Making your own salad dressing is so easy! Try this Lemon Vinaigrette with a Sugar Snap Pea Salad or simple roasted asparagus.

Bottled salad dressings are one of the sneaky places that carbs hide. For example, 2 tablespoons (a normal serving size) of Ken’s Steak House Fat-Free Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette contains 12g of sugar. Keep in mind that 4g of sugar equals 1 teaspoon. So, eating a standard serving of this bottled salad dressing would be the equivalent of eating 3 teaspoons of sugar! Yikes.

Whipping up a quick dressing like this Lemon Vinaigrette is easy: add the ingredients to a small glass jar with a screw-top lid (think Mason jar) and shake.

Other Homemade Salad Dressings

Like the idea of making your own dressing? Here are some other recipes you may want to try:

• Asian Vinaigrette and Marinade
• Orange Vinaigrette
• Green Goddess Dressing
• Maple Vinaigrette
• Homemade Citrus Vinaigrette
• Mustard Vinaigrette

Lemon Vinaigrette

Citrusy dressing that pairs well with sugar snap peas

Author: Adapted from Food Network Magazine

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Servings: 4

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Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons dijon or coarse-grained mustard
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• dash kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

1. In a small jar with a screw-top lid, place mustard, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, and olive oil.
   

2. Shake until well-combined.

Recipe Notes

Nutrition information was calculated with 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt. If you are watching sodium, you can leave out the added salt.

Nutrition facts per serving (2 tablespoons)

Calories: 94kcal

Fat: 11g

Saturated fat: 2g

Polyunsaturated fat: 2g

Monounsaturated fat: 8g

Sodium: 96mg

Potassium: 8mg

Carbohydrates: 1g

Vitamin C: 5%