17 Homemade Salad Dressings

It’s time to ditch those store-bought dressings! You’ll never believe how easy it is to make absolutely delicious homemade salad dressing – just check out these awesome recipes from home cooks just like you!

Click Here for Recipe: Strawberry Poppy Seed Dressing

Click Here for Recipe: Strawberry Poppy Seed Dressing

“I make a lot of things homemade but never my own salad dressings, until now that is. When it’s this easy (and delicious) it is a must. This Strawberry Poppy Seed Dressing is full of flavor. The addition of fresh strawberries make this dressing so divine. I bet it will become your new favorite as well once you give it a try. The whole 5 minutes it takes to make is definitely worth it!” - Holly
Click Here for Recipe: Homemade Raspberry Vinaigrette

Click Here for Recipe: Homemade Raspberry Vinaigrette

“What really brings this all together is the homemade raspberry vinaigrette. It's the perfect balance of sweetness and tartness from the balsamic. The vinaigrette is so good you might want to double the recipe if you love dressing.” - Debbie
Click Here for Recipe: Green Goddess Dressing

Click Here for Recipe: Green Goddess Dressing

“It’s a homemade dressing packed with the flavor of fresh herbs. It can be served thinned out a bit as a salad dressing or served it as a dip. You can also use it as a sauce for fish or chicken. It’s a retro dressing, but for those of us not around in the ’20’s it’s a refreshing change from Ranch or Italian dressing.” - MSSK
Click Here for Recipe: Best Bleu Cheese Dressing!

Click Here for Recipe: Best Bleu Cheese Dressing!

“Better than any of those 'refrigerated' brands at grocery stores. So thick and creamy...this dressing ROCKS!” - tlcaswell
Click Here for Recipe: The Best Homemade Poppy Seed Dressing

Click Here for Recipe: The Best Homemade Poppy Seed Dressing

“I don’t know why so many people get all their salad dressing out of a bottle. It’s so much cheaper to make your own, and healthier too. And it’s really not hard at all to make, and I’ve got the recipes to prove it.” - Corey
Click Here for Recipe: Chardonnay, Mustard & Honey Salad Dressing

Click Here for Recipe: Chardonnay, Mustard & Honey Salad Dressing

“Whip this up, and you won't have to wait long for an incredibly delicious, homemade salad dressing, that tastes like a fine dining restaurant! EASY and uses simple ingredients!” - WildfloursCottageKitchen
Click Here for Recipe: Apple, Bacon and Gorgonzola Salad with Sweet Balsamic Vinaigrette

Click Here for Recipe: Apple, Bacon and Gorgonzola Salad with Sweet Balsamic Vinaigrette

“Slices of apple, crispy bacon and Gorgonzola cheese are among some of the deliciousness inside. Of course the dressing always makes that final touch and this Sweet Balsamic Vinaigrette does just that. I’m normally not the biggest vinaigrette fan but this one changed my mind. It is delicious!” - Holly
Click Here for Recipe: Zingy Peach Vinaigrette

Click Here for Recipe: Zingy Peach Vinaigrette

“This was SO good! Even my husband loved it. Thanks for such a great recipe.” - frenchtutor
Click Here for Recipe: Pick Your Berry Vinaigrette

Click Here for Recipe: Pick Your Berry Vinaigrette

“Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe. It's awesome. I opted to use fresh strawberries, I made the dressing exactly as written and wouldn't change a thing. I served it over fresh romaine lettuce, sweet onions, shredded parmesan cheese and chopped pecans. It was wonderful. I will be enjoying this again.” - BabyKato
Click Here for Recipe: Olive Garden Salad Dressing

Click Here for Recipe: Olive Garden Salad Dressing

“And one of those recipes that I had to try is the good ole Olive Garden Salad Dressing. It’s kinda like the holy grail of salad dressings. So I’m gonna say that even if you don’t think this dressing tastes exactly like the one at Olive Garden, I think you’re still gonna really like the way it tastes.” - Brandi
Click Here for Recipe: Favorite French Dressing

Click Here for Recipe: Favorite French Dressing

“This is absolutely "lovely"!! Made it to have tonight with nice big dinner salads. Now...I will tell you that in the almost 70 years I have been cooking, I have made many dressings...french included, BUT this one surpasses any I have ever tried!!! Hands down the BEST!!!!” - pcz
Click Here for Recipe: Homemade Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing

Click Here for Recipe: Homemade Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing

“My girls love ranch dressing, and I can’t get enough cilantro…so I set out to make a mouth-watering Homemade Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing. After only a couple attempts, I am excited to bring you this super easy, fresh salad dressing.” - Corey
Click Here for Recipe: Cider Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

Click Here for Recipe: Cider Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

“I drizzled it over greens with some spinach, cherry tomatoes, julienne carrots, and thinly sliced white button mushrooms. It was just thick enough to cling to the salad, and not run down into the bowl... perfect.” - ThePretentiousWichitaChef
Click Here for Recipe: Best Ever Ranch Parmesan Dressing

Click Here for Recipe: Best Ever Ranch Parmesan Dressing

“YUMMY! Perfect timing I had the ingredients ready for egg salad, so instead of mayo I used your recipe and I'm so glad I did. Thank you for sharing, now I will no longer buy that little packet to make ranch dressing. MMMMMM!” - fonti
Click Here for Recipe: Avocado Salad Dressing

Click Here for Recipe: Avocado Salad Dressing

“This is an easy, fast dressing with a very fresh taste. You can experiment with adding herbs when you want to change it up. One of my favorites is fresh cilantro!” - Pamelalala
Click Here for Recipe: Catalina Dressing

Click Here for Recipe: Catalina Dressing

“Thank you so much. I made taco salad for dinner and didn’t have any Catalina, so I came to this page and found this - thank you. I didn’t have to go to the store. It was great! Thank you so much for sharing!” - armsofanangel4me
Click Here for Recipe: Thai Peanut Salad Dressing

Click Here for Recipe: Thai Peanut Salad Dressing

“What a great Asian peanut sauce that can be used for salads, grilled meats or even a stir fry combination. I did change this recipe up and add some more peanut butter and garlic chili pepper sauce along with more red pepper flakes too. It is a spicy one but...oh, so good! I used it today on an Asian salad and it was delish.” - pistachyoo