Name: Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing
Prep time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 2 tablespoons dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon jarred minced garlic; 1/4 teaspoon salt

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Homemade dressings are always better! This simple lemon vinaigrette dressing takes only 5 minutes and 5 ingredients that you probably already have on hand for a creamy tasty dressing perfect on salads and more.

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Instead of bottles of dressing with questionable ingredients, or buying expensive dressings that are supposed to be healthy but taste terrible, how about whipping up your own quick and easy dressings at home?

Friends are often surprised that I make my own dressings, many don’t realize it’s actually really easy and takes only a few minutes. And generally they are made with ingredients we already have on hand.

I made this Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing using only bottled ingredients that I had on hand. It’s perfect for everything from simple green salads, to pasta salads, to your favorite meal bowls.

Ingredient Notes

Use a high quality extra virgin olive oil when making salad dressings for best results
You can use fresh lemon or bottled lemon juice

I like to keep the big bottles of lemon and lime juice from Sprouts on hand rather than having fresh produce go bad
Feel free to swap out the mustard to change up the dressing.

Preparation Notes

Feel free to make the dressing up to 3 days in advance
The dijon mustard will create a creamier dressing.
For a tangier dressing swap out for regular mustard
Grainy mustard is also a delicious option

Helpful Equipment:

Salad Dressing Bottle

Recipe Notes

Recipe can be doubled, tripled, etc. as needed
Store in air tight container in fridge up to 3 days
May need to let warm at room temp a few minutes before serving
Swap out for any type of mustard you prefer
Fresh lemon juice is also fine in this recipe

How To Prep Ahead

Store in fridge up to 3 days or freezer up to 3 months

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Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing

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Homemade dressings are always better! This simple lemon vinaigrette dressing takes only 5 minutes and 5 ingredients that you probably already have on hand for a creamy tasty dressing perfect on salads and more.

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Prep Time:5

Ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
1 teaspoon jarred minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Whisk or shake ingredient together until smooth and creamy
Store in fridge for up to 3 days in jar or container
Shake or whisk before using

Notes

Double, triple, etc. as needed
Store in air tight container in fridge up to 3 days, freezer up to 3 months
May need to let warm at room temp a few minutes before serving
Swap out for any type of mustard you prefer
Fresh lemon juice is also fine in this recipe

Nutrition

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 199kcal

Author: Jennifer Draper