15 Classic Summer Salad Dressings
What better way to motivate yourself to eat more salad this summer than to have a delicious, homemade dressing drizzled on top? Homemade ranch dressing can turn a boring green salad into something divine. Sure, store-bought dressings are convenient, but making it yourself is so much better, and often cheaper. And best of all, you can control all the ingredients. Here are 15 classic dressing recipes to get you started for a summer of deliciously dressed salads.
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Avocado Green Goddess Dressing
"We love this dressing! I've given this out to many friends after they've tasted it at our home. It's great with steamed artichokes and every vegetable I have tried." —mrosej57
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Creamy Cucumber Dressing
"I cook Indian food a lot and this was a nice way to incorporate a salad into a meal. This would also go well with Mediterranean/Greek/Middle Eastern cuisine, I would definitely make this again!" —veggiegreengirl
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Balsamic Vinaigrette
"I love this vinaigrette. Now, I can't make a salad with any other dressing!" —BETH A
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Batman's Best Caesar Dressing
"This is the best salad dressing! Even my finicky daughter loves it. It's especially good as a chicken Caesar salad. I can't keep a double recipe on hand!" —CookinGal
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Honey Mustard Dressing ll
"This has become my favorite salad dressing! It's very easy to make and I always have the ingredients on-hand." —Shaz
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Poppy Seed Dressing l
"This dressing is awesome. I've been taking spinach salads with poppy seed dressing to work all week!" —jennmarie
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Authentic Thousand Island Dressing
"I grew up in a tiny town in the Midwest and we had a café with the absolute best homemade Thousand Island dressing. This is the first recipe I have come across that gets even close to it. It's really good!" —Heidi Torkelsen
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Ranch Dressing ll
"This is the ranch dressing recipe I've been looking for. The children love it. No more bottled ranch dressing for us." —REDWEENA
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Hot and Sweet Sesame Dressing
"Outstanding, wouldn't change a thing. First, I love the way the dressing thickened up so nicely, as so many Asian salad dressing are too runny. There's no dominant flavor, all ingredients share equally in an outstanding dressing, the sweet-hot-sour elements are just about perfect." —lutzflcat
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Absolutely the BEST Rich and Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing Ever!
"I served this dressing to guests on a chilled iceberg wedge, with extra blue cheese crumbles. Everyone simply raved! It only took a matter of minutes to make. So easy and so delicious!" —LADYBUGLOVER1
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Honey Lime Vinaigrette
"Very, very good! I liked that this used lime juice instead of the usual lemon, and all of the flavors complemented each other well. I didn't bother to dirty the blender making this, I just threw everything into a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shook it. Worked like a charm!" —Christina
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Absolutely Fabulous Greek/House Dressing
This is the 'secret' Greek dressing recipe from the pizzeria that I work at. The recipe makes almost a gallon but can be scaled down easily. It can be used for picnics and travels very well, since it doesn't need to be refrigerated. This is the best dressing I have ever tasted, people offer to buy it constantly, but if we sold it we wouldn't be able to make enough to use in the restaurant!" —DANIELLE M.
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Orange Vinaigrette Dressing
"This dressing is a nice alternative to the raspberry vinaigrettes I've had in the past. It tastes extremely fresh and slightly sweet, with a little kick from the cayenne pepper." —Susan Pascullo
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Best Baconless Spinach Salad Dressing
"My daughter is vegetarian so I came up with this alternative to hot bacon dressing for spinach salad. This is great if there are vegetarians at your table. I serve crumbled bacon on the side so we still get the delicious flavor of hot bacon dressing! You can substitute Dijon mustard for the honey Dijon mustard, if desired." —Applekrisp
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4-Ingredient Strawberry Vinaigrette
"Slightly tangy, easy vinaigrette with fresh strawberries, poppy seeds, apple cider vinegar, and honey — great for a spinach salad." —Bren