Orange Honey 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! Orange Honey 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 dressings because you get to create such deliciousness for your family and know you are giving them only good ingredients.
Best of all, there are never any preservative chemicals in my homemade vinaigrettes.
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An added bonus is that this citrus balsamic vinaigrette looks so pretty when served in a beautiful cruet or trendy mason jar!
Honey Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette is the perfect complement 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!
So go ahead and whip up this delicious orange balsamic dressing. It will literally take you just minutes and you'll be so happy you did!
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Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Make this vinaigrette with your favorite flavor of juice
- Make your salad dressing ahead and refrigerate until ready to use
- Be sure to use kosher salt, as directed in the recipe, and not fine table salt!
- Add minced fresh basil and make a balsamic herb vinaigrette!
Substitutions
- Make a Maple Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette with 100% pure maple syrup in place of honey
- Substitute white balsamic vinegar for the dark balsamic vinegar
- Substitute lime juice and lime zest for the orange juice and orange zest
- Substitute lemon juice and lemon zest for the orange juice and orange zest
- When blood oranges are in season you can use blood orange juice and blood orange zest for an amazing seasonal salad dressing!
Storage
- A good rule of thumb is to store homemade salad dressings for about 1 week in the refrigerator.
- Since there are no preservatives or chemicals in your homemade salad dressing to preserve their shelf life, it is best to store your vinaigrette or creamy dressing in the refrigerator in a glass jar with a sealed lid.
- As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines
How to make a balsamic citrus vinaigrette
Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below
- Just combine all the ingredients, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, orange juice, honey, orange zest and kosher salt, and whisk, or shake in a jar, until thoroughly blended.
So easy!
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- Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
- White Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing from The Stay At Home Chef
Ingredients for a sweet balsamic dressing
- extra virgin olive oil
- balsamic vinegar
- orange juice
- honey
- orange zest
- kosher salt
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Chili Lime Vinaigrette will have your taste buds dancing. The fresh tangy flavor of lime combines with a hint of chili spice in your soon-to-be favorite homemade vinaigrette!
Chipotle Mango Vinaigrette is a sweet yet tangy creamy vinaigrette with just a hint of spice. Juicy sweet mango combines with key lime juice and honey for a fresh summery flavor combination that will dance on your taste buds.
Orange Honey 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 about 1 week.
Notes
- Make this vinaigrette with your favorite flavor of juice
- Make your salad dressing ahead and refrigerate until ready to use
- Be sure to use kosher salt, as directed in the recipe, and not fine table salt!
- Add minced fresh basil and make a balsamic herb vinaigrette!
- Make a Maple Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette with 100% pure maple syrup in place of honey
- Substitute white balsamic vinegar for the dark balsamic vinegar
- Substitute lime juice and lime zest for the orange juice and orange zest
- Substitute lemon juice and lemon zest for the orange juice and orange zest
Nutrition
I have always wanted to make my own vinaigrette recipes. This one sounds like pretty simple - will have to start!