Raspberry Vinaigrette {Any Berry Salad Dressing} - iFoodReal.com (2024)

Quick and easy Raspberry Vinaigrette with 6 simple ingredients! With its perfect balance of sweetness and tang, it will become a new summer favorite in your healthy salad dressings rotation.

Healthy summer eating just got a whole lot easier and tastier! This raspberry vinaigrette is a naturally sweetened salad dressing that doesn’t come overloaded with sugars, dyes, and preservatives.

It is a velvety smooth vinaigrette that has a deep delicious raspberry base and an ever so slight tang. It is the perfect summer salad vinaigrette, especially when you want a change from balsamic dressing or poppy seed dressing.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

• Delicious: It’s light, it’s vibrant, and absolutely refreshing!
• Versatile: This is a customizable vinaigrette that can be made with any berries.
• Make ahead: Lasts for up to 3 weeks which means salads all day, every day!
• Better for you: You can control the ingredients and decide what goes in and what stays out.
• Eliminates food waste: A great way to use up loads of raspberries you picked or picked up. Plus more chances you will eat the the vegetables before their best date.

Ingredients for Raspberry Vinaigrette

It’s made with just 6 relatively inexpensive ingredients, all of which you probably have already.

• Raspberries: You can use fresh or frozen raspberries and also swap for any other berries you like.
• Olive oil: Since this vinaigrette has so few ingredients, using high quality oil makes all the difference. Look for a cold pressed, extra virgin olive oil.
• Apple cider vinegar: Whenever possible, use raw apple cider vinegar “with the mother.” It’s good for you and gives it a zesty tang. You can also use white wine or red wine vinegar instead.
• Maple syrup: You can also use honey as a natural sweetener. Compliments the raspberries and adds necessary sweetness.
• Salt and pepper: To taste! Himalayan pink salt is great but any salt will work.

How to Make Raspberry Vinaigrette

This raspberry vinaigrette literally takes 2 minutes to make! I like to use food processor but you can also use a high speed blender.

• Combine raspberries, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper in a food processor or high speed blender.

• Blend until smooth. That’s it!

Can I Make It with Frozen Raspberries?

Yes. If using frozen raspberries, you’ll need to add about 2 tablespoons of water to help ingredients spin and to thin it out.

You can also use a mix of strawberries, blueberries, cherries, and raspberries. Or maybe a combination of just two, raspberries and blueberries are great.

Serving

Raspberry vinaigrette with grilled chicken salad seems like the natural choice for this dressing, which is great on its own, but in smaller portions salad works really well as a side dish.

This vinaigrette pairs well with many of your favorite salads. The sweet and tangy balance means it is versatile and can go both ways!

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• Any green leafy salad works!

How to Store

Store: Refrigerate in a glass jar with an airtight lid for up to 3 weeks. So making it a few days before you need it is perfect.

Meal prep: If you make a lot, you can store in smaller portions and take little jars for lunch. A great way to meal prep your salads. Just give it a shake before pouring if you’ve noticed it has settled.

Freeze: Freeze in individual containers for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight and take to work to enjoy with salad for lunch.

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