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Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing
Simple, healthy, and ready in 5 minutes, this Lemon Vinaigrette will soon become one of your favorite go-to salad dressings! Olive oil is blended together with fresh lemon juice, zest, honey, mustard, and a touch of fresh herbs to make this light and refreshing recipe.
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 180 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup olive oil or avocado oil
- 1 tsp. lemon zest
- ¼ cup lemon juice fresh
- 2 Tbsp. honey or agave nectar
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard or yellow
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 2 tsp. thyme finely chopped
- ¼ tsp. salt
Instructions
- Add ingredients to a high-speed blender or food processor and blend for 20-30 seconds, or until smooth.
- Alternatively, you can whisk together ingredients in a bowl or shake until incorporated in a mason jar.
- Store lemon vinaigrette dressing in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week between servings. Enjoy!
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Notes
- mini-prep food processor
- NutriBullet blender
- Vitamix
- You can use a mini-prep food processor, NutriBullet blender, or a Vitamix with similar results.
- Each serving is roughly 2 tablespoons of salad dressing.
- Use stevia liquid extract in place of the honey or leave it out completely if on a low-carb or keto diet.
- Use fresh lemon juice. The bottled kind does not have as much lemon flavor and can be more acidic tasting compared to fresh.
- Zest before juicing. It's always easiest if you zest citrus before cutting it in half and juicing.
- Sprinkle in a little lemon zest. The zest of citrus has so much more flavor than the juice and will up-level the lemon flavor.
- Don't forget the herbs. Whether thyme or any other type of fresh herb, this ingredient really takes the lemon vinaigrette over-the-top!
- Emulsify by blending. Quickly blending the ingredients in a Nutribullet or other blender will help the ingredients to completely emulsify and combine together. (Something a bowl and a whisk simply cannot do!)
- Double the batch. Want to eat a salad all week? Simply double the batch and have it ready to enjoy all week long!
Nutrition Information
Calories
180kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Sodium
90mg
(4%)
Potassium
28mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
80IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
10mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 180
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 180kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 90mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 28mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 80IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.