This oil free balsamic salad dressing recipe is easy, flavorful, and perfect for all your salad needs!
Want to Save This Recipe?
Enter your email & we'll send it to your inbox. Plus you’ll get great new recipes from us every week.
Often times you want a salad dressing that’s light and refreshing instead of something creamy and heavier. This oil free balsamic salad dressing recipe is just what you are looking for!
You won’t have to worry about the salad dressing weighing down your salad! Instead, this tangy dressing is bursting with flavor and only adds to the salad.
With just a few pantry staples, you can whip it up at any time! In addition to your salads, you can use this as a marinade for grilled vegetables or even tofu as well!
Jump to:
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Flavorful – Each bite will take you on a flavor journey that you can’t get enough of
- Simple– This recipe only takes 5 minutes which means you can whip up any time
- Control Your Ingredients – when you make your own dressings, you get to know exactly what is it the recipe you’re making!
🥘Recipe Ingredients
Gather your ingredients!
- Balsamic Vinegar – sweet, sour, and woody in flavor, this enhances so many dishes
- Maple Syrup – we’re using a bit of sweetness in the recipe because of the acidity of the balsamic
- Spicy Brown Mustard – adds complexity to the dressing
- Nutritional Yeast – this adds a little cheesy and/or saltiness to the dressing
- Spices – we’re adding dried oregano, basil, chives and black pepper to balance everything together
See my recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Substitutions and Variations:
- Maple Syrup – try another liquid sweetener like agave or date syrup
- Spicy Brown Mustard – you can try using dijon instead
- Nutritional Yeast – you can omit this if you don’t have
- Spices – instead of the oregano and basil, try an Italian seasoning blend
Recipe FAQs:
This recipe is already Top 9 Allergen Free as written.
Yes, you could freeze this dressing in an freezer safe container up to 3 months.
This will last at least 2 weeks in the fridge when stored in an air tight container.
What recipes could I use this dressing on?
🥳 Get the Full Recipe
Oil Free Balsamic Salad Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
- 1 ½ tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried chives
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper, more or less to taste
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a small bowl and whisk well to combine. Use or store in an air tight container in the fridge up to 2 weeks.
Notes
Video
Nutrition
Did you make and love this recipe?
Click the 5 stars in the recipe card above or below in the comment section! This is a great way to support us so we can continue to bring great recipes!
Rate and Review
We would love to hear what you think!
Comments
No Comments