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Homemade Apple Cider Vinaigrette

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We aim to eat 90% healthy, but sneaky sugars, unhealthy fats, and unnecessary sodium can make their way into even the healthiest-sounding foods.

When I first started eating healthy, I naturally went to that quintessential “health food”: the salad.

Of course, my early salads were boring, but they weren’t nearly so bad when I drenched them in salad dressing. What I didn’t know was that the amount and type of salad dressings that I was adding a whole lot of junk to my “healthy salad.”

There are healthy salad dressing options out there, but they can be pricey. This is my easy healthy recipe for a homemade apple cider vinaigrette that is affordable and yummy!

Homemade Apple Cider Vinaigrette; easy and quick apple cider salad dressing. An easy healthy recipe to keep in the fridge

Ingredients for Homemade Apple Cider Vinaigrette

Ingredients to make homemade apple cider vinaigrette salad dressing, an easy healthy recipe that will keep in your fridge for a month

Simply combine all of the ingredients and adjust to taste.

Store the dressing in the fridge in a sealed mason jar or re-purposed salad dressing bottle.

What I love about this recipe (other than it’s simplicity, frugality, and healthiness) is how versatile it is! You can make it more acidic, sweeter, thicker and creamier, with just a slight adjustment in your measurements.

For kids, I would increase the honey and dijon slightly to make this more of a Honey Dijon salad dressing.

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE APPLE CIDER VINEGAR SALAD DRESSING - an easy healthy recipe that will make your salads taste amazing without extra sugar, fat, or salt!

Speaking of the kids, this easy healthy recipe is so simple that the kids can easily help make it. Have them help measure out all of the ingredients, pour into a small mason jar, and shake to combine! Such an easy way to get kids excited about trying salad!

This homemade apple cider salad dressing goes well on just about any salad you add it to, but I especially love it on my Roasted Red Pepper & Apple Salad.

homemade apple cider vinaigrette; a natural and healthy salad dressing you can make in 2 minutes

What’s your favourite way to make salads tasty while keeping them healthy?

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Homemade Apple Cider Vinaigrette

Homemade Apple Cider Vinaigrette

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1-2 teaspoon honey, to taste
  • Salt & Pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Simply combine all of the ingredients and adjust to taste.
  3. Store the dressing in the fridge in a sealed mason jar or re-purposed salad dressing bottle.

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Comments

  2. Jenny says

    Thanks for the recipe. I usually use Seasoned Rice Wine Vinegar…Yum! But always have Apple Cider Vinegar around so this will be a nice change.

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  5. Jackie says

    I’m always looking for ways to get more apple cider vinegar in myself and my kids. This looks awesome. I pinned and will try this weekend. Thanks!

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  10. Carrie Groneman says

    Oh, Jennifer, this looks amazing! I featured it on my FB page and can’t wait to try it myself. I LOVE a good dressing and this looks easy peasy plus flavorful too. Thanks for sharing at the Wonderful Wed. Blog Hop. Carrie, A Mother’s Shadow

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  11. K. Lee Banks says

    Thanks so much for sharing this recipe! Now that spring has finally arrived, I’m transitioning from soups to salads, and would definitely prefer keeping my salads healthy with nutritional dressings!

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  13. J @ A Hot Southern Mess says

    Yum! This looks so good! I am pinning this and will try this dressing out! Thanks for sharing! I wonder how long the dressing will keep in the mason jar in the fridge? It’s probably so good that I don’t need to worry about it keeping fresh for too long 😉

    I would also like to invite you to join a new link up that I am co-hosting over on my blog. Your post would be a wonderful addition to the link up! Feel free to join in on the fun!

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    • Jennifer Tammy says

      Haha, you’re exactly right — I’ve never had to wait and see how long it takes to go off! I would say maybe a month, but there’s really nothing in it that would go bad and the oil would preserve any garlic that you may be inclined to add.
      I’ll be there!

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  14. Jae says

    I love this! Love vinaigrette! I could dip my bread here, mix some mushrooms for bread toppings or just in a salad! Thank you 😀

    Reply

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