One healthy vinaigrette to dress your salad or fresh vegetables, is this homemade Honey-Cider Vinaigrette. This dressing is a good combination of a quality extra-virgin olive oil, apple cider , salt and pepper. It’s important to use fresh quality ingredients since there are so few. The technique is important so your honey cider dressing becomes emulsified, thickened and blended. The oil and acid won’t come together by just stirring. When selecting acids they vary in strengths, so you need to experiment with the proportions.

Apple Cider Benefits

It can improve digestion.
ACV can help fight yeast infections.
It can lower your blood sugar levels and improve insulin sensitivity.
Apple cider vinegar may help people lose weight and reduce belly fat.
It can lower cholesterol and blood pressure.
ACV can improve your heart health.

I prefer using Organic Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar. You can purchase this online at Bragg Live Foods.

Here are ways to vary this sauce:

Acids can include lemons, limes, vinegars, buttermilk
Add shallots, onion, red onion
Add mustards, soy sauce, cheeses, ginger, fresh herbs, anchovies

This recipe is made with basic pantry ingredients.
I keep these on hand for this quick salad dressing.

Whisk the garlic, vinegar, honey and pepper first. Blend well. Slowly add the extra-virgin olive oil as you blend to emulsify it.

Honey Cider Vinaigrette

Our number #1 salad vinaigrette for our salads and vegetables. Make sure you double this for a large crowd or for extra.

Course Salad Vinaigrette

Cuisine Greek

Keyword apple cider, salads, vinaigrette

Author Mary Papoulias-Platis

Ingredients

1-3 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons apple-cider vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
pinch of pepper
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

In a small bowl add garlic, vinegar, honey and pepper.
Whisk together until blended by hand or in the blender.
Slowly add the olive oil, whisking or blending constantly until the sauce is emulsified.
The oil and other ingredients should be completely blended.

You may enjoy other dressings for your salads:

My Greek Herbal Dressing Ladolemono