Salad Dressings Made Simple-5 Paleo Recipes

Do you know how easy it is to make salad dressings?! It might sound intimidating and possibly easier to just buy a bottle from the store. However, by combining just a few fresh ingredients and whisking them together, you can create dressing that far surpasses the bottled varieties, plus it’s much cheaper. By creating dressings yourself, you can remove all of the added sugar, salt and other unnecessary ingredients. My mother in-law, a homemade salad dressing goddess, and I teamed up to share our five favorite paleo salad dressings made simple. It only took us approximately 47 tries each but we think they are pretty darn great, if we do say so ourselves!

Basic Italian Dressing

1/2 c. Olive Oil
1/2 c. Apple Cider Vinegar
1.5 Tbs Italian Seasoning
2 cloves freshly minced Garlic (about 1 tsp)
Salt and Pepper to taste

Put all ingredients into a mason jar, whisk or shake and serve!

Poppyseed Dressing 

Juice from 2 lemons
1/2 c. Olive Oil
1/4 c. Honey
2 tsp Dijon Mustard
2 tsp Poppyseed
Salt and Pepper to taste

Put all ingredients into a mason jar, whisk or shake and serve!

Balsamic Dressing 

1 c. Olive Oil
1/4 c. Balsamic Vinegar
1 Tbs Stone Ground Mustard
1 tsp each, Salt and Pepper
1 tsp Oregano
Optional: 1 tsp sweetener of your choice (honey, maple syrup or stevia)

Put all ingredients into a mason jar, whisk or shake and serve!

Berry Champagne Vinaigrette  

1 c. Olive Oil
1/2 c. Champagne Vinegar
1/4 c. Honey
Juice of 2 Lemons
1/2 tsp salt
1 c. fresh berries of choice, blueberries, raspberries or strawberries
Put all ingredients into a blender and puree until desired consistency is reached. Serve!

Green Goddess Salad Dressing

Green Goddess Dressing 

1/2 c. Avocado oil
1 clove Garlic
1 whole ripe Avocado
1/4 c. Canned Artichokes
1/3 c. Juice from Artichoke Jar
2 Tbs Chives/Green Onions
Juice of 1 Lemon
4 Tbs Apple Cider Vinegar
Salt and Pepper

Put all ingredients into food processor. Puree until desired consistency is reached. Serve!