Light, sweet and refreshing, this easy strawberry vinaigrette salad dressing is the perfect complement to your summer salads. Preparation is quick and easy: all you have to do is mix the ingredients together in a blender, refrigerate until you're ready to serve and drizzle the vinaigrette over your salad.
This dressing is cool and refreshing--just what you need for a hot summer day. You also can't go wrong with a strawberry crumble dessert for later on.
It has that fresh strawberry flavor similar to my homemade strawberry purée but with a delicate balance of acidity, oiliness, sweetness, and seasoning.
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Ingredients
Just like a fresh salad, it's made from fresh ingredients without using vinegar.
- strawberries - You can use store-bought strawberries, pick them at a berry farm, or try growing your own strawberries at home for an extra homemade touch. I like to use the ripest strawberries.
- lemon juice - Freshly squeezed is best.
- olive oil - Extra virgin olive oil is my favorite oil to use in a vinaigrette but you can use a more neutral oil like canola oil, if desired.
- brown sugar - You can sweeten the dressing to taste.
*See recipe card for ingredient amounts.
How to Make Strawberry Vinaigrette
This fresh vinaigrette is ready in only 2 easy steps.
Step 1. Add ingredients. Add all of the ingredients to a blender or food processor.
Step 2. Blend. Blend until smooth and emulsified.
Chef's Note: If you would like the dressing to be thicker, add some more fresh strawberries.
Top Tip
Pour it over the salad right before you serve it for best results. No one wants a soggy salad.
Serving Suggestions
- Serve immediately or chilled. You can serve it right after you mix the ingredients in the blender, but it also tastes great if you chill it in the fridge for a while.
- Serve with sweet and tangy salads. Since this homemade dressing has a sweet, fruity flavor, it pairs well with salads that have sweet and tangy ingredients like this watermelon salad with basil.
- Serve it with salads containing cheese. Tangy cheeses like goat cheese and feta cheese add more flavor to your dish and pair well with the sweetness of the vinaigrette. You can add chopped nuts like pecans and almonds for an extra crunch.
- Fruits that pair well with strawberry flavor (fresh or dried). Try your strawberry vinaigrette with salads that contain fruits like strawberries (that's an obvious one), mangoes, mandarin oranges, blackberries, blueberries, apples, cranberries, raspberries and other favorites on a bed of lettuce. A fruit salad would also work (check out how to make a fruit salad here).
Recipes FAQs
After you make your vinaigrette, make sure you store it in the fridge so that it stays fresh for up to 1 week.
The typical base of a vinaigrette includes oil and vinegar or lemon juice at a ratio of 3:1.
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📋Recipe
Easy Strawberry Vinaigrette Dressing
Ingredients
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar - or to taste
- 2 cups strawberries - cleaned, hulled and sliced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper - optional
Instructions
- Blend all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor, until smooth.
- Refrigerate dressing until ready to serve.
Equipment
Notes
- Pour the vinaigrette over the salad right before you serve it for best results.
- If you would like the dressing to be thicker, add some more fresh strawberries.
- After you make your vinaigrette, make sure you store it in the fridge so that it stays fresh for up to one week.
Nutrition
Nutrition information on In the Kitch is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It may not include toppings and/or sauces.
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