Citrus Salad Dressing

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Have you ever thought about making your own salad dressing? This lightly creamy, and oh so dreamy, Citrus Salad Dressing goes great over a simple salad, such as my Middle Eastern Salad. It’s also use this yummy salad dressing in my Healthy Broccoli Salad, a must try!

Scott’s Favorite Salad Dressing

I’ve been making this Citrus Salad Dressing every week for the last few years. You may be wondering why I would do that. Well, this happens to be 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 salads. I really do feel blessed that I have a guy who is so easy to please.

He is willing to eat the same thing every day for years and doesn’t ever complain or get tired of it. I, on the other hand, am definitely NOT like that. I need a little variety in my life, don’t you?

Salad Dressing Variations

You might have noticed that this salad dressing recipe only has three steps. I guess it would definitely qualify as a beginner recipe. You can take this recipe a few steps further by making some of the following changes, or additions:

• 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 ratios.
• 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.

How to Mix the Dressing 

I’ve found the easiest way to mix the salad dressing is by adding everything in a mason jar and giving it a good shake! In fact, this is how Scott takes his salad dressing to work. He stores the jar in the fridge at work and uses it throughout the week.

For serving the salad dressing at home, consider serving it in a cute bottle like the one pictured. I was able to pick this bottle for under $5. I just whisk all the ingredients together in a bowl and use a funnel to pour the dressing in the jar.

If you like this recipe, you may also be interested in the following posts: Fattoush Salad, Middle Eastern Chickpea Salad, and Pomegranate and Quinoa  Salad.

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