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.

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.

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5 from 2 votes

5-Ingredient Oil-Free Sweet Balsamic Dressing

Prep: 2 minutes minutes

Total: 2 minutes minutes

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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.

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)

Before You Begin! I recommend measuring out all ingredients called for in this recipe so they are ready to go the moment you need them.

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.

Pro Tips From Audrey

• 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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