Homemade Orange Vinaigrette Dressing

This Homemade Orange Vinaigrette Dressing takes just five minutes and five ingredients to put together.

Made with fresh orange juice and sweetened with honey, this dressing has the perfect balance of sweet, citrus tangy, and zesty flavors that are perfect for warm weather salads and as a marinade.

What makes Orange Vinaigrette Dressing so good?

Made with fresh orange juice and simple ingredients, orange vinaigrette dressing is a low fat and tasty alternative to the usual dressing.

I really like the simplicity of this dressing and the ingredients that go into it.

Have you tried my Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe?

That pesto pasta salad is made with made with Penne pasta and arugula leaves. This dressing would go nice in that pasta salad as an alternative to the pesto dressing used in it.

I like to make my dressing in a mixer bottle that can also store the dressing. You can find mixer dressing bottles here.

Why you will love this homemade vinaigrette recipe

Orange Vinaigrette dressing is a fresh and tangy vinaigrette that offers a bright citrusy flavor to anything that it is added too. Because it is a vinaigrette dressing, this dressing offers a familiar yet, different quality.

Here is what else you will like about this recipe.

• It takes about five minutes to put this recipe together.
• The ingredients used to make this dressing are basic ingredients that you may already have on hand.
• Personalizing this recipe is as easy as adding your favorite seasonings or using maple syrup to sweeten in rather than honey.
• While this dressing tastes great on top of a salad, it also works well as a marinade, dip for bread, as an ingredient in your next slaw recipe.

Ingredients you will need to make Vinaigrette Dressing with orange juice.

• Orange Juice. Use freshly squeezed orange juice with no added ingredients.
• Red Wine Vinegar. White Wine or apple cider vinegar can also work in this recipe.
• Honey. This adds a sweet balance to the tangy flavors.
• Olive Oil. I like extra virgin olive oil in this recipe.
• Dijon Mustard. The dijon mustard of your choice.
• Optional: Seasonings, such a salt and pepper, to taste.

Expert Tip 👉 You can use some of the zest from your orange to hel add flavor to this recipe.

How to make Homemade Orange Vinaigrette Dressing

Prep Time: 5 minutes .
Servings: 1 cup or 8 servings, depending on how it is used .
How to Serve: As a dressing over a salad, as a marinade with chicken or fish, or drizzled over vegetables or bread.
Notes: To make this recipe you will need a bowl, a whisk, and container for storage .

1. Ingredients. Gather and measure your ingredients as indicated.
2. Combine. In a bowl or a dressing bottle, use a whisk to combine together your orange juice, vinegar, honey, oil, and mustard.
3. Adjust. Taste the mixture and make adjustments as needed for taste. This includes adding any salt and pepper or other seasonings of choice.
4. Serve. Whisk or mix once again just before serving.

Tips for making the best Orange Vinaigrette Dressing.

Using freshly squeezed orange juice is essential to the success of this recipe. This is because the orange juice will be fresh and you will also know that there were no other ingredients added.

More helpful tips for you.

1. Red wine vinegar adds a fruity sweet flavor to this recipe. For a lighter flavor, try using white wine vinegar or champagne vinegar instead. Apple cider vinegar can be used for subtle fruitiness.
2. Honey is used to sweeten the balance of flavors in this dressing. For a vegan dressing you can use maple syrup. You will most likely need less syrup that you would honey as they do not measure the same.
3. While this dressing is great freshly made, it can taste even better when the flavors are allowed to meld together. Allowing the dressing to sit for as little as a half hour can meld the flavors.
4. Always shake or whisk this dressing well before serving.

How to store Homemade Vinaigrette Dressing

This dressing should be stored in a jar and refrigerated. When properly stored, it should keep for up to a week.

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