My husband and I usually make our own salad dressings. Homemade salad dressings are very easy to make, plus they don’t have all the extra additives and preservatives that you often find with store bought dressings. All you need is extra virgin olive oil, a high quality vinegar, and then you can play around with the rest.
The other night I was in the mood for a sweet salad dressing. I usually use honey, but a few years back I had a salad dressing made with pink lemonade concentrate for the “sweet” and I loved it. Of course I don’t have that recipe, nor did we have pink lemonade concentrate on hand, but we did have white grape juice concentrate, so I decided to wing it.
Taking a look through my oil and vinegar cabinet, I came up with a raspberry balsamic vinegar. I have a thing for vinegars…we have quite the stash. We have a local olive oil and vinegar shop which is quite convenient, but even before the Nutmeg Olive Oil Company came to town, I was buying my specialty vinegars and olive oils online. (If you don’t have someplace local though, check out the Nutmeg Olive Oil Company…I have found their prices to be very reasonable, their quality wonderful, and they have a great variety. And they do ship! I will gladly share my favorites if you want to know.)
This simple fruity salad dressing recipe is great with a spring mix. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family did!
White Grape Raspberry Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard (I used Grey Poupon)
- 1 tablespoon white grape juice concentrate
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup raspberry balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- Whisk together the dijon mustard and white grape juice concentrate for a starting base.
- Add extra virgin olive oil and raspberry balsamic vinegar; whisk together.
Rachel R.
Saturday 7th of March 2015
I'm AutoImmune Paleo (AIP) and that means I can't have seeds -- like mustard (along with about a million other things :P ). Do you know if there's something else that might work in its place? I'm guessing the mustard is an emulsifier, so it probably wouldn't work to just leave it out.
Daina Makinson
Thursday 1st of May 2014
Oh Michelle thank you! I have an idea now for my family Sunday barbecue lunch and it is inspired by the white grape raspberry vinaigrette! A spring mix salad with a fruity vinaigrette is soooooo much easier than Ceasar salad (which is what I had planned)! All that grating of cheese and chopping of garlic - and washing the romaine. Why would I do that when I can get washed spring mix at my grocery store?! I can sleep in another 15 minutes now! Yay!
Michelle Nahom
Thursday 1st of May 2014
I have a super easy caesar version coming up for you soon! :)
Ida
Friday 25th of April 2014
This looks so delicious and easy to make. Thanks for sharing!
Michelle Nahom
Thursday 1st of May 2014
I hope you enjoy it!
Robyn
Friday 25th of April 2014
What an interesting but simple combination of ingredients, Michelle! I can hardly wait to try this. I can't quite imagine the taste but I know it must be delicious! Perfect for summer salads - thanks so much.
Michelle Nahom
Thursday 1st of May 2014
It's definitely on the sweeter side, but it's a nice change! Hope you enjoy it!
Nicole
Friday 25th of April 2014
Ohh, this looks so easy to make. My husband and I are big salad fans. :)
Btw, thanks for linking with Let's Get Real party!
Michelle Nahom
Thursday 1st of May 2014
Us too! And this time of year, I find myself making them constantly!