For a long time, we considered salad to be a necessary evil. Yes, it’s nutritious, but it’s also basically just leaves. That is, until we discovered some of these meal-changing homemade dressings. Pass the arugula, please.
16 Homemade Salad Dressings That Will Actually Make You Want to Eat Salad
Never thought we'd see the day
![dressing balsamic](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-balsamic.jpg?fit=618%2C445)
Balsamic Vinaigrette
Keep it simple, keep it in your fridge 24/7.
![dressing ranch](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-ranch.jpg?fit=618%2C782)
Homemade Ranch
We won’t tell if you use it on wings, too.
![dressing greengoddess](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-greengoddess.jpg?fit=618%2C782)
Green Goddess Dressing
Wait, so we’ll look like a goddess if we eat enough, right?
Get the recipe.
![dressing creamyraspberry](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-creamyraspberry.jpg?fit=618%2C782)
Creamy Raspberry Vinaigrette
Looks like Pepto-Bismol, tastes like heaven.
![dressing carrot](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-carrot.jpg?fit=618%2C445)
Carrot-ginger Dressing
Like a Japanese restaurant in the comfort of your own home.
![dressing peanutcoconut](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-peanutcoconut.jpg?fit=618%2C782)
Asian Peanut Coconut Dressing
Permission to eat this stuff by the spoonful?
![dressing mangochipotle](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-mangochipotle.jpg?fit=618%2C782)
Creamy Mango Chipotle Dressing
Your summer staple, right this way.
Get the recipe.
![dressing blueberrybasil](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-blueberrybasil.jpg?fit=618%2C782)
Blueberry-basil Dressing
Best enjoyed outside.
![dressing blue](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-blue.jpg?fit=618%2C445)
Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing
Oh, yes please.
![dressing lemonpoppy](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-lemonpoppy.jpg?fit=618%2C445)
Poppy Seed Dressing
Those mandarins are like, “Yesss, give us more.”
![dressing garlicmiso](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-garlicmiso.jpg?fit=618%2C782)
Garlic Miso Dressing
Taste the rainbow with a hint of garlic.
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![dressing citrushoney](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-citrushoney.jpg?fit=618%2C782)
Citrus-honey Dressing With Fresh Mint
Almost too pretty to devour.
![dressing cranberry](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-cranberry.jpg?fit=618%2C445)
Cranberry-apple Cider Dressing
Save this baby for Thanksgiving.
![dressing pesto](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-pesto.jpg?fit=618%2C445)
Pesto Dressing
But eat this one whenever the hell you want.
![dressing turmeric](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-turmeric.jpg?fit=618%2C445)
Balsamic Almond And Turmeric Dressing
And so continues our obsession with turmeric.
![dressing lemonthyme](https://publish.purewow.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/04/dressing-lemonthyme.jpg?fit=618%2C782)
Lemon-thyme Dressing
It’s about thyme salad got interesting.