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.
If 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?
This strawberry balsamic Vinaigrette goes best with a spinach salad. But, you can top it in almost any salad that can handle strawberry flavor.
Strawberries also make for a perfect cream cheese dip. It was my favorite from these 5 cream cheese dips.
If fruity dressings are not your thing, try my mint vinaigrette with za’atar. Its perfect for salads or even light pasta recipes.
Related: 4 Quick 1-minute healthy dressings
Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 cup strawberries Cleaned and green leaves removed
- 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Instructions
- In a blender, add strawberries
- Add balsamic vinegar, maple syrup and olive oil.
- If your strawberries are not too sweet, adjust maple syrup amount
- Blend on low speed until everything is blended well.
Martha says
I love this dressing! I made it for the third time this morning. The first time, I made one batch. The second time, I tripled it, and this morning, o quadrupled it.
I’m using about 6 strawberries for each “cup.”
Healing Tomato says
Aw, thank you so much! It makes me so happy to hear that. I appreciate it very much, Martha.
Nancy says
I made this strawberry vinegarette and it is incredible!! Wonderful on salad and even better as a drizzle over roasted chicken and pork! Thank you!
Healing Tomato says
Thank you, Nancy. I am so glad to hear that you liked the vinaigrette. It remains one of my all time favorite salad dressings.
Kimberly appleget says
Your nutritional information says that a serving is 2 cups, but what would it be for 2 tablespoons which is a typical serving size? Can’t wait to try this!
Healing Tomato says
Thank you, Kimberly. It comes out to about 22 calories for 2 Tbsps.
Debra C. says
I love homemade vinaigrette!! The strawberries take this right over the top – such bright delicious flavor. This would be perfect with any salad!!!
Healing Tomato says
Thank you, Debra.