6 Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes

These healthy salad dressing recipes take any salad from boring to flavorful! These salad dressing recipes are easy to make, packed with flavor, vegan, dairy free, paleo and Whole30 friendly!

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword healthy salad dressing, vegan salad dressing, Whole30 salad dressing

Prep Time 5

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 87kcal

Author Samantha Rowland

Cost Average Cost: $3.04 Recipe/$0.38 Serving

Equipment

High speed blender

Ingredients

Almond Butter Turmeric Dressing ($3.11 Recipe/$0.39 Serving)

1/4 cup almond butter $0.92
1 cup water $0.00
2 lemons, juiced $0.84
2 tbsp fresh grated ginger $0.36
2 tsp turmeric $0.20
2 tbsp maple syrup (or 2 dates for Whole30) $0.62
1 tsp sea salt $0.05
1 tsp garlic powder $0.10
1/4 tsp black pepper $0.02

Creamy Balsamic Dressing (2.26 Recipe/$0.28 Serving)

1/4 cup tahini $0.82
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar $1.25
1/4 cup water $0.00
1 tbsp dijon mustard $0.06
1 tsp garlic powder $0.10
1/2 tsp sea salt $0.03

Creamy Italian Dressing (3.75 Recipe/$0.46 Serving)

1/3 cup avocado oil (or olive oil) $1.94
1/2 cup dairy free milk $0.29
1/4 cup red wine vinegar $0.75
2 tbsp dijon mustarrd $0.12
2 tbsp Italian seasoning $0.50
1 tsp garlic powder $0.10
3/4 tsp sea salt $0.05

Sesame Ginger Asian Dressing (2.73 Recipe/$0.34 Serving)

1/3 cup tahini $1.13
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar $0.24
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar $0.12
3 tbsp coconut aminos $0.53
1/3 cup water $0.00
2 tbsp fresh grated ginger $0.36
1 tbsp sesame oil $0.30
1/2 tsp sea salt $0.03
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper $0.02

Chipotle Ranch Dressing ($3.30 Recipe/$0.41 Serving)

1 cup raw cashews, soaked $1.86
1 cup water $0.00
2 tbsp olive oil $0.44
2 tbsp dried chives $0.50
1 tsp Chipotle Powder $0.10
1 tsp smoked paprika $0.10
1 tsp dried parsley $0.10
1/2 tsp dried dill $0.05
1 tsp garlic powder $0.10
1/2 tsp sea salt $0.05

Creamy Avocado Cilantro Dressing (3.10 Recipe/$0.39 Serving)

2 small avocado $1.25
2 limes, juiced $0.66
1/2 cup dairy free milk $0.29
1/2 cup water $0.00
1/4 cup cilantro $0.65
1.5 tsp garlic powder $0.15
1 tsp sea salt $0.05
.5 tsp cumin $0.05

Instructions

Add the ingredients for the recipe to a high speed blender
Blend on high until fully incorporated
Store in a glass container in the fridge for 1 week.

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Notes

Serving Size: The serving size is 2 tablespoons of salad dressing. Each recipe makes about 8 servings (16 tablespoons).

Budget friendly tip: Substitute the avocado oil for olive oil and the Italian Dressing cost is $3.02 Recipe/$0.38 Serving.

Dairy free milk suggestions:

Unsweetened Almond milk
Unsweetened Cashew Milk
Oat milk
Coconut milk (in the refrigerated section)

How to soak cashews:

Soak in filtered water for 3-4 hours at room temperature
Boil in filtered water for 3-4 minutes until softened.
Drain the cashews after soaking. Use fresh water in the recipe.

Storage: Store the dressing in the fridge in mason jars or other easy to seal glass containers.

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