A very light, simple and easy to make Homemade dressing. This Lemon Vinaigrette recipe takes only 5 minutes to prepare. Use it on salads or pasta
There are only five ingredients required to make this delicious lemon vinaigrette! Five ingredients, five minutes of your time and you have this light, simple, healthy, easy and delicious salad dressing.
Amazing, right? I can feel you nodding your head in agreement
I like homemade dressings because I can control the oil and salt levels. In my opinion, heavy dressings defeat the purpose of a healthy salad.
Homemade dressings often pop up in my blog. They are a favorite to make and post, mainly because they are so easy.
My personal favorite has always been my orange dressing. The combination of oranges and star anise is a pleasure to all five senses. It tastes so great of a spinach salad.
This strawberry balsamic vinagrette is also a fan favorite and its a great way to use summer strawberries.
If you have a few extra minutes, roast the garlic in the toaster oven. Rub a couple drops of oil on them and roast for about 5-7 minutes. Then, crush the garlic and add it to the other ingredients.
Personally, I like to make this overnight and serve the following day. I find that it tastes much better the next day after lemons and Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard have had a chance to get to know each other.
Lemony salad dressings are so versatile that they go with any dish. I find that it tastes delicious on salad dressings or even pasta recipes. This time, I am making the vinaigrette for a pasta dish filled with veggies.
What is your favorite homemade dressing?
How to make it
1) In a bowl, add a 1/4 cup of extra virgin oil
2) Add 1/4 cup of lemon juice (freshly squeezed is better). Lime juice will work just as great
3) Add 1 tsp of honey dijon mustard
4) Add 2 cloves of garlic, crushed. If you have time to roast the garlic, do so. Rub about 2 drops of oil on the garlic and place it in the toaster oven at about 250 degrees. Roast for 5-7 minutes (until it turns golden brown). Then, chop it up into tiny pieces and add it to the dressing.
5) Add 1/8 tsp of dried basil.
6) Add 1/4 tsp of salt. This is optional.
7) Add 1/4 tsp of freshly ground pepper (optional)
8) Using a whisk, mix the ingredients together. Or, place it in a glass bottle with a tight lid and shake vigorously.
Refrigerate it overnight, if possible or serve this lemon vinaigrette immediately.
Lemon Vinaigrette Recipe
Ingredients
- ¼ cup extra virgin oil
- ¼ cup lemon juice freshly squeezed is better
- 1 tsp honey dijon mustard
- 2 cloves garlic *** See notes
- ⅛ tsp dried basil
- ¼ tsp salt optional
- ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper optional
Instructions
- In a bowl, add all the ingredients
- Using a whisk, mix the ingredients together
- You can serve it immediately or Refrigerate it for 30 minutes to overnight, if possible
I love using lemon vinaigrette in salads and this is a delicious recipe!
Thank you, Ana
I must try this one! Thanks.
Thank you, Claudette
I love dressings that are fruity or citrus-y. I could have those everyday! Thanks for sharing this awesome dressing recipe, I’d love to give it a try!
Thank you, Elizabeth
I love the idea of roasting the garlic in a toaster oven before adding it to the vinaigrette!
Thank you, Erin
I absolutely LOVE a good vinaigrette recipe! This looks delicious, will try it over our salad tonight!!
Thank you, Linda
I’m crave citrus in the winter. I could put this dressing on absolutely everything from a baked potato to roasted veggies, a salad, as a marinade…. Delicious!
Thank you, Lisa
That sounds awesome on a salad! I’m loving it!
Thank you, Heather
Looks like a great healthy alternative
Thank you, Laurie
Wow. I guess I can definitely try this. Especially with all these lemons lying around.
Thank you for the recipe
Thank you, Colette. I do love using fresh lemons in this recipe.
I love how easy this is to make. The lemon would be great with fish and veggies.
Thank you, Tara
i always prefer a homemade dressing and this lemon vinaigrette would be perfect on all the spring veggies popping up
Thank you, Heather
I love that you’re pushing homemade salad dressing–it’s so simple and easy, I can’t imagine why anyone would buy bottled! Yours sounds delicious.
I love a dressing that has a lot of acid to it. Your recipe is the perfect balance for me.
Classic and perfectly lemony! I love it!
That sounds light and refreshing. I will have to try this next summer when we start eating outside again.
A good reminder of how easy it is to make terrific home made dressings. And lemon is my favorite!
I love simple dressings like this, no fuss and just perfect. I make a similar dressing though I do not add the mustard next time I will add that ingredient sounds a great combination. Thanks amiga! =)
Thank you, Adriana. I wonder what it would taste like without the mustard. I will have to try it now. Thanks for the suggestion, Adriana
Wow! This looks yummy and sounds easy.
I love vinaigrette dressing I have never had a lemon one can’t wait !!
I love making my own salad dressings! But I wouldn’t have thought of using this on pasta 🙂 I’m on a homemade pasta kick lately so I’ll definitely give this a try next time!