5 quick and delicious salad dressing recipes

Having a healthy salad plate every day is great for your health. However, it can get boring on your taste buds, especially if you use the same ingredients every time. Add a variety of flavor and texture to your salad greens by trying new ingredients for your dressing. You can have it sweet, spicy, tangy, or whatever you prefer – having a good dressing for your salad makes all the difference.

Here are 5 quick and easy salad dressing recipes you can make:

It’s gingerrific

What do you need:

• 1 carrot, peeled and chopped

• 1 cup of mayonnaise

• 2 tablespoons soy sauce

• 2 tablespoons white sugar

• 2 tablespoons ground ginger

Combine carrot, mayonnaise, soy sauce, sugar, and ginger in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.

Creamy Cilantro Salad Dressing

What do you need:

• 2 bunches cilantro, stems removed

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• 2 roasted Anaheim peppers

• 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise

• 3/4 cup canola oil

• 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds toasted

• 1/4 cup crumbled Cotija cheese

• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar

• 1/4 cup of water

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Combine garlic, chili peppers, mayonnaise, oil, pumpkin seeds, cheese, water, salt, and black pepper in a blender or food processor for 1 minute or until smooth. Add the cilantro in batches, pulsing for about 40 seconds per batch. To mix in a glass bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

Easy sweet and spicy salad dressing

What do you need:

• 1 cup onion, minced

• 1 cup vegetable oil

• 3/4 cup white sugar

• 1/3 cup tomato sauce

• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Mix the onion, sugar, tomato sauce, apple cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl until the sugar has dissolved. Carefully add the vegetable oil until fully incorporated. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Stir before serving.

Cranberry and mustard combo

What do you need:

• 1 garlic clove, peeled

• 1 cup vegetable oil

• 1/4 cup cranberry sauce

• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard

• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

• 1/4 cup of rice vinegar

• 1/4 cup walnut oil

• Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Combine garlic, cranberry sauce, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, salt, and black pepper in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Carefully add vegetable oil and walnut oil in a steady stream. Pulse again until mixture is thick and creamy. Serve immediately.

Milk and vinegar fusion

What do you need:

• 3/4 cup of cream medium and a half

• 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 teaspoon no calorie granular sucralose sweetener

Place half the cream, vinegar, salt, and sweetener in a small bowl. Beat until the sweetener has dissolved.

Now enjoy a variety of flavors with your green salad with these easy yet delicious salad dressing recipes!