Lemon Herb Vinaigrette

Your salad will be filled with the flavors of the Mediterranean when you make our Lemon Herb Vinaigrette. An easy salad dressing recipe with tangy lemon, fresh oregano leaves and garlic will brighten up your favorite greens.

Tangy citrus and fresh herbs brighten up our Lemon Herb Vinaigrette with delightful summer flavors that you can enjoy all year long.

Lemon Herb Vinaigrette

A refreshing salad dressing is always welcome during the warm summer months.

This homemade salad dressing is delightful when drizzled over your favorite greens. Toss to lightly coat and watch your salad come to life with delicious bright flavors.

Use this dressing as a lemon herb sauce! So versatile, our homemade vinaigrette will add a depth of flavor when drizzled over cooked chicken, beef and fish as a sauce.

You can even use this lemon oregano vinaigrette as a beef, fish or chicken marinade.

Made with a handful of simple ingredients and no preservatives, our Greek vinaigrette will quickly become a welcome addition on your table.

For an easy greek salad, toss greens, grape tomatoes, red onion and kalamata olives with this homemade lemon herb salad dressing. Then sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese!

Stir some of this simple greek salad dressing into your favorite potato salad, macaroni salad or cooked rice to add a delicious greek flavor.

With salad dressing so easy to make you’ll want to check out my Ultimate Guide To Making Homemade Salad Dressings for lots more salad dressing and salad recipes.

Making a Homemade Salad Dressing takes just minutes to make, so why even bother with those bottled dressings laden with preservatives?

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!

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How to make Greek vinaigrette

Scroll down for the full lemon herb dressing recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below

• Combine olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, oregano, garlic, sugar, kosher salt and pepper in a small bowl and whisk until blended.
• Store the Greek dressing in an airtight container and refrigerate up to 1 week. 

Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

• Extra virgin olive oil gives the best flavor to a salad dressing
• Drizzle over cooked chicken, beef or seafood
• Drizzle over cooked vegetables
• This recipe can be doubled to make 1 ½ cups
• Stir some of the homemade vinaigrette into your potato salad
• Toss this easy salad dressing recipe with your pasta salad
• Use this homemade dressing as a marinade
• Add a touch of sweetness with honey and make a honey lemon salad dressing

Substitutions

• You can use garlic powder in place of the fresh garlic
• Substitute 1 teaspoon dried oregano for the fresh oregano 

Equipment

• mason jar

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 its shelf life, it is best to store your vinaigrette or creamy dressing in the refrigerator in a glass mason jar or airtight container with a sealed lid.
• As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines

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Ingredients

Ingredients for Greek salad dressing:

• olive oil
• lemon
• garlic
• fresh oregano
• sugar
• kosher salt
• pepper

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5 from 19 votes

Homemade Lemon Oregano Vinaigrette

Your salad will be filled with the flavors of the Mediterranean when you make our Lemon Herb Vinaigrette. An easy salad dressing recipe with tangy lemon, freshoregano leaves and garlic will brighten up your favorite greens. Drizzle this Greek vinaigrette over cooked chicken, beef or fish and even use as a marinade.

Course salad dressing

Cuisine Greek

Keyword greek salad dressing, homemade salad dressing, lemon herb vinaigrette

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Calories 167kcal

Author Gwynn Galvin

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Equipment

• mason jar

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 Tbs. lemon zest
• 1 clove garlic finely minced
• 1 Tbs. chopped fresh oregano leaves
• ½ tsp. sugar
• ½ tsp. kosher salt
• ¼ tsp. pepper

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Instructions

• Combine olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, oregano, garlic, sugar, kosher salt and pepper in a small bowl and whisk until blended.
• Transfer the salad dressing to an airtight container or a mason jar and refrigerate up to 1 week.

Notes

Recipe Pro Tips

• Serve with your favorite salad, drizzle over cooked chicken, beef, fish or vegetables, or use as a marinade.
• Recipe can be doubled to make 1 ½ cups.

Nutrition

Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Sodium: 160mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.5mg