Have you ever thought about making your own salad dressing? This lightly creamy citrus salad dressing goes great over a simple green salad. I love it so much that I also use it in my broccoli crunch salad recipe.
😍 Why You'll Love This Recipe
I've been making this citrus salad dressing every week for the last few years. It happens to be my husband, Scott's, favorite salad dressing. As a matter of fact, he takes a jar of this dressing to work every week to eat over his salad for lunch. I hope you like it as much as he does!
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😍 Why You'll Love This Recipe
- This citrus salad dressing is so easy to prepare, you can make it in just a few minutes.
- It's also way healthier than store-bought salad dressings.
- You most likely have the simple ingredients required to make this citrus vinaigrette at home. This means it can be made in small batches, as needed, with no waste!
🍯 How to Make Citrus Salad Dressing
Step 1: Whisk oil, lemon juice, orange juice, ranch dressing, and honey in a bowl until incorporated. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, and dried mint leaves. Whisk to combine.
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Step 2: Pour the dressing into a mason jar or bottle and refrigerate until needed. Enjoy this citrus salad dressing with your favorite salad.
If you make just a few changes, you can take this Citrus Salad Dressing recipe to a whole new level! Here are a few ideas to get you started.
👩🏼🍳 Pro Tips
- Add fresh minced mint instead of dried, or replace the mint with your favorite herbs.
- Play with the orange juice to lemon juice ratio and citrus to olive oil ratio.
- Substitute different oils and flavored vinegar.
- Replace the garlic powder with freshly pressed garlic, and add fresh ginger, shallots, chives, or red onion.
- Replace the ranch dressing with other options like blue cheese, buttermilk, or yogurt.
- Add other mix-ins like mustard, poppy seeds, or Tahini Paste.
- Replace the honey with other sweeteners, including low-carb options such as Truvia.
- Store leftover salad dressing in the fridge, in an airtight container for up to a week.
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Citrus Salad Dressing
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Whisk oil, lemon juice, orange juice, ranch dressing, and honey in a bowl until incorporated. Add the remaining ingredients, whisk, and pour into a jar or bottle.
- Keep refrigerated until needed. Pour over a green salad, and enjoy!
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Notes
- Add fresh minced mint instead of dried, or replace the mint with your favorite herbs.
- Play with the orange juice to lemon juice ratio, and citrus to olive oil ratio.
- Substitute different oils and flavored vinegar.
- Replace the garlic powder with freshly pressed garlic, and add fresh ginger, shallots, chives, or red onion.
- Replace the ranch dressing with other options like blue cheese, buttermilk, or yogurt.
- Add other mix-ins like mustard, poppy seeds, or tahini paste.
- Replace the honey with other sweeteners, including low-carb options such as Truvia.
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