6 healthy salad dressings you can make in less than 3 minutes (2024)

6 healthy salad dressings you can make in less than 3 minutes (1)

Salad dressings needn’t be tricky to make and are much healthier than ready-made dressings. Try one of these six simple ideas to get you started.

1. Classic lemon and olive oil

This is a very easy dressing that is good with strong-flavoured leaf salads, such as rocket or kale.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons olive oil
Black pepper to taste

Whisk ingredients together. If you want to make it thinner then add a teaspoon of water. Add pepper to taste and store in the fridge.

2. Lime and chilli dressing

This Mexican-inspired dressing is easy to make and gives salads some spice.

Ingredients:

Zest and juice of 1 lime
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 deseeded red chilli, chopped finely

Mix all the ingredients together and store in the fridge.

3. Simple balsamic vinaigrette

Balsamic vinegar is full of flavour and olive oil is full of unsaturated fats which, when consumed in moderation, are good for your heart health.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil

Mix all the ingredients together; add pepper to taste, and store in the fridge.

4. Raspberry vinaigrette

This light fruity dressing is perfect for summer salads.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon raspberry vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
Freshly ground pepper to taste

Mix all the ingredients together; add pepper to taste, and store in the fridge.

5.Creamy cucumber dressing

A light low-fat creamy dressing delicious drizzled over salads and in wraps. Using fat-free natural yoghurt makes this homemade dressing much lower in saturated fat than pre-packaged options.

Ingredients:

125g fat-free yoghurt
½ cucumber, chopped roughly
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 clove garlic
Freshly ground pepper to taste

Blend all ingredients together in a food process or blender, and store in the fridge. If you don't have a food processor or blender, then chop the cucumber finely instead and mix the ingredients together for a chunkier dressing or dip, like the one pictured below.