Recipe Roundup: Salad Dressings

These delicious homemade dressings add flavor and zip to every food they touch.

Article By: Leslie Fink, MS, RD

Try drizzling these Italian, Greek, Southwestern and French-inspired dressings on all your lettuce leaves. They're also great stirred into chopped vegetable salads, as marinades and finishing sauces or served with crudites.

Red Wine Vinaigrette

Featuring red wine and Dijon mustard, this dressing is made creamy yet light with vegetable broth and just a touch of olive oil.

Greek Vinaigrette

Fresh herbs and lemon juice give this dressing a bright, tangy note. Also great as a marinade for grilled chicken or drizzled over cooked fish.

Chipotle Vinaigrette

Give your greens some heat. Or drizzle some over seared tuna or smoked tofu for a Southwestern kick.

Caesar Dressing

Tangy and rich, this is perfect for romaine or as a dipping sauce for fresh vegetable sticks.

Mustard Vinaigrette

Light and lemony, it's versatile too: Add fresh chopped herbs, garlic, tomatoes or spicy mustard depending on your mood.

Raspberry Vinaigrette

Bright pink and very flavorful, this vinaigrette is a lovely complement to greens and also salmon, shrimp or steak.