Orange Vinaigrette

If you love fresh and flavorful salad dressings, you’re going to want to make this Orange Vinaigrette recipe. It’s made with fresh squeezed orange juice, extra-virgin olive oil, honey, fresh ginger, cilantro and garlic. It’s so good, you’ll want to drink it!

Our orange vinaigrette dressing elevates any salad its tossed with to something really special and its made with good-for-you ingredients, so there’s that!

This orange juice vinaigrette can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator until you’re ready to serve it. I often double the batch so I have it to toss with lunch salads all week long.

Orange Vinaigrette Recipe Ingredients

• Orange Juice. Use fresh squeezed orange juice if possible. It has the best flavor. /4 cup orange juice (use fresh squeezed)
• Olive Oil. We use light olive oil for this recipe, but you can use extra-virgin olive oil if you like.
• Honey. We love the flavor of clover honey, so that’s what we use, but use whatever honey you like best. 
• Dijon Mustard. Dijon mustard adds a little flavor and helps to emulsify the dressing. 
• Garlic. We add just one clove garlic for flavor.
• Ginger. A little fresh ginger root adds a hint of flavor to the dressing that goes so well with orange juice.
• Cilantro. A couple of tablespoons of cilantro adds a nice flavor to the mix. 
• Seasoning. We season the dressing with a little salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Find printable recipe with the measurements below.

How To Make Orange Vinaigrette Dressing

1. Blender. Add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend for a few seconds until the ingredients are well blended.
2. Whisk. You can also add all of the ingredients to a bowl and whisk together using a wire whisk, or add everything to a mason jar, seal the lid and shake vigorously.
3. Refrigerate. Store this lemon vinaigrette dressing in a mason jar or an airtight container in the refrigerator. If properly stored, it should last up to 5 d

Why You’ll Love This Orange Vinaigrette Dressing

• It’s Better Than Store-Bought.  Making any dressing at home from scratch is always a better idea than buying the bottled stuff from the store. When you make dressings at home, you can choose fresh ingredients and you can control the amount of salt and sugar. Some of the bottled stuff may contain preservatives and artificial flavors – homemade doesn’t have any preservatives or artificial flavors.
• It’s Quick And Easy To Make. Making dressings from scratch literally takes just 5 minutes. Buy yourself some new mason jars so you can store your new favorite homemade dressings in them. Of course they’ll need to be stored in the refrigerator to stay fresh.
• It Tastes Amazing. This vinaigrette has has an amazing flavor and its made with healthy fresh ingredients.
• You’ll Be Hooked. Once you get in the habit of making homemade salad dressings at home, you’ll be hooked and forget all about your favorite bottled dressing.

Serving Suggestions

This orange vinaigrette salad dressing is a versatile dressing that goes great with big leafy green salads, kale salads and quinoa salads.

• Romaine Salad
• Berry Arugula Salad
• Spring Mix Salad
• Lemon Kale Salad
• Quinoa Kale Salad
• Chopped Kale Salad

More Salad Dressing Recipes

• Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette
• Balsamic Vinaigrette
• Ginger Salad Dressing
• Greek Salad Dressing
• Honey Lime Dressing
• Cleansing Lemon Herb Vinaigrette
• Italian Salad Dressing
• Lemon Mustard Vinaigre

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Yield: 4 Servings

Orange Vinaigrette

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

If you love fresh and flavorful salad dressings, you're going to want to make this Orange Vinaigrette recipe. It's made with fresh squeezed orange juice, extra-virgin olive oil, honey, garlic, fresh ginger and garlic, and it's completely addictive!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup orange juice (use fresh squeezed)
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1-1/2 tablespoons clover honey
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, peeled and grated
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
• Pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend for a few seconds until the ingredients are well blended. Refrigerate for up to 1 hour before serving to allow the flavors time to meld together.
2. You can also add all of the ingredients to a bowl and whisk together using a wire whisk, or add everything to a mason jar, seal the lid and shake vigorously.
3. Store this lemon vinaigrette dressing in a mason jar or an airtight container in the refrigerator. If properly stored, it should last up to 5 days.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 280Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 23gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 54mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 0gSugar: 10gProtein: 0g

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