Make your own Homemade Italian Dressing at home with Ingredients you already have on hand! There are no added preservatives, it’s easy to make, and so good for you. Drizzle it over your favorite healthy salad recipe today!
Homemade Italian Dressing Recipe- It’s So Easy
Raise your hand if you’re trying to be the healthiest version of you. WE ARE! We totally understand that all of the newest diet plans and superfoods can be a bit overwhelming. What green is the best for you? Which marinara sauce has the least amount of sugar? Is it still ok to eat Mac N’ Cheese? There are just so many things to think about these days.
We want meal time to be a positive experience for all of you, so when you are preparing a healthy salad for dinner or meal prepping for the week, we want choosing a healthy salad dressing to be an easy choice for you. There are delicious salad dressing products out there, but we are big advocates of making homemade salad dressing. Enter this Homemade Italian Dressing. We love this homemade Italian dressing recipe for so many reasons.
- It is so easy to make. Just throw everything into a bowl or jar and mix!
- You can keep this homemade Italian dressing in your refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Not only is this homemade Italian dressing a perfect dressing to top any salad, but it is also a great marinade for chicken, beef, veggies, and more!
- This Homemade Italian Dressing is a healthy spin on a classic salad dressing without all of the preservatives and added sugar.
Homemade Italian Dressing Ingredients
We weren’t joking that this homemade Italian dressing is so easy to make. Honestly, you probably have everything you need for the dressing in your pantry right now! Check out the ingredients for this homemade Italian dressing recipe below.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Vinegar
- Lemon Juice
- Italian Seasoning
- All-natural sweetener
All you do is whisk everything together and you’re set to go!
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Healthy Italian Dressing
Make your own Homemade Italian Dressing at home with Ingredients you already have on hand! There are no added preservatives, it’s easy to make, and so good for you. Drizzle it over your favorite healthy salad recipe today!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a mason jar and cover.
- Shake mason jar until all ingredients are combined.
- Serve over your favorite salad or use as a marinade.
Tips & Notes
Store in the refrigerator for 2-5 days in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/6 Calories: 173 Sugar: 4 Sodium: 209 Fat: 18 Carbohydrates: 4 Fiber: 0 Protein: 0Keywords: Homemade Italian Dressing
Oh my goodness! I’ve been wanting to make my own salad dressing. Thank you for sharing this!
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Love love loving the rice vinegar! Good thing I just stocked up on a new bottle 😉 The best!
Homemade dressings are always so much better than store bought ones. I’m going to give this one a try this weekend.
Question: How long does this last in refrigerator? Or do you recommend leaving on room-tempature counter in sealed container?
Thanks!!
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I’d say this needs to be used within a week or so just because there’s fresh lemon juice (which you could omit) and there’s no preservatives!
Love this recipe and the use of the coconut sugar and rice vinegar! Sounds awesome! Can’t wait to try it out.
Have fun at the party! Sounds like my idea of a fun time as well 🙂
THANKS! I love substituting with coconut sugar when I can!
I love this recipe! I seriously struggle with making my own dressing–like, I actually jus sprinkle lemon juice on everything 😀 NOT THE SAME. Have a great weekend!
I DO THAT TOO. Especially at Chipotle 🙂
Sounds like you’ll have a terrific weekend Lee, enjoy! 😀
This recipe sounds great, I’ll try it this weekend when due to the heatwave the only thing we’ll probably eat are salads and ice cream (and chilled mojito & lemonade 😉
I have just 1 question: why is there need to add lemon juice to the vinegar? Why not only one of them? Thanks!
The vinegar is a great base for the dressing and I added lemon juice because I love the flavor! If you’re going to use one or the other, I’d use the vinegar 🙂