Lemon Honey Salad Dressing
I have never liked salad dressings that are creamy or too vinegary, so I created this salad dressing that’s perfectly tailored to my picky palate. This dressing is really light and refreshing, and I love the combination of sweet honey and tart lemon juice. It’s also very healthy and can be whisked together in less than 5 minutes. The dressing contains only 5 ingredients: lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, honey, salt, & pepper. The amounts listed below are approximations — I never measure anything when I make this. All you really have to do is estimate the amounts, whisk, taste it, and adjust the quantity of lemon juice/honey/extra virgin olive oil to your liking.
This dressing pairs really well with a lot of different salad ingredients, but here are a few of my favorites. I really like the combination of salad greens, fruit, nuts, and dried cranberries with this dressing, and it doesn’t get much healthier than that!
- Mixed greens or spinach (or a combination of these)
- Apples, pears, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, grapes
- Nuts – almonds, walnuts, cashews, pistachios, pecans
- Raisins, dried cranberries, dried cherries
Lemon Honey Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of cracked black pepper
Directions
- Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk until well combined.
- Taste the dressing, and then adjust the quantity of lemon juice, honey, or extra virgin olive oil as needed.
- Drizzle over salad and toss to combine.
Yield: Approximately ½ cup dressing
Recipe from: Karen’s Kitchen (Cooking with Karen)
I will certainly be making this dressing, have all of the
ingredients! Looks and sounds good!
KR
I will have to try this as an alternative to the balsamic vinegar dressing that I usually make!