After making this easy and delicious sweet oil-free balsamic dressing, you’ll never want to buy bottled dressing again! Bonus: It’s ready to go in under 5 minutes.
Once you make dressing at home for the first time, I promise you’ll never want to buy bottled dressing again! All you need is 5 simple ingredients for this dressing, and the end result is the most perfectly sweet and tangy balsamic dressing that you would never guess is oil-free.
Why this Recipe Works:
- This recipe has no funky ingredients in it that you would find in bottled dressings – just 5 simple ingredients and no oil at all!
- The orange juice in this recipe gives this balsamic a nice hint of citrus and sweet tang.
- The use of either dates or maple syrup gives this dressing extra sweetness and added nutrients.
What goes well with this dressing?
- This dressing goes well with all types of salads! I personally love using it on salads that have a little something sweet in them – think cranberries, fresh fruit, or even candied nuts. Yum!
Looking for other salad dressing recipes? Then you have to try my:
- Vegan Caesar Dressing
- Pear Champagne Salad Dressing
- Sweet and Tangy Lemon Dressing
- Oil-Free “Christmas” Dressing
- Sesame Ginger Dressing
How to Make 5-Ingredient Oil-Free Sweet Balsamic Dressing:
- Simply add all ingredients to a blender (I use the bullet type) and blend on high until the dressing is completely smooth!
Top Tips for Making Oil-Free Sweet Balsamic Dressing:
- Make sure to remove the pits from the dates before blending!
- Have leftovers? Store in a mason jar or other airtight container in the refrigerator. It keeps for about two weeks.
Did you try this recipe? Please give it a star rating and let me know what you think in the comments below. Your feedback is very helpful! Thanks in advance.
5-Ingredient Oil-Free Sweet Balsamic Dressing
After making this easy and delicious sweet oil-free balsamic dressing, you'll never want to buy bottled dressing again! Bonus: It's ready to go in under 5 minutes.
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Servings: 1 cup (about)
Ingredients
- 1/3 c. balsamic vinegar (79 ml)
- 3 pitted dates OR 3 Tbsp. maple syrup (45 ml), plus more to taste
- juice of one medium orange or 1/3 c. of bottled orange juice
- 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder (optional)
Instructions
- To make this dressing, simply add all ingredients to a blender (I use the bullet type) and blend on high until the dressing is completely smooth.
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Notes
- Make sure to remove the pits from the dates before blending!
- Have leftovers? Store in a mason jar or other airtight container in the refrigerator. It keeps for about two weeks.
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Sounds great. Trying this, this weekend. Thank you
Hope you love it!
What’s in the salad it looks delicious? I tried the balsamic dressing and it was great thank you.
Glad you liked it! In my salad, I used apples, cranberries and cherry tomatoes.