Servings: 1 cup
Cranberry Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Recipe
Meet your new go-to salad dressing: a bold, cranberry vinaigrette that blends in minutes. It’s naturally tart-sweet, gorgeous on the plate, and works with fresh cranberries or leftover cranberry sauce.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cranberries* fresh or frozen and thawed
- 1/3 cup light olive oil vegetable oil or avocado oil
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 cloves fresh garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor, combine the fresh or thawed 1/2 cup cranberries*, 1/3 cup light olive oil, 1/3 cup red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup water, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon honey, minced 2 cloves fresh garlic, 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper.
- Blend until the desired consistency. The mixture will never be fully smooth, if you like texture, leave it as-is. If you prefer a smooth dressing, run it through a fine mesh sieve or colander and discard the solids.
- Cover and chill until ready to use. Stir or whisk well before using.
- If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments or star ratings.
Notes
*To Make Using Cranberry Sauce: use 1/2 cup whole cranberry sauce or jellies and omit the honey.
For Storage:
Store in a sealed jar in the fridge up to 1 week. Shake or whisk before serving. Taste test to see if needs to be re-seasoned with salt (chilling mutes this flavor and it often needs to be corrected).For Freezing:
Freeze in portions up to 2 months, thaw overnight in the fridge and re-blend. Taste test to see if needs to be re-seasoned with salt (chilling mutes this flavor and it often needs to be corrected).Nutrition
Calories: 759kcal, Carbohydrates: 27g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 73g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g, Monounsaturated Fat: 53g, Sodium: 1342mg, Potassium: 143mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 20g, Vitamin A: 47IU, Vitamin C: 9mg, Calcium: 38mg, Iron: 1mg