Top 10 Salad Dressings to Make at Home

First up in our top 10 salad dressings: Healthy Ranch Dressing! Because who doesn’t love ranch?! This homemade ranch dressing is one of the best ranch dressings out there. It’s got a healthy spin with plain yogurt and a little bit of mayo for richness. Then add dill, garlic powder, and onion powder, and you’ve got a creamy, delicious dressing that perfectly sticks to salad leaves and carrot sticks. Or get more creative like dipping baked french fries, buffalo cauliflower or veggie dippers!

Also try: Vegan Ranch Dressing

Try it on: Ranch Wedge Salad with Potato Chips

Of all of our top 10 salad dressings, there’s something special about this Balsamic Vinaigrette. It’s creamy, tangy, a little bit sweet, and it makes vegetables taste very good! It’s featured in our classic strawberry salad and simplest green salad. It has one of the shortest ingredient lists of all our dressings, and comes together in less than 5 minutes.

Try it on: Strawberry Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

There’s just something about that creamy, savory, garlicky, tangy flavor of Caesar dressing that’s spot on. It’s kind of like the vanilla ice cream of salad dressings, right? So classic, so good. And our Caesar Dressing recipe is truly easy to make. It’s one of our very favorite homemade salad dressing recipes: and it includes that “secret” ingredient many people don’t realize is in Caesar dressing.

Also try: Vegan Caesar Dressing

Try it on: Perfect Caesar Salad or Vegan Caesar Salad

This Dijon mustard dressing is as easy as they come. Really! There’s no lemon juice squeezing or garlic mincing required. Nope, just a few ingredients that are probably already in your pantry. The flavor of this vinaigrette? Well, it’s our new favorite: it’s perfectly balanced, tangy and savory. And it takes only 5 minutes to put together. It will become your new go-to!

Try it on: Brussels Sprout Salad or Asparagus Salad with Feta

A good creamy Blue Cheese Dressing truly hits the spot. Most blue cheese dressings are made with a lot of mayonnaise, but for a healthy spin we’ve cut the mayo with a bit of plain yogurt. This helps it to be a little lighter, and adds a bit of those lovely yogurt probiotics. We have used a bit of mayonnaise, which adds the richness and so that the blue cheese dressing sticks to the lettuce and vegetables. And then of course, blue cheese! There’s some mixed in to make a creamy body, and then crumbles added for those signature cheese chunks.

Try it on: Radish Chopped Salad Recipe

Italian dressing: is it Italian? As you might imagine, it’s actually not! Italian dressing is a vinaigrette type dressing used in American and Canadian cuisine. Despite it’s confusing origin, we wanted to create an American-style Italian dressing because we know many of you have grown up with it and love it. This zesty Italian dressing is tangy and delicious, featuring white wine vinegar, garlic, basil, thyme, and oregano, balanced with just enough maple syrup to round out the flavor. It’s one of those classic homemade salad dressing recipes that’s essential for your arsenal!

Try it on: California Salad with Chickpeas & Dill

Are you a Thousand Island Dressing person? Growing up, my sister and I would opt for ranch, but my dad would always have Thousand Island on his salads. So to me, Thousand Island has a retro feel! (Anyone else?) Either way, Thousand Island dressing is a delicious salad dressing that’s easy to make at home. Typically it’s made with a lot of mayo, but as with our ranch and Caesar dressings above, we’ve created a healthy spin by adding some yogurt. Add to this some ketchup (yes!) and finely chopped pickles, shallot and red pepper, and you’ve got a tangy sweet dressing that’s perfect for a wedge of iceberg.

Try it on: Wedge Salad with Potato Chips

After traveling to Greece a few years ago (the island of Santorini), Alex and I were struck by the effortless simplicity of it all. The bright sun and ocean breeze makes everything you consume there taste better. That classic combination of tomatoes, cucumbers and feta in a Greek salad is truly simple yet a revelation at the same time. Alex and I wanted to capture the simplicity of Greek flavors in our homemade salad dressing recipes. This Greek salad dressing is nuanced and subtle; it doesn’t overpower a salad, but accentuates it. Made with olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon, and oregano, it’s simply divine.

With a name like Green Goddess dressing, how can you refuse giving it a try? Our version has a Greek yogurt base, making it a bit lighter but just as flavorful as the standard counterpart. The main flavors are lime, cilantro, green onion, and jalapeño pepper, so it has a bit of a Mexican flair. Use it on salads or as a dipping sauce! It’s one of our top 10 salad dressings that we make on a regular basis.

Try it on: Tortilla Bowl Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

And last but certainly not least in our top 10 salad dressings is this easy Honey Mustard Dressing! This homemade honey mustard dressing is one of our simplest. And, all you have to dirty is 1 tablespoon and a bowl and whisk! The simple formula is easy to remember. It's super tangy and perfectly balanced with honey. Want a less sweet version? Try Dijon Mustard Dressing.

Try it on: Healthy Potato Salad with Egg or Beet Salad with Green Apple