How to Make Citrus Salad Dressing

Making homemade salad dressing is a great way to infuse extra flavor to your salads. This recipe creates a sweet and tangy citrus-based vinaigrette dressing for use with any salad ideas. It's light and refreshing and tastes great tossed into a bowl full of mixed salad greens. It can also be used as a marinade for chicken or fish, and is fantastic drizzled on top of grilled vegetables such as asparagus, zucchini or broccoli.

Things You'll Need

• 1/3 cup pink grapefruit juice
• 1 tbs. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. freshly grated ginger root
• 1 tbs. white wine vinegar
• 1 tsp. fine grained sea salt
• 2 tbs. honey
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• Glass bowl
• Glass measuring cup
• Measuring spoons
• Wire whisk
• Small storage container with lid

Instructions

1. 

   Add the pink grapefruit juice, lemon juice, ginger root, white wine vinegar, salt and honey to a small glass mixing bowl.

2. 

   Whisk the ingredients in the bowl together.

3. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil while whisking continuously.

4. Use the dressing immediately to dress a bowl full of mixed salad greens.

5. If the dressing isn't being used immediately, place it in a small storage container with a tight-fitting lid. The salad dressing can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Tips & Warnings

• A variation of this dressing can be made by substituting orange juice for the grapefruit juice, and using lime juice instead of the lemon juice.

• If you find the taste of olive oil to be too strong, you can use a light vegetable oil such as canola instead.