 3 Minute Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette – This easy to make big flavored dressing will become your favorite! It looks and tastes like it has cream or mayo added,  but it doesn’t!  It’s a true vinaigrette!
How does this 3 Minute Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette
taste so creamy with no cream or mayo?
A little thing called emulsification. Â Dijon is a natural emulsifier and when it get whizzed up in a blender it makes this dressing all creamy and stuff. Â I love creamy and stuff!
With just a few simple ingredients, Â lemon, vinegar, light olive oil and dijon mustard, you can whip this up in a quick 3 minutes!
I used my handy dandy Nutri Bullet. Â I love this gadget and I am not a gadget girl. Â You can use a blender, immersion blender or food processor and get great results as well. Â You can also use just a hand whisk as well, just mince the garlic before adding.
Add all your ingredients to the blender, whiz boom for 30 seconds and you have a creamy, healthy and super tasty dressing! Â
It goes with most any kind of salad and doubles
as a really good marinade for chicken or fish!
I love to use these Condiment Squeeze Bottles for perfect dressing distribution! Â I actually use these for a ton of stuff from olive oil to dishwashing detergent. Â I should do a whole post on 101 squeeze bottle uses! Â Oh and soy sauce…love them for soy sauce!
Play with your food! Â You can adjust this basic recipes a hundred different ways. Â Omit the parsley, increase the garlic, add your favorite herb. Â Tarragon would be great with this!
Tips to make 3 Minute Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette
- A blender or immersion blender works best to get this emulsified so it’s super creamy.
- I used apple cider vinegar as I like the kick it gives but you can sub your fave vinegar.
- We like extra light olive oil. Â It is my favorite for salad dressings but you can use what you have on hand. Â Even a light vegetable oil or canola will work.
Check out this video- It really shows how creamy and delicious this Lemon Dijon dressing is!Â
To easy, fast and fresh food!
Clink!
Kathi
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3 Minute Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 1 clove large garlic - chopped
- 1 Lemon, juiced microwave for 15 seconds on high if your lemon is too firm
- 3 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar sub white in a pinch
- 3/4 cup extra light olive oil sub full flavor olive oil, vegetable or canola
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (optional) sub tarragon or your favorite fresh herb
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into a blender and blend for about 15 seconds or until creamy.
- Store in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Notes
Nutrition
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I’m going to try this and the others you have. I love making homemade ranch dressing with homemade Mayo but I’m getting tired of the taste and need something different.
Hi Sheila! No kidding, I just made another batch of this dressing today and it comes out perfect every time. It’s a nice change up from creamy dressings and doubles as a marinade as well! Hope you get a chance to give it a try!
I love making my own dressings! This one sounds perfect for a vegetable salad.!
YUM! Love making my own salad dressing so will have to whip this one up. Perfect for that tortoresome Jan meal plan !
Thanks Vicky! Hope you get a chance to give it a try!
Perfect start to the New Year. This pumped up blender Lemon Dijon Dressing sounds perfect! I will be trying it today! Thanks for sharing.
This sounds so light and refreshing! I love changing up my salad dressings to make salad un-boring 😉
Happy New Year O Laughing One!@ I hear you about the torture/eating plan. I am desperately trying to make up for some serious overindulgence committed over the holidays. This vinaigrette sounds delightful – just the thing to add some flavor to diet food! Best wishes to you and yours for a terrific 2016.
Happy New Year to you too Adri! The struggle/torture continues….
Love the lemon Dijon combo! And that it looks creamy and delicious! I’m putting this on my must make list. my salads need some zing and this looks like a tasty,healthy choice! Thanks!
Oh yum! I love making my own dressing and this sounds like the perfect tangy vinaigrette. I love that you blend it up to make it a bit creamy, what a great idea!
Thanks Meghan! So cheap too compared to store bought!
This is wonderful. I love everything lemon. I can’t wait to make this
Thanks Kristen – hope you get a chance to give it a go!
I am such a dressing snob. I will only eat homemade dressings. I am so glad to find this recipe to my recipe collection. The ingredient combination looks fabulous!!
Hi Katie! My hubs is addicted to store bought blue cheese so have to buy that…have never replicated that taste! But always have homemade in the fridge too. Thanks for your note!
This looks delicious! I really need to make more dressings. It’s on my list this of things to-do this year! (What a long list it is, haha).
I totally just realized as I clicked to comment that you’d just recently commented on my blog, too. How funny! Can’t wait to see more of what you’ve got this year!
Hi Dana – I think once you do, you won’t go back to store bought. So easy and cheap! Thanks for your note!
How much Dijon do you use?
Ugh…that would be helpful huh? 3 tablespoons. I’ve updated the recipe..thanks so much for your note!