Flavour up your salads this summer with this lip-smacking Lemon Garlic Salad Dressing. It has a refreshing shot of dijon mustard, olive oil, lemon zest and lemon juice. Here is how to make lemon garlic dressing recipe at home!
Whenever you are making any salad be it chopped vegetable salad, Kale Salad or Quinoa Salad, salad dressings end up deciding its taste and texture.
Therefore, it makes very much sense to keep Balsamic Vinaigrette, Basil Vinaigrette handy.
Consequently, whenever you feel like calling it a salad day, these dressings will perk up all your greens and fix a delicious, healthy meal.
Moreover, after eating Chopped Vegetable Salad with Lemon Garlic Dressing, I have decided to keep a jarful of Vinaigrette style Garlic Lemon Salad Dressing ready as well just like the other ones.
Most of all, I love dressings which are fresh, luscious and very natural when it comes to flavours.
So, with Lemon Garlic Salad Dressing getting made with lemon zest and garlic, I had to try it, right?
The strong zing of garlic cloves and the tangy dash of lemon with dijon mustard, olive oil, oregano comes out through and through in any salad that you add it to.
Love a bowl of crunchy lettuce? Add a spoonful or two of this dressing and voila, sit down to eat a peppy, scrumptious salad in minutes.
How to make Lemon Garlic Dressing for Salad?
Making this dressing is pure and simple magic, telling you! Take a jar. Now, add garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, extra virgin olive oil, dijon mustard, dried oregano, dried basil, salt and black pepper in that jar.
Shake it all up. And Creamy Lemon Garlic Dressing is ready.
Moreover, you may also double or triple the batch of this dressing by varying the quantity of the ingredients.
Finally, next time you are thinking of eating a salad or serving a juicy, healthy side for parties, remember that this dressing is by your aid.
Simply bookmark my recipe to make it and give a treat to your taste buds?
The oil tends to separated from the dressing when kept for sometime. So make sure to whisk it up nicely again before adding in your salad.
You can also use this dressing to marinate the chicken and shrimps before grilling them.
Make roasted garlic lemon dressing by using chopped roasted garlic instead.
It will have a great depth of flavours. To roast garlic, cut the garlic into half.
Drizzle oilve oil over the garlic and sprinkle some salt and pepper. Wrap each half in aluminium foil and roast in a pre heated oven at 400 Degrees F for 30-40 minutes.
How long will Lemon Garlic Salad Dressing stay good?
Storing dressing with raw garlic is not a good idea. I would recommend making this dressing fresh and use within a day.
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How to make Lemon Garlic Dressing Step by Step
Add all the ingredients in a glass jar.
Shake well.
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Lemon Garlic Salad Dressing Recipe
Spruce up your salad game this summer with this lip-smacking Lemon Garlic Salad Dressing.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp Garlic Minced
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1/2 tsp Lemon Zest
- 4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/4 tsp Dijon Mustard
- 1/4 tsp Dried Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Dried Basil
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Freshly Cracked Black pepper
Instructions
Add all the ingredients in a glass jar.
Close the lid of the jar tightly.
Shake vigorously to blend nicely.
Use over salads.
Recipe Notes
You can add some honey in this dressing as well.
Try adding some poppy seeds for a nice crunch.
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Hailey
Hi, this recipe sounds delicious! I plan on making it very soon. It looks like a lot of liquid in that jar though, do I have to add water?
Neha Mathur
Thnx. It’s not water. It’s extra virgin olive oil.
Maggie Lutfy
How long can this mixture keep in the refrigerator or on the counter?
Neha Mathur
You can refrigerate for upto 15 days. Just bring to room temperature before using.