20 Homemade Salad Dressings

Easily create 20 homemade salad dressings that are healthy and perfect for drizzling over your favorite greens. Many of these recipes can double as dips for veggies or marinades for meat. You’ll love the variety of ideas in this collection of homemade salad dressings. They include classics such as ranch, honey mustard, Thousand Island, Caesar, and blue cheese, just to name a few.

You’ll also find Asian-inspired flavors, Italian-infused ingredients, and delicious Greek notes. These delicious dressings use fresh ingredients such as lemon juice, fresh herbs, and fruits to give them superior flavor and taste.

Let these recipes inspire you to blend up a batch of homemade salad dressing that will surpass any store-bought version! In case you missed this recipe, Easy To Make Dinner Rolls For Two

Kitchen Items You May Need:

• Whisk
• Mason Pint Jars
• Salad Spinner and Dressing Shaker
• Salad Dressing Shaker

20 Homemade Salad Dressings

Catalina Salad Dressing by House Of Nash Eats

Sweet and salty, this classic Catalina dressing is always a stunner. With its beautiful shade of orange and red, and its delightful blend of olive oil, ketchup, red wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and seasonings. Not just for salad greens, try it as a condiment for fish and chicken.

Blue Cheese Dressing by I Heart Naptime

Tangy and addicting, blue cheese dressing is a must for your buffalo chicken recipes or your side salad along with a steak dinner. It’s easy to make your own by stirring together Greek yogurt or sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic powder, and crumbled blue cheese. Make it as tart as you like by increasing the lemon juice, or use apple cider vinegar. So good!

Homemade Italian Dressing by Natasha’s Kitchen

That side salad you’re serving with spaghetti will need the traditional Italian dressing to make it authentic, and this homemade recipe is just the one to use. Keep it zesty with olive oil, white wine vinegar, garlic, parmesan cheese, herbs, and just a little mayonnaise for a light creamy effect. Just shake all the ingredients vigorously in a mason jar before drizzling over your salad.

Avocado Dressing by Love And Lemons

Fans of avocado will want to drizzle this dressing over absolutely everything from salads to grilled veggies, to grilled chicken. Just blend a pitted ripe avocado with olive oil, fresh dill, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and a little water to reach your desired consistency. Easy and irresistible!

Strawberry Balsamic Dressing by Two Peas And Their Pod

Perfect for all your fruity summer salads, this balsamic dressing adds fresh strawberries to the mix to add just the right amount of sweetness to the recipe. Made with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, chopped strawberries, honey, and Dijon mustard, blend this deliciousness until smooth and creamy.

Sweet Onion Poppy Seed Salad Dressing by My Sequined Life

Add a sweet and zesty drizzle of this onion and poppy seed dressing to your greens. Vidalia or Walla Walla onions are a milder and sweeter variety that gives this dressing its dominant flavor. Use grapeseed oil for a healthy touch, along with apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, and poppy seeds for that little something extra.

5 Minute Asian Salad Dressing by Sweet Peas And Saffron

This Asian-inspired dressing will brighten up salads, noodles, or slaw with its flavorful combo of rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, and garlic. Add all the ingredients to a mason jar and shake to combine this tangy dressing.

Homemade Caesar Dressing by Well Plated

Your Caesar salad full of romaine lettuce and croutons will be instantly elevated with this delicious and healthy dressing. It combines Greek yogurt, olive oil, Dijon mustard, garlic, parmesan cheese, anchovy paste, and lemon juice for a classic taste. It’s an irresistible dressing that can also be used as a dip or a marinade.

Champagne Vinaigrette Salad Dressing by Julie Blanner

Champagne vinegar lends its unique flavor to this easy vinaigrette along with olive oil, Dijon mustard, garlic, and seasonings. It’s always the perfect way to dress your greens and works well with fish and chicken, too!

Honey Mustard Salad Dressing by Eating Bird Food

A classic dressing that makes anything taste awesome, this sweet and zingy honey mustard is super easy to make. Honey, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, and minced garlic are blended into a smooth and creamy dressing. It will keep in your fridge for up to a week if it lasts that long!

Thousand Island Dressing by Jo Cooks

Make this versatile Thousand Island dressing for salads, to use as a dip, or to smear on your hamburger for a delicious sauce. With a base of mayonnaise and ketchup, you’ll elevate this tasty dressing with relish, apple cider vinegar, onion, and spices. Just whisk it all together in a bowl and refrigerate it until ready to use. Consider using it as a tasty French fry sauce too.

Cilantro Lime Dressing by Five Heart Home

This dressing is just what your taco salad needs! Lime juice and fresh cilantro join with sunflower oil, apple cider vinegar, seasonings, and honey for a quick session in your blender to produce this zesty dressing. It’s a fresh way to liven up your salad.

Simple Oil-Free Dressing by Detoxinista

Possibly the easiest and most zesty dressing you’ll ever make. It has just 3 simple ingredients: lemon juice, stone-ground mustard, and a dash of maple syrup for a touch of sweetness. Just whisk it together in a bowl and you’re good to go!

Homemade Ranch Dressing by Salt And Lavender

Sour cream and lemon give this ranch dressing its classic tangy flavor. Fresh herbs of parsley, chives, and dill join with Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and garlic. Just shake these ingredients in a mason jar to combine and pour over your salad, use as a delicious dip, or as a sandwich spread.

Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing by Like Mother Like Daughter

Pureed fresh raspberries combined with olive oil give this vinaigrette a bright and fruity flavor that’s heightened with the tang of red wine vinegar. A smidge of sugar keeps it sweet so that it’s the perfect accompaniment for summer salads.

Greek Salad Dressing by Spend With Pennies

Cheese lovers will adore this versatile dressing! Creamy and full of herbs, lemon juice, Dijon, and red wine vinegar gets a Greek-inspired profile with the addition of feta cheese. It’s a dressing that works perfectly for greens, pasta, dips, and marinades.

Carrot Ginger Dressing by A Couple Cooks

Elevate your salads with this spicy dressing full of fresh ginger and fresh carrots. Blend them along with tahini, sliced green onion, honey, oil, rice vinegar, and miso for a unique taste that’s perfect for salads and rice bowls.

Sweet Peach Salad Dressing by Flavour And Savour

Your fruity summer salads will benefit from a drizzle of this peachy dressing. It’s outstanding when paired with chicken, too! Ripe, pitted peaches combined with olive oil, lemon juice, honey, and salt in a blender for an easy and fruit-inspired dressing. It keeps well in the fridge, so make a batch as soon as fresh peaches are in season.

Tarragon Vinaigrette by Healthy Seasonal Recipes

Go herbal with this tarragon dressing that’s a versatile accompaniment for salads, veggies, chicken, and your favorite steak. Freshly chopped tarragon joins with chopped shallot, olive oil, champagne vinegar, Dijon, and honey for a quick blend before it’s ready for use.

Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette by The Delicious Spoon

Your summer salads will be brightened with this lemony dressing that combines the sweet juice of Meyer lemons with olive oil, minced garlic, honey, and Dijon mustard. Add it all to a mason jar and shake to combine this delectable citrus dressing.

20 Homemade Salad Dressings

The Final Word

I hope you enjoyed my 20 Homemade Salad Dressings today. It’s one more way to teach our kids and grandkids how to cook from scratch and use our own ingredients from the pantry or refrigerator. May God Bless this world, Linda