Bursting with fresh citrus this Orange Vinaigrette Recipe mixes up quick and easy with just eight simple ingredients many of which you may already have on hand. This light tangy vinaigrette is ideal for spring mix salads or any tender greens where a light flavorful dressing is desired.
The orange juice and orange zest in this vinaigrette are so refreshing with just the right pop for so many salads. Try it on fruit salad, berry salad, arugula salad, and strawberry salad. It is so easy to prepare by simply whisking all the ingredients together or combining in a mason jar with a tight fitting lid and shaking to combine.
What is in Orange Vinaigrette
Sometimes it is the simple ingredients in a homemade salad dressing that make it taste so good. Just all natural ingredients that really shine through without additives and preservatives.
- Champagne Vinegar – or substitute white wine vinegar
- Orange Juice – fresh squeezed is best and one orange will do the trick.
- Orange Zest – use the zest from the orange before you squeeze it
- Honey – for a tad of sweetness.
- Dijon Mustard – for a little bit of tang
- Olive Oil – so it will cling to the greens
- Salt and Pepper – to suit your taste but I love plenty of fresh cracked black pepper
What is the difference between vinaigrette and dressing?
A salad dressing is any liquid mixture that dresses a salad and can most definitely include a vinaigrette. While a vinaigrette is a type of salad dressing in which vinegar and oil are main components of the dressing.
7 reasons why you should make your own dressing
- The ingredients are usually fairly common with many recipes offering suitable substitutions with only small changes in taste.
- You can easily adjust the seasonings to suit yourself.
- Most salad dressings take mere minutes to make.
- Salad dressing recipes are effortlessly halved or even doubled to accommodate any number of people.
- It is considerably less expensive to mix your own salad dressings.
- You control the ingredients leaving out all the additives, preservatives, gums, artificial flavors, and artificial colors.
- Without a doubt homemade salad dressing tastes so much better than bottled salad dressing every time.
Enjoy these fresh salads!
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Orange Vinaigrette
A freshy and tasty homemade Orange Vinaigrette made with fresh orange juice and orange zest in less than five minutes. Enjoy it over your favorite garden greens, fresh steamed asparagus, or sun-ripened peaches and strawberries.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1/2 cup 1x
- Category: salad dressing/other
- Method: whisk and bowl
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar ( or white wine vinegar)
- ¼ cup orange juice (about the juice from 1 orange)
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Whisk the champagne vinegar, orange juice, orange zest, honey, Dijon mustard, and a pinch of salt together.
- Drizzle in the olive oil slowly while whisking. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Juliane
An amazing recipe for vinaigrette! We really enjoyed it!
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Cathy
The perfect dressing for summer salads!
Sandra
Such an amazing vinaigrette! I love how easy this is to make!
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Erin | Dinners, Dishes and Dessert
No doubt, this was really amazing! I loved it! Thanks for sharing.
Catalina
Great idea! This will change the flavor of my favorite salad!
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Amanda
This is so simple but so delicious! It goes with pretty much any salad!
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Beth Pierce
So true!
Erik
Love the citrus flavor, such a refreshing twist for salads!
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