Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette made using only 4 ingredients.  Takes less than 10 minutes to make and perfect healthy dressing for lunch or dinner salad recipe

I have been using pomegranate balsamic vinegar until this weekend when I ran out of it.  Now, I had a conundrum to solve.  Should I run to the store to get a new bottle or make my own?

“Make my own” won the imaginary coin toss, so, I went to my fridge to find the ingredients.  Shockingly (read that with a heavy sarcasm in your tone), I had no pomegranate anywhere in my fridge because it is not pom season here in Florida.     

What I had were strawberries left over from my Strawberry Cupcakes recipe where they were used as garnish.  You you were in my kitchen at that moment, you would have seen a light bulb appear over my head when I saw the strawberries.

Why not make a strawberry balsamic vinaigrette?  How hard can it be, right?

Turns out that it was even easier than I thought.  All I needed were 4 ingredients to come up with vinaigrette.  In 5 minutes, I had my strawberry balsamic vinaigrette which I used in my spinach salad on a bagel and chomped it up!

Fruit dressings are nothing new on my blog.  My blueberry vinaigrette is a very easy and delicious salad dressing.  A perennial favorite is this orange dressing with star anise.

My next experiment is with a pomegranate.  Stay tuned….

What is your favorite fruit to use in a salad dressing?

Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

1) In a blender, add 1 cup of strawberries with the green leaves removed.  Make sure the strawberries are cleaned well

2) Add 2 Tbsp of balsamic vinegar

3) Add 2 tsp of maple syrup.  If your strawberries are not too sweet, adjust maple syrup amount

4) Add 3 Tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

5) Blend on low speed until everything is blended well.

Drizzle the strawberry vinaigrette on a spinach salad for best taste results.

Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

A simple strawberry balsamic vinaigrette made using only 4 ingredients. Takes less than 10 minutes to make and perfect healthy dressing for lunch or dinner salad recipe

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Total Time 10 minutes

Author Healing Tomato

Ingredients

• 1 cup of strawberries
• 2 Tbsp of balsamic vinegar
• 2 tsp of maple syrup
• 3 Tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Instructions

1. In a blender, add 1 cup of strawberries with the green leaves removed. Make sure the strawberries are cleaned well
2. Add 2 Tbsp of balsamic vinegar
3. Add 2 tsp of maple syrup. If your strawberries are not too sweet, adjust maple syrup amount
4. Add 3 Tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
5. Blend on low speed until everything is blended well.

Drizzle the strawberry vinaigrette on a spinach salad for best taste results.