mustard dressing with your favorite salad! We love ours over baby spinach with dried cranberries, sliced almonds, and crumbled feta.

This scrumptious honey dijon vinaigrette is fast and flavorful! It’s also super easy to customize so you can make it as mild or as bold as your heart desires. Anything goes when it comes to salad dressing!

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Homemade Honey Dijon Vinaigrette

5 from 8 votes

Pair this delicious Honey Dijon Vinaigrettewith your favorite salad!

Recipe yields enough for 3-4 side salads or two large salads. Feel free to double or triple as needed!

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Paleo Ranch Dressing

5 from 3 votes

Ditch the sketchy processed bottled dressing and whip up this super quick, super easy, homemade paleo ranch dressing!

Recipe yields six 2 TBSP servings.

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13.Paleo Ranch Dressing

This paleo ranch dressing is crazy amazing and deliciously dairy-free thanks to the inclusion of dreamy, creamy coconut milk.

As with most dressings, this bad boy is gluten-free but it also as the added bonus of being keto-friendly, dairy-free, whole30 compliant and just overall awesome!I’ve been enjoying it on top of salads, lettuce wraps, and my buffalo shrimp spaghetti squash and totally love it!

14.Cilantro Lime Dressing

This zesty Cilantro Lime Dressing is fun and flavorful. We love it over myMexican Kale Salad,Edamame Salad, and taco salads galore!

BONUS SALAD DRESSING RECIPES

  • Homemade Balsamic Dressing
  • Creamy Curry Dressing
  • Sweet Chili Dressing
  • Basil Vinaigrette Dressing

I’m a total salad nerd, but going through the archives made me even more excited to put these bad boys back into rotation!

Of course this warm weather also means buckets of watermelon, pasta salad, sliced cucumber water, and oodles and oodles of veggie burgers. Sign me up!

What’s your all-time favorite salad dressing?

If you get a chance to try any of these healthy homemade dressing recipes, let me know!Leave some love in the comment form below or tag your photos with @peasandcrayons on Instagram so I can happy dance over your creation! I can’t wait to see what you whip up!

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14 Homemade Dressing Recipes to Shake Up Your Salad Game! (2024)

FAQs

What is the healthiest dressing to put on your salad? ›

6 healthy salad dressings you can make in less than 3 minutes
  • Classic lemon and olive oil. This is a very easy dressing that is good with strong-flavoured leaf salads, such as rocket or kale. ...
  • Lime and chilli dressing. ...
  • Simple balsamic vinaigrette. ...
  • Raspberry vinaigrette. ...
  • Creamy cucumber dressing. ...
  • Creamy mint dressing.

What is the trivia about salad and salad dressing? ›

The term “salad” comes from the Latin word for salt (“sal”). In Roman times, salads consisted largely of salted vegetables glazed with an oil and vinegar dressing. Thus the salt. The French eventually coined the term “salade” which is where we got it.

What is the basic formula for salad dressing? ›

Here's my master salad dressing that I use as a base for every salad! You just need 1 tbsp vinegar, 3 tbsp oil and 1/2 tsp mustard.

What is the unhealthiest salad dressing? ›

Depending on the ingredients, some dressings tend to be less healthy than others.
  1. Caesar. And at the top of that list? Caesar dressing. ...
  2. Thousand Island. Next in line is Thousand Island. ...
  3. Blue cheese. The delicious crumbles that make blue cheese dressing a fan favorite can also make it dangerous for a balanced diet.
Oct 27, 2023

What is the healthiest oil and vinegar dressing? ›

A good extra virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar salad dressing is one of the better dressings for a salad. Try buying a good extra virgin olive oil.

Is it better to eat salad with dressing or no salad at all? ›

But that doesn't mean you should skip the dressing. Studies have shown that fats — such as in avocados — actually help your body absorb the nutrients from some vegetables. The key is to choose the right ingredients and, ideally, make your own dressing at home.

What is the key of having successful salad and dressing? ›

Balance. The flavors of a salad dressing should be in balance. A salad dressing will have an acidic component, like vinegar or lemon juice, a fatty component, like oil or mayo, flavor components, like garlic, mustard, herbs or cheese, a salty component like soy sauce or salt and something sweet like sugar or honey.

What was the first salad dressing? ›

The Babylonians used oil and vinegar for dressing greens nearly 2,000 years ago. Egyptians favored a salad dressed with oil, vinegar and Asian spices. Mayonnaise is said to have made its debut at a French Nobleman's table over 200 years ago.

What can I use if I don't have salad dressing? ›

A few ideas:
  • Combine avocado, lemon juice, cilantro, salt, optional jalapeno, and garlic in a blender for a creamy, Mexican-inspired green goddess dressing.
  • Whisk lemon, olive oil, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes for a tangy, spicy dressing that's fantastic on kale salads.
Apr 23, 2020

What is the simplest form of dressing? ›

This is equally true for even something as simple as a salad dressing, which a vinaigrette is as simple as it gets. Vinaigrettes are an emulsion of 3 parts vegetable oil (usually olive oil) and 1 part acid (usually vinegar or acidic fruit juice), seasoning, and sometimes other flavourings.

What is the best vinegar for salad dressing? ›

Balsamic vinegar: Makes a bold, slightly sweet dressing that is wonderful on green salads with fruit, such as apples, strawberries or peaches. Red wine vinegar: Packs a punch and works well with other bold flavors and bright veggies, like tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, cabbage and more (think Greek salads).

What is the number one selling salad dressing in America? ›

The ranch is hands down America's most beloved salad dressings. It is made from a number of ingredients such as buttermilk, mayonnaise, mustard, garlic, onion, chives, salt, and pepper.

What is the healthiest dressing for salad? ›

8 Simple and Healthy Salad Dressings
  1. Sesame ginger. This simple salad dressing doubles as an easy marinade for meat, poultry, or roasted veggies. ...
  2. Balsamic vinaigrette. ...
  3. Avocado lime. ...
  4. Lemon vinaigrette. ...
  5. Honey mustard. ...
  6. Greek yogurt ranch. ...
  7. Apple cider vinaigrette. ...
  8. Ginger turmeric.
Jul 27, 2023

What salad dressing has the most fat? ›

"The higher fat, higher calorie creamy dressings such as Caesar, blue cheese or ranch pack about 110-120 calories and 12g fat per 2 tablespoons, which is almost double of some vinaigrettes," says Harris-Pincus.

Which salad dressing is best for weight loss? ›

5 Low-Fat Salad Dressings For Weight Loss
  1. Balsamic Vinaigrette. Salad Lunch GIF. ...
  2. Lemon Herb Dressing. Summer Salad GIF. ...
  3. Greek Yogurt Caesar Dressing. Whisk together Dijon mustard, honey, apple cider vinegar, minced garlic, salt, and pepper. ...
  4. Honey Mustard Dressing. ...
  5. Tomato Basil Dressing.
Nov 23, 2023

What is the healthiest thing to put in a salad? ›

leafy greens such as romaine, arugula, kale and spinach. whole grains such as quinoa, brown rice and bulgur. chopped or shredded vegetables such as cucumber, tomato, cabbage, and beets.

Which is healthier, balsamic vinegar or vinaigrette? ›

So the next time you're dressing a salad, reach for the balsamic vinegar–in the long run, not ingesting that extra fat and sugar makes a big difference!

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