Honey Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette is an easy homemade vinaigrette recipe that combines the perfect balance of sweetness with the crisp edginess of citrus notes. This salad dressing recipe is an updated twist to the traditional balsamic vinaigrette that we all love!
Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe
I'll never turn down a balsamic vinaigrette! Add honey and orange to it and I'm in heaven! Honey Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette combines the perfect balance of sweetness with the crisp edginess of citrus notes.
I much prefer making my own salad dressings since there can be so much sugar and preservatives in store bought brands. So easy and effortless, it's especially wonderful to make your own because you get to create such deliciousness for your family and know you are giving them only good ingredients.
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Best of all, there are never any preservative chemicals in my homemade vinaigrettes. An added bonus is that they look so pretty served in a beautiful cruet or trendy mason jar!
Honey Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette is the perfect compliment of flavors when tossed with a sliced pear, dried cranberries and mixed greens salad! Add crumbled blue cheese, pecans and croutons and you'll be serving this one for holidays, entertaining and maybe even everyday too!
And have you checked out my Ultimate Guide To Making Homemade Salad Dressings? Making a Homemade Salad Dressing is so easy and takes just minutes.
Made with simple real food ingredients, your salad dressing from scratch is not just better than store bought, it’s better for you and oh so delicious too!
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Make it Maple Orange with 100% pure maple syrup in place of honey
- Use white balsamic vinegar
- Make it with your favorite flavor of juice
Ingredients you will need to make this recipe
- extra virgin olive oil
- balsamic vinegar
- orange juice
- honey
- orange zest
- kosher salt
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Honey Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup orange juice, preferably fresh squeezed
- 3 Tbs. honey
- 1 tsp. orange zest
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients and whisk, or shake in a jar, until thoroughly blended.
- Toss just enough with your favorite salad to lightly coat.
- Refrigerate remaining vinaigrette for another time. Vinaigrette will stay fresh for up to 2 weeks.
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This recipe is part of Meal Plan Monday and Weekend Potluck
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