Make a delicious citrus balsamic vinaigrette to dress your favorite mixed green salad! Recipe only has 4 ingredients and is ready in under 5 minutes!
If you’re looking for a delicious, flavorful salad dressing that is a cinch to whip up in just a few minutes, may I suggest Citrus Balsamic Vinaigrette?
This tangy salad dressing, with a hint of citrus, is a perfect addition to most mixed green salads. Another plus is it’s ridiculously EASY to make, which is always a win-win in my book!
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What’s In This Citrus Balsamic Vinaigrette?
This vinaigrette is made using only FOUR ingredients! These ingredients are extra virgin olive oil, honey, balsamic vinegar and fresh squeezed orange juice. That’s it.
All are fairly common pantry ingredients, which makes it very convenient to whip up this salad dressing whenever you need it.
To make the citrus balsamic vinaigrette, measure the oil, balsamic, OJ, and honey into a small bowl. Grab a wire whisk or a fork and whisk the ingredients together until the dressing has “emulsified”. This will only take a minute or so.
To “emulsify” salad dressing means to mix so thoroughly that ingredients that normally don’t combine well (like oil and water), can “come together” in a way that transforms them into a stabilized unit.
Most vinaigrettes are emulsified, to fully incorporate the vinegar and oil which are pretty standard ingredients.
Ready To Serve!
Once the dressing has emulsified, it is ready to drizzle onto your favorite green salad. We love the flavor of this vinaigrette served on Berry and Orange Spinach Salad, which is shown below. It tastes wonderful!
Storing The Salad Dressing
Because the vinaigrette is so easy to make, you can quickly make up the recipe just a few minutes before dinnertime. The vinaigrette can be stored in a covered container in the refrigerator.
Olive oil can slightly thicken once chilled in the fridge, so give it a quick stir or let it warm up to room temperature a bit before stirring and serving.
I hope you and those you love will really enjoy this salad dressing, because it’s easy AND it tastes great.
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Looking For More SALAD DRESSING Recipes?
You can find ALL of my recipes in the Recipe Index, which is located at the top of the page. I have quite a few delicious salad dressings to choose from, including:
- Bleu Cheese Dressing
- Catalina Dressing
- Ranch Dressing
- Honey Mustard Salad Dressing
- Creamy Sesame Vinaigrette
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Original recipe source: Marie, at https://www.yayforfood.com/recipes/berry-orange-spinach-salad-citrus-balsamic-vinaigrette/
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Make a delicious citrus balsamic vinaigrette to dress your favorite mixed green salad! Recipe only has 4 ingredients and is ready in under 5 minutes!
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon fresh squeezed orange juice
- 1 Tablespoon honey
Measure oil, balsamic, fresh orange juice, and honey into a small bowl. Whisk until the dressing has "emulsified". This will only take a minute or so.
NOTE: To "emulsify" salad dressing means to mix so thoroughly that ingredients that normally don't combine well (like oil and water), can "come together" in a way that transforms them into a stabilized unit.
Once emulsified, drizzle or pour vinaigrette onto your favorite green salad. Serve, and enjoy!
Store any leftovers in a covered container in refrigerator. Whisk or shake the dressing up again, before you serve it.
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I made this tonight, doubled the recipe, and felt the flavor was a little heavy, so I added 1/2 fresh squeezed lemon to it and it is perfect! I will definitely be making this on the regular.