Quick & Easy Salad Dressing Recipes From Scratch
Would you love some quick and easy salad dressing recipes made from scratch? It’s that time of year when I think of pasta, marinara, and salads. Of course, homemade salad dressing is yummier than bottled stuff, right? In the time you grab a processed bottle of salad dressing from the refrigerator and shake it up you could make a bottle of dressing from scratch. And you will know what’s in the dressing you are eating because you made it with ingredients you choose. Buy some pint jars at garage sales if possible or online, then they will be washed and ready to use: Ball Jar Mouth Pint Jars with Lids and Bands, Regular, Set of 12
These are the white lids you see in some of the posts that I use with my dressings: Ball Regular Mouth Jar Storage Caps Set of 8
They are plastic and will not corrode with use.
Quick & Easy Salad Dressing Recipes
Linda’s Homemade Ranch Dressing
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2-3 tablespoons garlic powder or salt
- 2 tablespoons Italian Seasoning
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
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Mix together and store in a container. I like to use pint canning jars. This recipe is so easy to make and tastes better than any bottled ranch dressing you can buy. It is so good on a salad, coleslaw and as a dip! Please keep refrigerated.
Balsamic Vinegar Salad Dressing
- 1/2 cup good quality Modena Balsamic Vinegar
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin oil
- 1 Tsp. basil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 pieces of shallot minced
- 1 Tsp. honey
- 1 Tsp. Parmesan cheese
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Mix all the ingredients in a pint canning jar and let sit for a few hours.
Please refrigerate after making.
White Wine Vinegar Salad Dressing
- 1/3 cup Star white wine vinegar
- 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Herbs De Provence
- 1 tablespoon Wine Dijon Mustard
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1-2 Shallots-minced
- Pinch of salt
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Mix all together and serve, you will love this recipe!
Please refrigerate after making.
Creamy Italian Salad Dressing
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 6 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
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Combine all of the ingredients in a blender or use a whisk.
Please refrigerate after making.
Creamy Honey Mustard Dressing
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon dry mustard for extra kick
- 1/4 cup honey
- 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1-1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
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Combine all of the ingredients in a Magic Bullet or blender. Serve as a salad dressing or with chicken nuggets or sandwiches. It’s fabulous! No more bottled honey mustard dressing for us!
Please refrigerate after making.
College Days Tomato Soup Salad Dressing (similar to Catalina)
- 1 condensed can of tomato soup
- 1/2 sugar
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1-1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
- Dash of garlic powder
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Combine all of the ingredients in a Magic Bullet or blender. Serve over a salad, it’s great with a taco salad too. You make a taco salad with chopped lettuce, olives, diced tomatoes, grated cheese, black beans (drained), can of corn (drained) and some tortillas chips, crushed. Pour the dressing over and mix it all together. It’s a great summer salad.
Please refrigerate after making.
Kuchenprofi 6-Inch Stainless Steel Whisk
Please share your quick & easy salad dressing recipes from scratch with me, I love new recipes!
Linda,
Thanks so much for these recipes, especially the Ranch Dressing. All commercial Ranch Dressings contain MSG which makes me violently ill. Hellman’s makes a Ranch Dressing that does not contain MSG but is almost impossible to find at retail. I will definitely be using your recipe to make my own.
Hi Harry, I’m so glad you like my recipes. I like fresh salad dressing so it works for me. I can smell the store bought salad dressings after they sit in the frig for a week and they taste and smell rancid to me. My husband thinks they taste fine but I don’t. You can always add other spices to your liking. Fresh is awesome! Thanks for stopping by, Linda