Simple Lemon Vinaigrette

Delicious! I have made this dressing twice and it really brightens up a salad. The fun part about this dressing is that it really lends itself to making it your own. The next time around I may replace the sugar with honey to mellow out the sweetness.

• Chris_Kale

• NE(CT)

• 3/26/2022

Wow. Made this tonight and served over a bed of mixed greens with a couple of croutons. I added some shallots based on someone else's recommendation. It was really phenomanal, and gave our simple meal of dungeoness crab clusters and baked potatoes, the j'nais se quois it needed. This is totally going into my heavy rotation.

• KarenM

• Alexandria, VA

• 3/20/2022

This recipe is so simple (as the title implies) and simply delicious. It's my go-to vinaigrette, particularly if you want the flavors of your salad to stand out. Lemon is one of my favorite flavors, so use the zest of a full lemon and swap the ratio of lemon juice to olive oil. Didn't feel the need to add the sugar, but thought it called for an allium of some sort, so added a clove of garlic. I think it might be good with a minced shallot as well. Having this right now atop a bed of arugula, a fresh tomato from the garden and a some nice goat cheese. Going to mop up the dressing with a hunk of warm sourdough bread.

• Anonymous

• Silicon Valley

• 10/11/2021

Simple, light lemony dressing - used it on arugula salad with Parmesan. Delicious.

• jackieh

• Denver

• 9/3/2020

I loved this recipe, the flavors are so vibrant and bright! I admit I played with the ratios a little bit (added extra lemon juice and a dash of apple cider vinegar so there was a higher acid-to-oil ratio which I prefer). I also added a little extra mustard and a touch of garlic powder. I'm on a low carb diet so I replaced the sugar with monkfruit sweetener; I tasted the dressing before adding the sweetener and after and I think the sweetness is definitely needed in this recipe to really round out the flavors. The dressing was absolutely perfect over a salad of spinach, arugula, tomato, cucumber, avocado and feta and I topped my salad with seared salmon; it was stellar! I'll definitely be saving this recipe and making it many times over.

• tesee

• San Diego

• 8/5/2020

Perfection. I will definitely make this again and again and again.

• tisayw6148

• Portland, Oregon

• 5/20/2019

Perfect with nothing but fresh leaf lettuce picked in the garden today, used a little more lemon juice as we like it tart (about an extra tablespoon) and it really was just lovely.

• discusbabe

• Nashvegas

• 5/10/2019

A simple, delicious dressing.

• timcat

• 3/14/2019

I do not care for the taste of vinegar so this recipe was a pleasant surprise. I followed the recipe exactly using regular lemons and California Olive Ranch olive oil. The second time I made it, I used some preserved lemons I had in the fridge and a pinch more sugar. Divine! I think it would work well with lime or maybe even orange.

• wendi_in_mt

• Montana

• 6/28/2018

Very good lemon dressing. I used 4T of oil, a little less salt and replaced sugar with 1/2 tsp. Agave, however the recipe is fine without any sweetener.

• lhodd

• NYC, NY

• 6/7/2018

一茶匙的糖只有4克。所以serving of this is about 1 gram of sugar which is a lot less than adding raisins as suggested by a previous “reviewer.” I am so sick of these self-righteous know it alls coming on a COOKING site and reviewing recipes based on their nutritional value when they have not even made the recipe. If you want to chastise people about nutrition go to a health food website.

• loriltx

• Houston

• 6/6/2018

Excellent! Agree with another reviewer to top on arugula (unbelievably good). I haven't made it past using just arugula and the lemon dressing...next time I'll include avocados or tomatoes! I could also see using this dressing on a cold summer pasta salad.

• jennifermuryn

• Chicago

• 5/28/2018

delicious, especially with Meyer lemons.

• lkiser

• san Carlos, ca

• 5/4/2018

I eat it with arugula and candied pecans and it is freaking delicious!

• hdrigsbee7091

• Austin, TX

• 4/10/2018

This is awesome, it is light and flavorful, we have a meyer lemon tree and I always use meyer lemons to make this. I use with arugula beet salad with shaved parmesan it is a perfect complement for this salad.

• happyck

• Los Angeles, CA

• 3/17/2018