This honey lemon basil dressing is an easy salad vinaigrette recipe with olive oil and fresh herbs. It takes just 5 minutes to whip up. Let’s make this simple fruit and vegetable salad vinaigrette…
Why you’ll love this easy vinaigrette recipe
- Ready in 5 minutes.
- Healthy salad dressing.
- Uses fresh basil leaves. They have so much flavor!
- A delicious salad dressing for fruit salads. Don’t miss the opportunity to try this fresh basil vinaigrette on strawberry salads, peach salads, and any other fruit and vegetable salad recipe.
- No food processor or blender needed. You’ll love the bites of fresh chopped basil in this recipe.
Ingredients for honey lemon basil dressing
This recipe is the perfect thing to make with fresh herbs from the farmers market. The rest of the ingredients are probably in your pantry right now.
Here’s what you need…
- Garlic powder
- Paprika
- Olive oil
- Honey
- Fresh lemon juice
- Champagne vinegar (substitute white wine or red vinegar)
- 2 sprigs basil
- Salt and pepper
How to make lemon basil dressing
This lemon basil vinaigrette salad dressing recipe comes together quickly.
- Add all the dressing ingredients to a ball jar, close the lid and shake for 20-39 seconds to mix. Alternatively, whisk all dressing ingredients together in a bowl until well combined.
- Pour dressing over salad immediately, or leave it at room temperature if serving the same day. Shake it again before serving.
How to taste salad dressing to know if it’s good
Some of “knowing when a salad dressing tastes good” is simply up to personal preference. Taste the dressing to see how you like it by dipping a fork in the jar to pick up just a little bit, or by dipping a carrot or cucumber into the dressing.
If the dressing tastes a little “flat” and you only taste the olive oil, add a pinch of salt and drizzle a little more vinegar in it.
If the dressing is a bit too sour and vinegar-tasting, add a drizzle of olive oil in it, shake it up again, and have a taste.
FAQs for making homemade salad dressings
Yes, you can. I don’t find a blender or food processor necessary for this recipe (I love bites of fresh basil), but you could pulse this salad vinaigrette for 5-10 seconds to make a smooth dressing.
Yes – I highly recommend making this salad dressing recipe with fresh lemon juice. Substituting another fresh citrus like lime juice or the juice of a fresh orange would be my preference over using store bought lemon juice.
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Honey Lemon Basil Dressing – Salad Vinaigrette Recipe | Sip Bite Go
Ingredients
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tbsp Paprika
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ cup champagne vinegar substitute white wine or red vinegar
- 4 sprigs basil diced
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper fresh cracked
Instructions
- Add all the dressing ingredients to a ball jar, close the lid and shake for 20-39 seconds to mix. Alternatively, whisk all dressing ingredients together in a bowl until well combined.
- Taste the dressing to see how you like it by dipping a fork in the jar to pick up just a little bit, or by dipping a carrot or cucumber into the dressing. If the dressing tastes a little “flat” and you only taste the olive oil, add a pinch of salt and drizzle a little more vinegar in it. If the dressing is a bit too sour and vinegar-tasting, add a drizzle of olive oil in it, shake it up again, and have a taste.
- Pour dressing over salad immediately, or leave it at room temperature if serving the same day. Shake it again before serving.
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