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.
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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.
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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- 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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