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
Published Apr 7, 2016
The Kitchn
Balsamic Vinaigrette
Keep it simple, keep it in your fridge 24/7.
The Honour System
Homemade Ranch
We won’t tell if you use it on wings, too.
A Couple Cooks
Green Goddess Dressing
Wait, so we’ll look like a goddess if we eat enough, right?
Get the recipe.
The Roasted Root
Creamy Raspberry Vinaigrette
Looks like Pepto-Bismol, tastes like heaven.
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
Carrot-ginger Dressing
Like a Japanese restaurant in the comfort of your own home.
Carlsbad Cravings
Asian Peanut Coconut Dressing
Permission to eat this stuff by the spoonful?
High Heels and Grills
Creamy Mango Chipotle Dressing
Your summer staple, right this way.
Get the recipe.
The Garden Grazer
Blueberry-basil Dressing
Best enjoyed outside.
Domestic Superhero
Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing
Oh, yes please.
Love Grows Wild
Poppy Seed Dressing
Those mandarins are like, “Yesss, give us more.”
Noming Thru Life
Garlic Miso Dressing
Taste the rainbow with a hint of garlic.
Get the recipe.
The Cozy Apron
Averie Cooks
Cranberry-apple Cider Dressing
Save this baby for Thanksgiving.
The Londoner
Pesto Dressing
But eat this one whenever the hell you want.
Lemons & Basil
Balsamic Almond And Turmeric Dressing
And so continues our obsession with turmeric.
The Cafe Sucre Farine
Lemon-thyme Dressing
It’s about thyme salad got interesting.
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