Hello!
I used to think making homemade dressings was complicated. Spoiler alert, it’s not. In fact, it’s as easy as throwing ingredients in a jar, and shaking it up.
These 3 easy dressings are the ones I most frequently make. You can get creative with different flavor dressings so long as you have some sort of oil and usually some vinegar or citrus.
Although I love all of these, my favorite is the Sesame Ginger dressing. The flavors are perfect. I used to eat a Chinese-chicken salad sold at our cafe at Sonoma State while I was there. It was my favorite mainly because of the dressing. When I made this dressing, it brought me back to my favorite salad! It probably wasn’t made with the greatest oil and had some sugar but hey, college.
Get creative with your salads, no one likes sad boring salads! These can also be used as marinades. The sesame ginger dressing is great on salmon, skirt steak, or a stir-fry. The balsamic or the honey-mustard dressings would be great as a marinade for chicken.
Enjoy!
3 Easy Homemade Dressings
Ingredients
Sesame Ginger Dressing
- 1/2 cup Olive Oil
- 1/4 cup Coconut Aminos
- 1/4 cup Rice Vinegar
- 1 Tbsp Sesame Seed Oil
- 2 tsp Minced Fresh Ginger
- 2 Minced Garlic Cloves optional
- 1 tsp Sesame Seeds
- Salt + Pepper to taste
Balsamic Vinaigrette
- 1/2 cup Olive oil
- 1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 Tbsp Regular Mustard Dijon is best
- Salt + Pepper to taste
Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
- 1/2 cup Olive Oil
- 1/2 cup White Wine Vinegar Apple cider vinegar or white balsamic vinegar are OK
- 1 Tbsp Honey Dijon Mustard REGULAR MUSTARD OK, add 1 tbsp regular mustard + 1 tbsp honey.
- 1-2 Tbsp Honey Sweetness depends on your liking
- Salt + Pepper to taste
Instructions
- For each of the dressings, add ALL ingredients to a jar, close the lid, and SHAKE.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Store in the fridge. The olive oil might solidify when refrigerated, run under hot water for a few minutes or let it sit at room temperature for a while before using. Shake every time.
