9 Salad Dressings to Make at Home!

Let’s face it salad dressing can get expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. Whether you run out of your favorite salad dressing, or just want to try a new one, you can easily make some popular ones at home!

This is especially helpful if you want to reduce your sodium and sugar intake, because salad dressings have been known to contain a lot of both.

These easy salad dressing recipes are great to have in a pinch, and most of them use common ingredients you probably already have at home!

1.Caesar Dressing

We opted for the recipe that didn’t include anchovies, but if you want it more authentic you can easily add those as well!

2. Classic Vinaigrette

You can easily switch this up by adding dried or fresh herbs as well!

3. Ginger Sesame Dressing

This doesn’t have to just be a salad dressing! You can easily use this for stir fries as well!

4. Greek Dressing

This one is getting hard to find at stores for a good price, so it’s great to be able to make it at home!

5. Honey Mustard Dressing

This is also a favorite of mine for dipping chicken strips and chicken nuggets in!

6. Italian Dressing

This dressing is a great marinade for chicken or pork as well!

7. Ranch Dressing

We use a lot of Ranch at my house, and you can easily switch this up as well. Make it spicy with a little taco seasoning. Make it creamier with some smashed avocado. Make it however you want!

8. Thousand Island Dressing

9. French Dressing

Free Printable PDF

Here are all the recipes in an easy to print at home PDF! Add this to your recipe or meal planning binder so you have it for later.

Is it worth making your own Sauces?

I’m a big fan of stocking up on salad dressings when I see them at a great price. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always align with when I run out. I think it is a great skill to have to be able to make your own too!

So, while I am probably not going to make my own salad dressing every time, I do want these handy recipes in my binder in case I need one!