9 Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes that you’ll make over and over again. Recipes include ranch, creamy Italian, honey poppy seed dressing and more!

What I love about these recipes is that it only makes 1 cup of dressing too, so you can try a new one often! Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing (Great on Tacos), Best Peanut Dressing and Rainbow Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing are among my favorite homemade salad dressing recipes.

9 Homemade Salad Dressings

I didn’t start making my own salad dressings until a few years ago when I read a book that had a chapter about MSG (Monosodium glutamate) in it. It scared me to death and so I stopped purchasing things with MSG in them. That included normal bottled ranch dressing, canned soups, and canned “cream of’s”. So the first dressing that I started making on my own was ranch because who doesn’t love a nice classic ranch? My kids sure do! After that I realized that I could make all kinds of really simple dressings quickly and easily.

I actually like making my own dressing now because I like to make a small amount (all of these recipes makes between 3/4 of a cup and 1 cup of salad dressing) which means my already tiny fridge isn’t filled with a bunch of condiment bottles. I also like that I can control the ingredients. Making dressing isn’t hard and there’s no need to have a mile long list of ingredients in them. You can have more variety when you make your own, and you’ll quickly learn what flavors you love together.

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When it came time to narrow down the 9 homemade salad dressing recipes I had a tough time deciding what should go in the mix. Here’s what I decided on and I know you are going to love them all. I went for a little bit of everything on the list and you are going to find the perfect dressing for just about any salad or dish you are making.

Homemade salad dressing recipes included in this post:

Creamy Italian
Ranch
Classic Vinaigrette
Roasted Garlic
Honey Mustard
Honey Poppy Seed
Asian Sesame
Peanut Lime
Creamy Blue Cheese

In the world of salad dressing recipes, this is going to be a list you come back to again and again.

1. Classic Ranch Salad Dressing

Classic Ranch: whisk 1/3 cup buttermilk, 1/3 cup mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons each chopped parsley and chives, 1 teaspoon dried dill weed, 1/4 teaspoon each kosher salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. (You can sub 1 tablespoon each of dried parsley and chives for the fresh) Once you start making homemade ranch, you’ll never go back to the store-bought stuff again. SO GOOD! This is perfect for cob salads, to dip fries in, over chicken salads, and most any other salads with romaine and other leaf lettuces as the base.

2. Homemade Creamy Italian Salad Dressing

Creamy Italian: Blend 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, 2 tablespoon each sour cream and olive oil, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, 1 clove garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt in a blender. Stir in 1 tablespoon chopped parsley.

3. Classic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

Classic Vinaigrette: Whisk 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and pepper to taste. Gradually whisk in 1/3 cup olive oil.

4. Roasted Garlic Dressing

Roasted Garlic: Slice the top off 1 head garlic; drizzle with olive oil, wrap in aluminum foil and roast at 400 degree until tender, about 35 minutes. Cool and then squeeze out the cloves. Blend the roasted garlic cloves, 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, 3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan, 1/3 cup olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and pepper to taste in a blender. I’m obsessed with this one. SO good! Make a double batch and use part of it for a marinade for chicken breast. It’s also amazing on roasted vegetables. I made my freezer to slow cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs and served it with a simple side salad and this dressing last night and I couldn’t get enough. Super easy, healthy, delicious, whole food meal the whole family loves.

5. Honey Mustard Salad Dressing

Honey Mustard: Whisk 2 tablespoons each of honey, Dijon mustard, and white vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and pepper to taste. Gradually whisk in 1/4 cup olive oil. So easy, super classic, I love honey mustard dressing on all the things.

6. Honey Poppy Seed Dressing

Honey Poppy Seed: Whisk 2 teaspoon black poppy seeds, 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Gradually whisk in 1/3 cup olive oil. This one I have around most of the time because it always hits the spot. This is great on salads with berries and other sweet fruits in them, it compliments them nicely.

7. Asian Sesame Dressing

Asian Sesame: Whisk 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 1/2 teaspoons grated peeled ginger, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, 1/3 cup vegetable oil (or other neutral oil), 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and pepper to taste, and 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder. This dressing is also excellent on Asian inspired noodle recipes and chicken salads.

8. Peanut-Lime Dressing

Peanut-Lime: Blend 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter, 2 tablespoons water, the juice of one lime, 1 tablespoon each rice or white vinegar, chopped peeled ginger, soy sauce, and honey in a blender. This dressing is awesome on “quinoa” bowls (roasted veggies/protein/quinoa) and it’s also excellent on fish.

9. Creamy Blue Cheese Salad Dressing

Creamy Blue Cheese: Whisk 1/4 cup each butter milk and sour cream, 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese, the juice of 1/2 a lemon, and salt and hot sauce to taste. Here’s a little secret, if blue cheese is too strong for you, you can actually make this with crumbled feta for a more mild dressing that is still wonderfully creamy and cheesy. Dip everything in this including hot wings.

How to Make Homemade Salad Dressing: 9 Easy Recipes

Author: Melissa Griffiths - Bless this Mess
Prep Time: 10 min each
Total Time: 10 min each
Yield: 1 cup dressing 1x

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9 Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes that you’ll make over and over again. Recipes include ranch, creamy Italian, honey poppy seed dressing and more!

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Ingredients

Classic Ranch Salad Dressing

1/3 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons each chopped parsley and chives
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/4 teaspoon each kosher salt, black pepper, and garlic powder

Homemade Creamy Italian Salad Dressing

1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoon each sour cream and olive oil
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 clove garlic
1/4 teaspoon kosher
1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Classic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and pepper to taste
1/3 cup olive oi

Roasted Garlic Dressing

1 head garlic
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and pepper to taste

Honey Mustard Salad Dressing

2 tablespoons each of honey, Dijon mustard, white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup olive oil

Honey Poppy Seed Dressing

2 teaspoon black poppy seeds
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon kosher sal
1/3 cup olive oil

Asian Sesame Dressing

2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
1 1/2 teaspoons grated peeled ginger
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1/3 cup vegetable oil (or other neutral oil
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Peanut-Lime Dressing

1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons water
juice of one lime
1 tablespoon each rice or white vinegar, chopped peeled ginger, soy sauce, and honey

Creamy Blue Cheese Salad Dressing

1/4 cup each butter milk and sour cream
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/2 a lemon
and salt and hot sauce to taste