8 Homemade Healthy Salad Dressings

Greek Yogurt Dressing

The dressing is rich in healthy protein and fat as it uses Greek yogurt. The use of buttermilk gives the dressing a typical ranch flavor. It’s good for dipping all types of salads, veggies, pizza or just anything. You can store the dressing in an airtight jar or bottle in refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Ingredients

• Greek yogurt, plain, low fat-3/4 cup

• Finely minced garlic-1 clove

• Parsley, minced, fresh-1/4 cup

• Salt- 1 tsp

• Black pepper-1/4 tsp

• Chives, minced, fresh-2 tbsp

• Dijon mustard-2 tsp

• Lemon juice-2 tbsp

• Buttermilk-1/4-1/2 cup

Directions:

• Take a jar that has a tight-fitting lid and combine all the ingredients in it. Shake well to mix all the ingredients. You can also mix all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and pulse until smooth and well combined.

• Refrigerate the dressing for at least ½ hour so that the flavors blend in a nice manner。

Herb Cucumber Vinaigrette

Pureed cucumber gives this dressing a luxurious texture and a grassy flavor. Adding vegetables to a salad dressing is an excellent way to add in more low-calorie vegetables. You can also experiment with arugula, tomatoes or roasted garlic.

Ingredients

• Cucumber, small, peeled, chopped-1

• Extra-virgin olive oil-1/4 cup

• Red-wine vinegar-2 tbsp

• Chives, fresh, chopped-2 tbsp

• Parsley, fresh, chopped-2 tbsp

• Yogurt, plain, low fat-1 tbsp

• Dijon mustard-1 tsp

• Prepared horseradish-1 tsp

• Sugar-1tsp

• Salt-1/2 tsp

Directions:

Mix all the ingredients in a blender and pulse until smooth and a healthiest salad dressing is ready. You can keep in refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Lime-chile Salad Dressing

This dressing is citrusy, bright and somewhat spicy. You can add more of red pepper flakes, if you like it more hot. It is good for marinating chicken or shrimp for tacos, taco salads, bean salads etc.

Ingredients

• Red wine vinegar-1/4 cup

• Soy sauce-1 tbsp

• Honey-1 tbsp

• Extra virgin olive oil- ½ cup

• Garlic, finely minced-1 clove

• Red pepper flakes-1/2 tsp

• Ground cumin-1 tsp

• Salt- ½ tsp

• Lime juice- 4 tbsp

• Zest of lime-3 tsp

Directions:

Take a jar that has a tight-fitting lid and combine all the ingredients in it. Shake well to mix all the ingredients. Refrigerate for at least ½ hours to let flavors blend.

Mustard Honey Salad Dressing

It is tangy and sweet dressing and works with lots of different flavors. It is good for dipping chicken fingers, all kinds of salads and marinating meat.

Ingredients

• Dijon mustard-1/4 cup

• Honey- ¼ cup

• Apple cider vinegar- ¼ cup

• Olive oil, extra virgin- ¼ cup

• Salt- 1 tsp

• Black pepper- ¼ tsp

Directions:

Take a jar that has a tight-fitting lid and combine all the ingredients in it. Shake well to mix all the ingredients. Refrigerate for at least ½ hours to let flavors blend.

Oregano-Orange Dressing

This salad dressing is low in calories and fat and has great flavors of oregano and orange.

Ingredients

• Freshly grated, orange zest-1/2 tsp

• Orange Juice-1/2 cup

• Cider vinegar-1/4 cup

• Olive oil, extra-virgin-1 tbsp

• Fresh oregano, chopped-2 tsp

• Dijon mustard- 1 tsp

• Salt- ½ tsp

• Freshly ground pepper-1/2 tsp

Directions:

Put all the ingredients in a bottle or jar. Cover with a lid and shake well to combine and make a healthiest salad dressing. You can refrigerate for up to 1 week.

Italian Salad Dressing

It is loaded with herbs and has a nutty flavor as it contains Parmesan cheese. It is good for antipasto salads, marinating fish or chicken, pasta salads, side salads and dipping breadsticks.

Ingredients

• Olive oil, extra virgin-2/3 cup

• Red wine vinegar-1/4 cup

• Parmesan, finely grated-3 tbsp

• Parsley, fresh, minced-1 tbsp

• Onion, medium, diced-1/4

• Lemon juice-2 tbsp

• Fresh minced basil-1 tbsp

• Fresh minced oregano-1 tbsp

• Finely minced garlic-1 clove

• Honey- 1 tsp

• Salt- 1 tsp

• Black pepper- ¼ tsp

Directions:

Place all the ingredients in a bottle or jar with a lid and shake well to combine. Refrigerate for at least ½ hour to let flavors blend.

Roasted Garlic Dressing

This dressing is prepared with roasted garlic and broth of chicken. It contains very little oil and no mayonnaise and no yolks of eggs. It goes well with a main dish salad or a salad of red onion rings and romaine lettuce.

Ingredients

• Garlic- 2 heads

• Chicken broth, reduced sodium-1/2 cup

• Cider vinegar or wine-1/4 cup

• Olive oil, extra virgin- 2 tbsp

• Dijon mustard-2 tsp

• Salt-to taste

• Freshly ground pepper-to taste

Directions:

• Cut ½” off the head of each garlic. Remove the excess skin. Wrap individual garlic head in an aluminum foil. Roast in an oven preheated at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Unwrap and cool. Separate the garlic cloves and peel them.

• Combine broth, garlic cloves, oil, vinegar and mustard in a blender and pulse until smooth. Add pepper and salt to taste.

• Refrigerate for at least ½ hour for blending of flavors.

Lemon Vinaigrette

It is citrusy and tangy healthiest salad dressing. It contains vitamin C as it has lemon in it. It is good for all salads, marinating shrimp or chicken for grill and drizzling on gyros.

Ingredients

• Red wine vinegar-1/4 cup

• Dijon mustard-2 tbsp

• Olive oil, extra virgin-1/2 cup

• Lemon juice-4 tbsp

• Lemon zest-3 tsp

• Finely minced, garlic-1 clove

• Honey- 1 tbsp

• Salt- 1 tsp

• Black pepper-1/4 tsp

• Fresh minced oregano-1 tbsp

Directions:

Place all the ingredients in a bottle or jar, cover with a lid and shake well to mix. Refrigerate for at least ½ hour for blending of flavors.