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Cranberry Maple Vinaigrette

November 18, 2018 by GG Leave a Comment

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Cranberry Maple Vinaigrette is an easy recipe for homemade salad dressing that combines your leftover cranberry sauce with maple syrup and balsamic vinegar for a sweet and tangy vinaigrette that compliments any salad!

Cranberry Maple Vinaigrette combines your leftover cranberry sauce with maple syrup and balsamic vinegar for a sweet and tangy vinaigrette that compliments any salad! cranberry sauce | Thanksgiving |Thanksgiving leftovers | maple syrup | vinaigrette | homemade | salad dressing

Cranberry Maple Vinaigrette Recipe

Wait! Don’t throw out your leftover cranberry sauce! In case you’re wondering what to do with all that left over cranberry sauce, you should make this fabulous Cranberry Maple Vinaigrette, of course!

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Just whisk your leftover cranberry sauce into a balsamic vinaigrette mixture for a sweet and tangy salad dressing that will dress up your salad for dinner tonight. Cranberry Maple Vinaigrette is such a delicious homemade vinaigrette that no one will ever know it’s made from Thanksgiving leftovers! Also perfect for any upcoming holiday entertaining you may have scheduled on your calendar too! Actually, you might want to buy some cranberry sauce just to make this homemade salad dressing anytime of the year because it’s that good!

Need to use up even more leftover cranberry sauce? Get out your slow cooker for these Cranberry Sweet & Sour Meatballs. Simply put frozen meatballs in your favorite slow cooker, top with just a few ingredients and let them cook themselves. You’ll end up with amazingly saucy meatballs that your guests will go crazy over! Bet you can’t eat just one! 

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Cranberry Maple Vinaigrette combines your leftover cranberry sauce with maple syrup and balsamic vinegar for a sweet and tangy vinaigrette that compliments any salad! cranberry sauce | Thanksgiving |Thanksgiving leftovers | maple syrup | vinaigrette | homemade | salad dressing
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Cranberry Maple Vinaigrette
Prep Time
5 mins
 

Cranberry Maple Vinaigrette is an easy recipe for homemade salad dressing that combines your leftover cranberry sauce with maple syrup and balsamic vinegar for a sweet and tangy vinaigrette that compliments any salad!

Course: Salad
Keyword: cranberry vinaigrette
Servings: 12
Author: GG
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup jelly cranberry sauce
  • 6 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup 100% pure maple syrup
  • 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
Instructions
  1. Whisk all ingredients together until smooth and blended.
Recipe Notes

Makes 1 1/2 cups/2 Tbs. per serving

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