Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing
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.
Recipe Highlights
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
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Feel free to swap out the mustard to change up the dressing.
Preparation Notes
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Feel free to make the dressing up to 3 days in advance
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The dijon mustard will create a creamier dressing.
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For a tangier dressing swap out for regular mustard
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Grainy mustard is also a delicious option
Helpful Equipment:
Recipe Notes
Recipe Notes-
Recipe can be doubled, tripled, etc. as needed
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Store in air tight container in fridge up to 3 days
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May need to let warm at room temp a few minutes before serving
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Swap out for any type of mustard you prefer
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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
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.
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
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Store in air tight container in fridge up to 3 days, freezer up to 3 months
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May need to let warm at room temp a few minutes before serving
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Swap out for any type of mustard you prefer
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Fresh lemon juice is also fine in this recipe
