My homemade Lemon Herb Dressing is made with fresh herbs, honey, olive oil and lemon juice. This homemade dressing is made in 10 minutes without the need of a blender!
Earlier this year, I vowed to start making more homemade dressings and consuming less pre-packaged dressings. Of course, there are a few dressings I love and can’t live without (like Litehouse Ranch Dressing), but for the most part you won’t see my refrigerator door loaded with salad dressings.
Since my herb garden is overflowing right now I figured the herbs I had on hand would pair well with lemon. Plus, who doesn’t love a light and refreshing dressing during the dog-days of summer? I also did a little experimenting with my Lemon Herb Dressing and marinaded some chicken with this dressing (only for 30 minutes). Baked it with shallots and slices of lemon and garlic. It was divine.
Table of contents
Ingredients
- Lemon – This recipe requires a lot of lemons. So if you can’t find fresh lemons you can use a concentrate. If not, and you use fresh lemons make sure you zest them first before juicing them.
- Olive Oil – I like the flavors of olive oil in this recipe.
- Fresh Herbs – I used fresh herbs I picked directly from my garden, parsley, dill, and green onion.
- Honey – A little honey cuts the acidity of the lemon.
- Dijon Mustard – A little tang mixes well with the lemon and olive oil.
Directions
In a pint size mason jar (with lid) add the lemon juice and lemon zest. Followed by the honey, dijon mustard, and olive oil. Next up, add the freshly chopped chives, parsley, and dill; followed by salt and pepper to taste. Seal lid and shake until all ingredients are well incorporated. Refrigerate for up to 5 days.
FAQs
Whenever you mix lemon and olive oil together as long as it’s refrigerated it will be good for 1 week.
2 large lemons typically will yield ¼ cup of juice.
This dressing recipe makes about 1 cup of dressing or about 8 –two tablespoon servings.
Tips & Tricks
Here are all my tips and tricks whenever I make my own homemade Lemon Herb Dressing.
- Yield – This recipe makes 1 cup of dressing.
- Serving Size – The typical serving size for salad dressing is 2 tablespoons.
- Blender – To save a few minutes for making this recipe you can easily use a blender so you don’t have to chop all the fresh herbs.
- Lemon – This recipe tastes best with freshly squeeze lemon. If freshly squeeze is not an option you can use a lemon concentrate.
Dressing Recipes
Still craving more fresh salad dressing recipes? Here are a few more of my favorites!
Adapted from: Everyday Food, April 2012
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Lemon Herb Dressing
Equipment
- Mason Jar
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Lemon juice
- 2 teaspoon Lemon zest
- 2 teaspoon Honey
- 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoon Fresh chives chopped
- 2 tablespoon Fresh parsley chopped
- 2 tablespoon Fresh dill chopped
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a pint size mason jar (with lid) add the lemon juice and lemon zest. Followed by the honey, dijon mustard, and olive oil. Next up, add the freshly chopped chives, parsley, and dill; followed by salt and pepper to taste. Seal lid and shake until all ingredients are well incorporated. Refrigerate for up to 5 days.
Notes
- Yield – This recipe makes 1 cup of dressing.
- Serving Size – The typical serving size for salad dressing is 2 tablespoons.
- Blender – To save a few minutes for making this recipe you can easily use a blender so you don’t have to chop all the fresh herbs.
- Lemon – This recipe tastes best with freshly squeeze lemon. If freshly squeeze is not an option you can use a lemon concentrate.
Nutrition
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Sommer @ A Spicy Perspective
Lovely dressing and shots! 🙂
Katie
Thanks Sommer for the kind compliments!
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
I love a good homemade dressing and this definitely fit the bill, Katie 🙂
Katie
Thanks Kiran!
Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies
I’m very picky about my salad dressings. They cannot be too heavy; they cannot be to vinegary. This one sounds absolutely perfect!
Katie
I agree with you Kiersten–it’s hard to find the perfect salad dressing (unless you make your own)!
Julia @ Live Pretty
Love this recipe! Combines so many of the best ingredients for dressing. Can’t wait to try!
Katie
Thanks Julia! I had a blast talking last night!
Marie Poulin
I eat a lot of salad. I love healthy dressing with lemon and herb. Thanks
Julie @ Table for Two
LOVE the lemon dressing!! it’s always so much better to make your own as you can control everything that goes in it. this sounds like it’s got GREAT flavor so the salad would be extremely delicious and not boring at all!
Katie
Julie you got it! I love knowing exactly what is in my food!
Averie @ Averie Cooks
great looking dressing & salad – I love making my own dressings & customizing the flavors just how I want them.
Katie
Thanks Averie!
JulieD
Love, love lemons! Can’t wait!! And I love Everyday Food, great magazine, isn’t? This dressing looks awesome and I love the photographs, Katie!!
Katie
Thanks Julie! I love the iPad version of EDF! I love how dynamic it is. You know I work on my photography daily!