Quick & Easy Italian Dressing Recipe (Dairy-Free)
This Quick & Easy Italian Dressing Recipe (Dairy-Free) is zesty and full of flavor. Perfect on a big salad, pasta salad, or use it as a marinade on chicken, fish, pork, or steak. All-natural and ready in 5 minutes!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 121kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¾ cup good quality olive oil
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup omit sweetener if you're sugar-free
- 1 clove minced garlic
Instructions
- Make dressing: Add all ingredients to a jar, place the lid on the jar, and give it a good shake! You could also blend the ingredients in a blender, or place the ingredients in a bowl and whisk well together. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator.
- Serve on your favorite salad and enjoy!
- Bring to room temperature: Just like with all vinegar based dressing you'll need to shake it up again before pouring to eliminate separation. Best to let it come to room temperature after stored in the refrigerator.
Notes
- This dressing will last 2 days in the fridge. If you omit the fresh garlic and use powdered garlic in its place, the dressing will last even 2 weeks.
- You can use sugar in place of honey. Both honey and dijon mustard are emulsifiers meaning they will keep the mixture from separating.
- Slowly drizzle the oil to add to the dressing, the better it will combine.
- You could add grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese but it will cause the dressing to separate. Best to add to the salad and not into the dressing.
- Nutrition information is based on 2 tablespoons of Italian dressing.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.1g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 4mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.04g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.1mg