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    Dressings & Vinaigrettes

    Homemade dressings and vinaigrettes are the secret to unforgettable salads—and once you start making your own, you’ll never go back. These easy, flavor-packed recipes are made with clean ingredients and come together in minutes. From an Italian vinaigrette to creamy Caesar dressing, many also work as marinades for chicken, fish, or veggies. Some are standalone, while others are part of main dish recipes linked below—versatile staples you’ll use again and again.

    • creamy tahini salad dressing
      Creamy Lemon Tahini Salad Dressing
    • Colorful rows of buffalo chicken salad in a round bowl with creamy dressing on the side.
      Buffalo Chicken Salad
    • A small glass pitcher of buffalo ranch dressing ready to pour over salad greens.
      Buffalo Ranch - Homemade Dip and Dressing
    • Small glass jar on a kitchen counter of French vinaigrette with salad behind.
      French Vinaigrette (Classic Homemade Dressing Recipe)
    • Colorful 3-bean salad in a glass bowl with a serving spoon.
      Easy Three Bean Salad Recipe
    • Easy Green Goddess Dip (and dressing)
    • A jar of salsa chimichurri of parsley, oregano, olive oil, onion, and vinegar.
      Argentinian Chimichurri Sauce (salsa chimichurri)
    • A bowl of homemade caesar dressing with spoon.
      Caesar Salad Dressing Without Anchovies
    • greek salad
      Tossed Greek Green Salad
    • curried chicken salad
      Curry Chicken Salad With Grapes and Cashews
    • Golden Italian salad dressing in a jar with a silver whisk.
      Easy Homemade Italian Dressing
    • Savory dry rub for grilling with spices and a little brown sugar.
      Homemade BBQ Spice Rub
    • Platter of grilled chicken breasts with herbs.
      Easy Blender Lemon Chicken Marinade
    • Chicken blueberry salad
      Blueberry Vinaigrette
    • halibut with lemon caper sauce
      Pan-Seared Halibut with Lemon Caper Vinaigrette
    • Deep red whole berry cranberry sauce in a glass bowl.
      Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce
    • Sliced flank steak on a cutting board with flank steak marinade in a small bowl.
      Flank Steak Marinade (for Grilled Flank Steak)
    Chef Sally Cameron of aFoodcentricLife.com in her kitchen.

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    Mother's Day Recipe Inspiration

    • Sliced of golden pound cake with strawberries and a small bowl of whipped cream.
      Gluten Free Pound Cake with Cream Cheese
    • Dutch baby oven pancakes
      Gluten-Free Dutch Baby (German Pancakes)
    • Baby dutch yellow potatoes wtih herbs and Parmesan cheese.
      Buttery Baby Dutch Yellow Potatoes
    • deviled eggs 2022
      Best Deviled Eggs Recipe (Step by Step)
    • Close up of a platter of salmon filets with lemon and herbs on a table.
      How to Make Steamed Salmon
    • Close up of crispy golden waffles with blueberries, raspberries, strawberries.
      Gluten Free Waffles

    More Recipe Ideas

    • Golden baked chicken breasts on the dinner table.
      Roast Split Chicken Breast
    • beef tenderloin on a plate.
      Roast Beef Tenderloin (Center-Cut Chateaubriand)
    • A bowl of bright green beans almondine with toasted buttered almonds.
      Fresh Green Beans Almondine Recipe
    • Pork tenderloin with creamy mustard sauce close up with a serving fork.
      Roast Pork Tenderloin with Dijon Mustard Sauce

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