Spinach Salad Dressing
This Spinach Salad Dressing is the best dressing for so many salads. Add it to spinach salads, quinoa salads, and pasta salads. So many great choices for this healthy dressing!
Looking for other homemade dressings to try next? Try my Light Honey Mustard Dressing, a delicious Honey Balsamic Dressing, a spicy Chipotle Ranch Dressing or some Creamy Italian Dressing!
Honey Dijon Dressing
Making homemade dressings is SO worth it, ya’ll. You know exactly what ingredients you’re consuming, you can make large or small quantities, and they taste better too! Ditch those old expired dressings that are sitting in your refrigerator and start making your own!
If there is one dressing I make the most, it’s THIS one! We love it on SO many things. Try it on these healthy recipes:
- My favorite spinach salad (pictured below!)
- Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad
- Healthy Broccoli Salad
- Strawberry Spinach Salad (instead of the strawberry dressing)
While many people use a warm bacon dressing on their spinach salads, we prefer this homemade vinaigrette for a classic spinach salad. It is perfect for a dinner party, but also fits well into our weekly rotation of easy dinners. Healthy eating just got tastier!
Ingredients Used:
As you can see, this dressing is simple. Just four ingredients plus salt and pepper!
- Olive Oil – I normally use extra-virgin olive oil for my homemade dressings.
- Red Wine Vinegar – This vinegar adds the perfect tang to this dressing.
- Honey – Use any honey you have on hand. I normally buy a raw version.
- Dijon Mustard – This mustard adds a nice creamy texture.
- S&P – Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.
How to make Spinach Salad Dressing:
This simple four-ingredient (plus salt and pepper) recipe takes just five minutes to make.
- Add all ingredients to a mason jar. (You’ll need a one-cup jar.)
- Shake shake shake!
- Drizzle on all the salads!
The honey may settle a bit on the bottom of the jar. Make sure you shake it up before adding to salads!
Our favorite spinach salad recipe
Like I mentioned, the salad pictured is our favorite combo. It’s an easy recipe and lasts awhile in the refrigerator (without dressing).
- Fresh Spinach Leaves – Make sure you snap off the stems to the leaves. You can use regular spinach or baby spinach.
- Bacon – I prefer to bake bacon in the oven. Line a baking sheet with tin foil and add a wire cooling rack on top. Add the bacon strips to the rack and bake at a medium-high heat (about 400 degrees) until browned and crunchy.
- Eggs – The instant pot is my favorite method for cooking hard-boiled eggs.
- Mushrooms – Use sliced mushrooms – either white mushrooms or Baby Bella mushrooms.
- Red Onion – Slice a red onion into thin strips for some extra crunch!
- And the homemade dressing, of course!
Combine the salad ingredients in a large serving bowl, add the dressing, and toss. This makes a perfect side salad (or a light lunch) for me! This is GOOD FOOD!
Storing Salad Dressing
Store this dressing in a separate container (like a small jar) in your refrigerator for up to two weeks. If the leftover dressing gets thick, just set it out on your countertop beforehand or warm it in the microwave for just 10 seconds or so.
Then shake shake shake to get all of the ingredients mixed together. Remember, the honey may sink to the bottom of the jar, so you’ll want to get it mixed in before serving.
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xoxo ~Sue
Spinach Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- 6 Tablespoons olive oil
- 3 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 ½ Tablespoons honey
- 1 Tablespoon dijon mustard
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper – to taste
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a mason jar, and shake vigorously. Drizzle on your favorite spinach salad!
Can I use Apple Cider vinegar or Balsamic vinegar in place of red wine vinegar?
Thank you,
Linda
Yes, you can substitute another type of vinegar but the taste will change.
I love, love, love this salad dressing. I didn’t have plain Dijon, so I used Honey Dijon, and it was delicious. Thank you for the recipe.
Thanks for your feedback, Carolyn!
Easy & delicious
Thanks!
Delicious!!
Thanks Julie!
Haven’t made this yet. Sounds wonderful! Would it be a good choice for spinach salad with mandarin orange, red onion and pecans? Making this spinach salad for guests. Thank you!
Yes, I think it should be delicious!
Not only do I LOVE this easy dressing, it made me love spinach salad more than my usual iceberg or romaine salad. I see no need to buy dressing again…except maybe ranch, lol!
this was perfect just enough balance to compliment the spinach.
Is it 71 calories per tablespoon?
Yes it is.
Simple yet superb!
Made this tonight because I was out of store bought Italian dressing. Holy moly it was delicious! I’ll never buy store bought again
So good to hear, Kim! Thanks so much!
This is my go to now – never buying dressing again!
AMEN!
My go to salad dressing! YUM! Seriously cannot get enough of this
This was so easy to make! It turned out really well.
We eat a lot of salad and sometimes it gets kinda bland. But, not with this dressing! I am happy to eat salad again.
This recipe is definitely a keeper! Best part, I always have all the ingredients needed on hand, I mean why bother buying a bottled dressing when you can make your own and it’s this delicious?!
We adore making our own dressings and this one did not disappoint! So yummy, even made your spinach salad!
This is such a vibrant salad dressing, perfect for a hearty spinach salad.
This is my go-to salad dressing and I always have a batch. It is delicious but lets the salad ingredients all shine through.
SO simple and easy and great for so many types of salads!
Homemade dressings are so much better & better for you. This was easy to make and great on my salad!
It’s amazing what a salad dressing can do for a salad! Homemade with only 5 ingredients!
Yup, REALLY easy to make!