55+ Easy Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes

A good salad dressing recipe can transform the simplest of green salads. Whether you want a classic, something light & fresh, rich and creamy or bold and flavour filled, making your own dressing is always quick, easy, far better and more versatile then anything from a bottle.

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Every dressing recipe you will ever need!

This collection of salad dressings bring together all of the everyday classics, as well as some more adventurous options. They are all simple to make and easy to adapt.

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From reliable vinaigrettes, creamy and comforting, fresh and fruity, herby and green to big bold punchy flavours when you want something completely different!

Everyday Vinaigrette Dressing Recipes

These are your everyday, reliable, go-to dressings which you will reach for again and again.

Vinaigrette style dressings (or citronette when made with citrus juice) can be infinitely varied, adjusting flavours, adding heat or cooling herbs to pair wth every salad ingredient.

As well as dressing a green salad, a vinaigrette dressing is delicious with grain salads, rice salad or even pasta salads, like this Italian pasta salad or Greek orzo salad.

An attractive bottle of rich dark balsamic dressing on a serving board, next to a a vine of red cherry tomatoes.

Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

This delicious balsamic vinegar salad dressing recipe produces a vinaigrette style dressing with perfectly balanced flavours and real depth.

a close up of pouring the thick dark brown dressing over a bowl of green salad leaes

Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

This maple balsamic dressing lifts any salad. It's a great combination of sweet and sticky, but with richness and a hint of bite from the vinegar. One of our favourites on regular rotation!

Pouring Italian dressing over a mixed salad.

Italian Vinaigrette Dressing

This deliciously piquant Italian style salad dressing is perfect for salads of all sorts. Try it on rice or pasta salads as well as fresh greens.

A bottle of Greek salad dressing, ready to use.

Greek Vinaigrette Dressing

This tantalizing flavours of this Greek style salad dressing is perfect for salads of all sorts. It's wonderfully versatile, making a great addition to salads of leafy greens, rice or pasta.

a jug of Mediterranean dressing with salad ingredients

Mediterranean Vinaigrette Dressing

Mediterranean herbs add delicious flavours to this versatile vinaigrette dressing.

Drizzling lemon dressing over fresh green courgette salad.

Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing

A fresh and zesty lemon dressing with plenty of lemon flavour. All natural and delicious, this simple dressing is easy to make and benefits from the natural flavour-enhancing properties of lemon juice.

A bottle of sweet and tangy honey mustard dressing next to a fresh green salad.

Honey Mustard Vinaigrette Dressing

Sweet and tangy homemade honey mustard dressing is fresh, vibrant and hard to resist. A classing dressing on salads, it can also jazz up sandwiches and works as a tasty marinade too.

Pouring pomegranate dressing over a salad of grilled halloumi, fresh vegetables, mint and pomegranate seeds.

Pomegranate Vinaigrette Dressing

This pomegranate molasses vinaigrette recipe is a tangy, fruity dressing that is delicious on all sorts of leafy and grain salads, cutting through rich and salty ingredients for a wonderful balanced dish.

a close up of pouring the dark caramel coloured dressing onto red and green salad leaves

Asian Vinaigrette Dressing

This simple and delicious multipurpose Asian sesame dressing made with just 5 pantry ingredients is one of my favourites. It keeps for ages, and is perfect for all your salad, dipping and marinade needs!

Classic French Vinaigrette Dressing

Everyone needs to know how to make the classic French dressing that will go with any green salad.

Fresh & Fruity Salad Dressings

These dressings use fruit to bring sweetness, sharpness, and colour, lifting even the simplest salad. Use them on a salad served with cheese or grilled meat.

Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

Drizzle this Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing over summer salads to give them an instant burst of flavour!

Strawberry & Poppy Seed Vinaigrette Dressing

This strawberry poppy seed dressing is quick and easy to make. Simply blend fresh strawberries, vinegar, olive oil, honey (optional), salt, pepper, and poppy seeds together.

a glass jug of deep red raspberry vinaigrette

Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing

Made with fresh raspberries this dressing is not only the most delightful colour, but is also seriously delicious!

Blackberry & Basil Vinaigrette Dressing

A fruity dressing with blackberries & basil.

Blackberry Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

This tangy blackberry vinaigrette has just the right balance of sweet and savory to rock your tastebuds with a fresh new use for summertime blackberries.

Blood Orange Vinaigrette Dressing

Floral and refreshing like raspberries, enjoy blood orange citrus vinaigrette on salads, vegetables, and grain bowls.

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Orange Vinaigrette Dressing

Homemade Orange Vinaigrette Dressing, a simple five ingredients recipe that can be used on salads or as a marinade.

Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing

You’ll love this homemade Lemon Vinaigrette without Mustard! You just need four ingredients and three minutes to make this refreshingly delicious dressing.

Lemon & Poppy Seed Vinaigrette Dressing

This tangy lemon poppy seed dressing is the easiest way to jazz up any of your favorite salads and sides! Go give it a try!

Rhubarb Vinaigrette Dressing

Rhubarb vinaigrette is delicious on salads and in marinades! It is ridiculously easy to make and the flavor is so fresh and fruity!

Herby & Green Salad Dressings

Fresh herbs take the spotlight here. From the classic green goddess, to parsley and basil. These dressings will bring a fresh lift to any dish.

Green Goddess Dressing

An intensely fresh, zingy vegan dressing made from left over fresh herbs. Endlessly adaptable and delicious.

Pesto Vinaigrette Dressing

This simple Italian-inspired pesto vinaigrette recipe is fresh, vibrant and easy to make. Perfect on any salad as a main course or as a side dish with Italian food. (Easily vegetarian and vegan)

Parsley Vinaigrette Dressing

This parsley salad dressing is an easy and delicious vinaigrette recipe that pairs well with all types of lettuce and fresh vegetables.

Balsamic & Fresh Basil Vinaigrette Dressing

Taking just 5 minutes to make this basil balsamic vinaigrette is a great way to use up that fresh basil that’s taking over the garden. Spoon it over a caprese salad, grilled veggies, or chicken. It’s so versatile!

Lemon Basil Vinaigrette Dressing

Lemon Basil Vinaigrette is a delicious, healthy vinaigrette salad dressing recipe made with fresh basil, lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil.

Creamy Salad Dressings

These creamy dressings with a bit more body to suit robust, chunky salads. They can be used to bind ingredients (think of the classic Russian salad, drizzled on top, or dolloped on the side or in the centre of the plate for dipping.

Mayonnaise and British salad cream classic creamy dressings.

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Classic British Salad Cream

Salad cream is the original creamy piquant British salad dressing. Revisit happy childhood memories with my recipe for salad cream, a wonderful traditional sauce.

Blue cheese dip, dressed up for a party with a garnish of blue cheese and snipped chives.

Blue Cheese Dip or Dressing

An American favourite, blue cheese dip is great for party spreads or with all your favourite snacks in front of the TV. Learn how to make your own perfect blue cheese dip with my easy, fuss-free recipe.

the dressing is poured from the jug over the salad

Creamy Balsamic Dressing

This creamy balsamic dressing recipe is made with balsamic vinegar, Greek yoghurt and mayonnaise makes a delicious change from an oil and vinegar salad dressing.

A rounded storage jar full of cream coloured tahini dressing on a green back drop. Dressing is running off a honey dripper back into the jar

Creamy Tahini Dressing

Tahini dressing is thick, rich and deliciously creamy, uses only three store cupboard ingredients and goes with everything. Recipe contains instructions for a thick dressing you can spoon, or a thinner version for pouring or coating.

a glass jug of tahini lemon dressing with a salad behind it

Creamy Tahini Lemon Dressing

This tahini lemon dressing will become a fridge staple so you always have it to hand, creamy, nutty tahini with zesty bright lemon. Gorgeous with all salads and ready in minutes!

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Seven Creamy Tahini Dressings

My original tahini dressing is a kitchen staple. Here are 7 variations on the classic original including:- Lemon Herb. Yoghurt Tahini Dressing. Japanese Miso. Indian. Italian Pesto & Balsamic. Garlic. Maple.

Creamy Italian Dressing

Creamy Italian dressing is a tangy, herby salad dressing made with Greek yogurt and a little mayonnaise for a smooth, creamy texture.

Classic Caesar Dressing

Make a classic, restaurant-quality Caesar dressing at home with simple steps, homemade mayo, real Parmesan, and bright lemon. Foolproof, customizable, and deeply flavorful.

Tahini Caesar Dressing

This tahini Caesar dressing comes together in minutes and is great on kale, romaine, or anything else you want to Caesar up!

Chipotle Caesar Dressing

This smoky, creamy, and slightly spicy Chipotle Caesar Dressing with Greek yogurt will elevate your salads, wraps, and grilled veggies.

No Mayo Caesar Dressing

This Healthy Caesar dressing is delicious and creamy, yet it’s dairy-free, sugar-free, gluten-free, anchovies-free, eggless, and mayo free.

Creamy Louie Dressing

Homemade Louie Dressing is creamy, delicious and bursting with flavor! It includes a vegan option and it comes together in just 10 minutes!

Russian Dressing

Russian dressing is one of those classic, old school condiments that instantly elevates whatever you add it to. It is creamy, tangy, slightly sweet, and just a little bit zesty

Creamy Lime Dressing

This creamy lime sauce is zesty and super delicious. the perfect match for blackened chicken and other spicy foods.

Sour Cream Dressing

Make this sour cream sauce in just 5 minutes and use as a dressing, dip or drizzle!

Ranch Dressings

There are so many variations on the classic Ranch dressing they deserve their own category!

Cool, creamy and endlessly adaptable. Ranch is a favourite for everything from dressing salads to dipping and drizzling.

Classic versions, lighter versions with yoghurt, flavour twists, and herb or garlic versions!

Classic Creamy Ranch Dressing

This creamy homemade ranch dressing comes together in minutes with simple fridge staples and a splash of dill pickle juice for bold, restaurant-style flavor. Once you try it, you’ll never go back to bottled ranch again.

Herby Ranch Dressing

This homemade ranch dressing uses fresh or dried herbs and pantry staples for bold, creamy flavor; perfect as a dip or dressing, no packet needed.

Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing

Make this avocado lime ranch dressing recipe copycat of the tangy lime infused avocado ranch salad dressing from Chick-fil-a.

Roasted Garlic Parmesan Ranch Dressing

This Roasted Garlic Parmesan Ranch Dressing is a rich buttermilk garlic ranch dressing recipe with Parmesan cheese.

Kefir Ranch Dressing

The homemade ranch kefir salad dressing our family is obsessed with! It is not only delicious, but also packed with good for you ingredients.

BYU Creamery Ranch Dressing (Copycat Recipe)

The Ranch Dressing made by BYU Creamery has lots of fans, and my sister Pam, niece Kara, and I experimented for weeks on this copycat recipe!

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Rich, tangy, creamy and herby, buttermilk ranch dressing has been a salad staple for over 40 years. Delicious on a salad or as a veggie dip,

Avocado Ranch Dressing

Homemade Avocado Ranch Dressing is rich, creamy and delicious. It’s bursting with freshness and with flavor. You won’t believe how easy it is to make!

Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing

This Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing is creamy, tangy, and packed with herby flavor made with nonfat Greek yogurt and a splash of lemon, it’s a lighter take on the classic but still incredibly satisfying.