How I Make A Healthy, Creamy Salad Dressing In 1 Minute!

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

I wanted a creamy salad dressing, but I wanted it to be healthy. And fresh. And CHEAP! This is the simple zero-waste salad dressing recipe I came up with. Creamy with a light tang and healthy as can be, loaded with probiotics & vitamins. Made in only 1 minute and absolutely delicious!

I wanted a creamy salad dressing, but I wanted it to be healthy. And fresh. And CHEAP. This is the zero-waste recipe I came up with. #TexasHomesteader

Keeping Salads Healthy

Aaaaah, spring! The trees are turning green & the daffodils are blooming. And there’s all those fresh greens in the garden for a healthy salad.

I LOVE salads! The freshness, the crispness and the healthy aspect of it. To me, it’s like welcoming spring after the long winter season of eating heavier, more comfort-foody types of meals.

Fresh salad with lettuce, boiled egg, carrots, cheese crumbles and healthy homemade salad dressing. #TexasHomesteader

So I really (really) wanted to make my own healthier yet creamy salad dressing. After doinking around a bit I ended up making a delightful, creamy, healthy and tasty salad dressing that I can just mix together in just one minute.

And you can’t get a more worthy topping for those fresh greens than that, #amiright??

All Healthy Foods Don’t Stay Healthy

You know how it is… Some foods may start out healthy, but then all manner of salts, fats or sugars get added to it before it’s actually served.

So it’s true that how healthy a food is for you usually depends on what’s been added to it before it’s eaten.

I mean, heck – a fresh, crispy apple is about as healthy as it gets, right?

But add flour, sugar, butter, seasonings and a thick buttery crust and your healthy apple has turned into an apple pie dessert instead!

Fine for eating in moderation of course. But certainly not healthy to eat every day.

So whenever possible I keep the overall healthiness of food in mind when I’m cooking for and serving to RancherMan. Flavorful yet healthy meal preparation tips is what I keep a lookout for like a NINJA!

You too? Well then you’re really gonna love this salad dressing.

Healthy Creamy Salad Dressing Ingredients!

You can make this simple salad dressing in one minute or less. And it contains precious few ingredients:

1/2 Cup Homemade Yogurt (gives the creaminess that I love while keeping it healthy)

1.5 teaspoons Lemon Juicethins the dressing and adds a little tanginess.

1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder

1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder

A tiny amount of salt (I use just 1/4 teaspoon)

Coarsely-Cracked Pepper

My healthy, creamy salad dressing comes together in just ONE minute! Unflavored yogurt, some lemon juice, garlic & onion powder and salt & pepper. #TexasHomesteader

Stir it all together and BOOM! Homemade salad dressing in 1 minute or less!

Healthy, Zero-Waste Homemade Salad Dressing

I love that this is not only healthy, but it’s inexpensive and zero waste too.

It's easy to use these tips to save money. #TexasHomesteader

I suppose it costs only about $0.10 to make this homemade salad dressing. And there’s no plastic bottle to dispose of. (Y’all know how hard I push back against Bringing Plastic Into Our Home

Plus since I can make it up fresh for every salad if I wish, there’s no bottle of commercial dressing languishing in the fridge until it’s no longer fit to eat if we end up going a while without eating salad.

Oh, and you can’t get much healthier than yogurt for a base with lemon juice & seasonings for flavor.

Plus I can pronounce every healthy ingredient in my dressing, unlike the myriad of franken-sounding ingredients in the bottled stuff.

I mean, have you ever glanced at the ingredient label on those bottles of commercially-produced salad dressing? YOWZA!

And, you know… fresher is always gonna be better, no??

I wanted a creamy salad dressing, but I wanted it to be healthy. And fresh. And CHEAP. This is the zero-waste recipe I came up with. #TexasHomesteader

Salad Dressing Recipe Adjustable To Your Tastes

You can easily amend this base salad dressing recipe in any way you like.

If you want more tang add a little more lemon juice.

A tiny drizzle of honey will offer a touch of sweetness.

Mince & add whatever fresh herbs you have growing in your garden at the moment. Perhaps rosemary, parsley or chives.

More onion powder? Less garlic powder? It’s all up to you!

I’ll share the base recipe with you below. The quantity is for a small 3-4 serving batch. (depending upon how heavily you add salad dressing to your salad of course.) But it’s easy to multiply the recipe by the number of servings you’ll need.

Store Homemade Dressing In Repurposed Glass Jar

This salad dressing stirs together so quickly you can even make it fresh every time if you like!

But sometimes I’ll double the batch. Then I put it in a repurposed glass jar, add a label and store it in the refrigerator so fresh salads can be on the table in minutes if I want.

Y’all know how I prefer to use Glass Instead of Plastic in our refrigerator, right?

My homemade creamy salad dressing can be mixed up and stored in the refrigerator. I like to use glass instead of plastic to store our food. #TexasHomesteader

So make this healthy creamy salad dressing for tonight or double the batch and enjoy it for the next few nights.

Either way – I’m sure you’ll enjoy this healthy, delicious and highly adaptable salad dressing recipe.

Did you make this Salad Dressing? Please rate the recipe in your comment below!

YES, you can actually have a healthy creamy salad dressing! This homemade dressing uses yogurt as a base. #TexasHomesteader
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Healthy, Creamy Salad Dressing

This healthy creamy salad dressing uses unflavored yogurt as a creamy base. Add some lemon juice and a few common seasonings and you have a healthy, creamy salad dressing in about 1 minute. #TexasHomesteader

Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword creamy, dressing, garlic powder, healthy, lemon juice, onion powder, salad, Yogurt
Prep Time 1 minute
Servings 3 servings
Author www.TexasHomesteader.com

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Non-flavored yogurt
  • 1.5 tsp Lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp Onion powder
  • Salt & coarsely-cracked pepper to taste (We like 1/4 tsp salt & 1/2 tsp pepper)

Instructions

Instructions:

  1. Add all ingredients and stir to combine. Drizzle onto your fresh salad greens & enjoy. Keep any leftovers in the refrigerator and use within 5 days.

Recipe Notes

NOTE: I've found this dressing is pretty thick on day one, but less so on subsequent days. So it pours even easier after the 1st day.

~TxH~

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One thought on “How I Make A Healthy, Creamy Salad Dressing In 1 Minute!

  1. Thelma Briggs

    5 stars
    I like that I can make this healthy salad dressing so quickly and I love that it’s made in a reusable glass jar. I like to press a garlic clove and stir it in as well. Sure makes a delicious salad!

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