Healthy Salad Dressing In A Jar

There are many good reasons to make a salad dressing in a jar. You can experiment with new flavors and make a healthier, fresher dressing for your salad. It is easy to shake, pour, and store away until the next salad. One of the things we like the most is the advantage of combining fresh fruits, herbs, yogurt, juices, and olive oil while using no added salt. Many commercially made dressings have up to 300 mg of sodium per serving.

Citrus Poppy Dressing In A Jar

• 3 lemons

• 2 oranges

• 1/2 tablespoon honey

• 1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

• 1 tsp vinegar

• 1 tsp poppy seeds

Use a grater to grate the zest of one lemon and one orange. Squeeze all of the lemons and oranges into the jar through a sieve so you don’t add the seeds.

Pour all ingredients into a mason jar, shake well, and pour onto a salad. Store the leftover dressing in the refrigerator.

This dressing goes great on slaw or kale salad.

Buttermilk Yogurt Ranch Dressing In A Jar

• 1/4 cup buttermilk

• 1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

• 1 tsp vinegar

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning mix (basil, oregano, marjoram, thyme)

Pour all ingredients into a mason jar, shake well, and pour onto a salad. Store the leftover dressing in the refrigerator.

This dressing is great as a dipper or as a generic salad dressing. You can also use fresh herbs in place of the dried and in that case double the amount used.

Peanut Butter Dressing In A Jar

• 3 tablespoons warm water

• 1/4 cup peanut butter

• 1 tablespoon vinegar

• 1 tablespoon honey

• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Pour all ingredients into a mason jar, shake well, and pour onto a salad. Store the leftover dressing in the refrigerator.

This dressing is great over Asian style salads and slaws.

Classic Vinaigrette In A Jar

This dressing has more fat than the ones above since it uses the classic 3:1 ratio of oil to vinegar. But you can use extra virgin olive oil and eliminate added salt. Plus, we might be tempted to just drizzle and if you can use it to enjoy more salad that’s a win.

• 6 tablespoons olive oil

• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

• 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard

• 1 teaspoon honey

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• Pinch of black or aleppo pepper

Toss it all into the jar, shake it up, and you’re ready! This dressing goes very well on soft lettuce like baby greens or bibb lettuce.

Note: you can make any of these by whisking in a bowl if you don’t have a jar. And you will need to shake them before using to mix them up again.