Creamy Balsamic Salad dressing. Refreshing, tangy, with a bit of sweet. Almost a honey dijon mustard dressing. But….not. This healthy salad dressing is gluten free when made as directed. Make this recipe as a dressing or dipping sauce for your fresh vegetables and salads. I love it with kale!
Reader Testimony: Erica says “This dressing is so delicious! I’ve made similar dressings using mayonnaise. Your recipe tastes better and is healthier…win, win! Thank you.”
While rummaging about in my old recipe book I found this treasure. It came from my mother-in-law ages and ages ago. She makes the most fantastic, beautiful nutritious salads! It was from her I learned I could enjoy crunchy things, like walnuts, and creamy things, like feta cheese, in a gorgeous salad with a lovely, pretty, healthy dressing.
creamy balsamic dressing has a beautiful flavor profile that really wakes up a green salad.
My mom in law taught me a lot about how to appreciate good healthy food that’s attractive and tasty. She is a lovely inspiration to live healthy, have fun and enjoy life, even now. I’m so glad she’s one of my moms!
Some bottled dressings are very unhealthy. Especially the creamy ones! The calories and added chemicals they contain! And the various forms of sugars will ruin a lovely fresh salads nutrition! Having said that I confess! I DO use ranch dressing sometimes. I have been known to cave in and get other old (bad) favorites once in awhile.
I sometimes buy salad dressings labeled as natural or healthy, get them home and read the label more closely. I cannot believe what passes for healthy and natural in store bought salad dressings (Always read the ingredients!). This article by Harvard Health discusses the health problems bottled salad dressings can cause.
My personal goal is to keep pushing forward on eating sensibly and keep working on making better choices at the store. It Can be tough! But consider this.
You have gone to the trouble to make a beautiful salad full of delicious nutrients and flavors. Enhance those lovely flavors with a beautifully healthy, tasty salad dressing.
Crown it with a kiss of creamy balsamic vinaigrette. You don’t need much of this dressing to perk up your salads. The balsamic vinegar and dijon are powerful flavors. Creamy Balsamic vinaigrette recipe brings the palates satisfaction way up from a simple oil and vinegar dressing.
It’s so easy to make this salad dressing in a jar with a fitted led. Just store it in your fridge until you need it!
If you’re into healthy cooking try making Homemade Greek Yogurt and Homemade Avocado Mayonnaise. These are both so easy to make, very healthy for you and cost effective! Both greek yogurt and mayo are often used as bases for healthy salad dressings. It’s all in how you make it! The best part is they taste fantastic and add so much as condiments to any meal.
You will love Creamy Balsamic Salad Dressing on a green salad, like Garden Berry Salad or Fall Garden Salad! What makes this salad dressing special is its low cal, with a zingy, satisfying flavor. You don’t need a lot of it to brighten a salad. The honey-dijon combo is so good together!
Our Garden Berry Salad is delicious with homemade creamy balsamic salad dressing.
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Our Creamy Balsamic Dressing recipe is worth the bit of time it takes to make (like five minutes). Put together this tried and true, many times tested thick balsamic vinaigrette. It has great body and flavor.
Looking for more salads and dressings? Try our Kale Apple Salad with Honey dressing.
Whatever green salad your making this salad dressing is a good friend to have in your recipe box. It’s so quick to make and holds well in the fridge.
Creamy Balsamic Salad Dressing:
TIPS:
- Creamy Balsamic salad dressing stores well, covered, in the fridge. After some time in the fridge (several days) it may get a bit thick and need whisking and thinning so it will pour satisfactorily. Enjoy!
- This recipe only makes about 1/2 cup of dressing. You might think you need a larger batch and by all means double it if you do. However, this dressing is meant to be made and used as it’s needed to keep it at its best. It will do long storage but it’s so easy there is no need to clutter up your fridge with it. It also has a strong flavor so you won’t want to drown your greens. Just a kiss will do.
- Pour this dressing over your green salad AT SERVING for best results. This is an acid based dressing which means it will break down the leaf structure of your greens and can create a limp salad if not eaten after the dressing is poured on. It’s a great dressing for kale salads for this reason. Kale is a tough leaf and can stand up to an earlier pour if you want to pre-dress the salad.
Instructions: This is SO ridiculously easy.
- Whisk (or shake) the ingredients together in a Salad Dressing Shaker like this one and store in your fridge till serving.
- Serve chilled either from the shaker bottle or in acruet(although this dressing may be a bit thick for easy pouring from a tight neck) like this one, or a gravy server (that’s what I use.)
creamy balsamic dressing has a rich honey mustard vibe. It’s a creamy dressing but not overly thick. It’s SO tasty on a green salad!
Creamy Balsamic Salad Dressing
A Refreshing, tangy homemade salad dressing with a bit of sweet. This dressing makes a flavorful, healthy, gluten free addition to your green salad.
Ingredients
- 1/4 C balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Tamari (Kikkoman brand is gluten free)
- 1 1/2 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
- 1 1/2 tablespoon honey
- 3 tablespoons yogurt
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil.
Instructions
- Whisk all the ingredients together in a glass bowl or salad dressing shaker bottle.
- Refrigerate several hours covered to blend flavors and thicken.
- Pour into a Curafe at serving.
Notes
This salad dressing stores well in the fridge, covered, up to a week.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1 TablespoonsAmount Per Serving Calories 28Total Fat 1.1gSaturated Fat 0.2gSodium 151mgCarbohydrates 4gFiber 0.1gSugar 3.7gProtein 0.6g
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Dee
Delicious! Thank you so much for an easy, tasty and healthy dressing! I used 1 packet Splenda instead of honey and skipped the oil. It was perfect. It’ll become a regular for my salads going forward.
Diane
Hi Dee,
It’s wonderful to hear you had success with Splenda in this salad dressing. Thank you for sharing that tip. And I REALLY appreciate your great review. have a great day!
Tammie
What are your serving sizes?? I’m looking for a low calorie creamy balsamic dressing. Thanks!
Diane
Hi Tammy,
The serving size is 1 1/2 Tablespoons. Thanks for the question. Please let us know how it turns out for you. Have a great day!
Bee
What kind of yogurt do you use? Simply plain or greek yogurt?
Diane
Hi Bee,
Any kind of good quality yogurt will work for this recipe. I usually have Greek yogurt on hand and it makes a nice creamy dressing. Thanks so much for asking. Have a great day!
Crystal
Anyone know if you have to add the honey ? I’m trying to keep the carbs down. Any substitutes? I made mine with only a tablespoon of honey but still would like the carbs a little lower. Thanks!
Diane
Hi Crystal, You might try replacing the honey with Stevia. I have never tried this substitution but it may work. Good luck and I’d love to know how it turns out for you. Have a great day!
Erika
This dressing is so delicious! I’ve made similar dressings using mayonnaise. Your recipe tastes better and is healthier…win, win! Thank you.
Diane
Hi Erika,
I’m delighted you love Creamy Balsamic Salad Dressing too. It’s one of our family favorites. Your comment just made my day. Enjoy!
P
Thanks for sharing your recipe! Was tasty, made some modification and hopefully I’ll have more than Vanilla Yogurt in the fridge next time. Love that it was so easy to come and find the basic premise for a creamy balsamic! Also love that your version points to yogurt instead of mayo as the cream source!
Diane
Hi P,
I’m delighted this dressing worked well for you. It’s an old favorite here. I have also found this recipe to be highly adaptable. Thanks again for giving such great feedback on this recipe. It’s my pleasure to pass on my mother in law’s recipe!
TM Chipps
I made this dressing yesterday and my family LOVED it ! ! I was interested in trying it because I had never thought to put those specific ingredients together for a dressing before. I did substitute mayo for yogurt because I didn’t have any yogurt on hand. I loved the consistency and the flavor! This is definitely a new staple in my recipe book. OH! and my 3 year old loved it so much she drank the leftovers from her salad bowl !
homemadefoodjunkie
Thanks you so much Tm Chipps! You just made my whole week! We so appreciate you’re taking the time to share your experience with Creamy balsamic Salad Dressing. It’s a long standing family favorite here. So glad to here you love it. Definitely try it with yogurt. It’s great that way too!
Dave Scudder
Likewise, it’s too good to waste.
Rueeta
The Original Dressing tastes Amazing. But due to availablility I used Honey-Mustard instead Of Dijon mustard & added some salad season mix the second time I made It. It tasted great too
homemadefoodjunkie
Thank you Rueeta for visiting! I’m glad you enjoyed this wonderful salad dressing recipe. It’s one on my family’s favorites. Great tips on this recipe! I’m glad you found it versatile. So handy to be able to change it up like that!