I love this low calorie lemon vinaigrette dressing recipe! It’s a must-try, top-notch, restaurant-style, guilt-free salad dressing recipe you absolutely need! The flavors of the spices, lemons, and herbs combine so well together and taste amazing with most salads. It’s very easy to make and can be stored for up to a week.
Why Try This Dressing
Easy To Make – this is a 2-step salad dressing recipe, all you have to do is put almost t all of your ingredients into a jar with a lid, shake, add the las ingredient, shake and pour over your salads. It doesn’t get any easier than this.
Has A Long Shelf Life – unlike other salad dressings that go rancid after a day or two, this lemon vinaigrette will still be fresh after a week in the fridge so don’t be afraid to make a large batch for a week worth of salads.
Packed With Flavors – the lemon juice mixed with mustard, garlic and Italian seasoning is like a match made in heaven. Also, this dressing is low in calories with only 36 calories per serving and almost zero percent saturated fat.
What To Serve With Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing
Apart from salads, I sometimes use this dressing on roasted veggies and even as a marinade for beef, fish, and chicken! Personally, I use this vinaigrette on almost all my salad recipes except for the ones that require mayo dressing.
Some of the best salads for this vinaigrette are salads like simple fresh garden salads, Mediterranean salads, broccoli salad, crunchy salads, Arugula salad, leafy green salads and even pasta salads.
Low Calorie Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe
Ingredients for 12 tablespoons | Total time: 5 minutes
- 2 large lemons (squeezed and deseeded)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon of water
- 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon of dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon of dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon of dried pepper flakes (optional)
How To Make Lemon Vinaigrette
Grab a mason jar with a lid or a mixing bowl and combine together the lemon juice, water, Dijon, garlic, salt, black pepper, parsley, basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, and pepper flakes. Close the lid and give it a shake or if using a mixing bowl, whisk until evenly combined.
Next, add in the olive oil and shake vigorously until emulsified. If using a bowl, drizzle in the olive oil slowly while whisking to get an even mixture. Pour over your salad and serve right away.
Nutrition Facts
Each serving (2 tablespoons) of this lemon vinaigrette has | 30 calories | 1.5g total fat | 0.1g saturated fat | 0mg cholesterol | 385mg sodium | 4.8g total carbs | 1.8g dietary fiber | 1g total sugars | 41mg calcium | 1.5g protein | 1mg iron | 104mg potassium | These facts are based on a 2000-calorie diet
Storage
To store this lemon vinaigrette dressing, simple transfer it into a mason jar with a tight lid and store it in the fridge for up to 1 week. To reuses, simple give the dressing a good shake and it’ll be as good as new!
Want More Low Calorie Salad Dressing Recipes?
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- Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe
Conclusion
I hope you try this easy low calorie lemon dressing in your salad recipes. If you do, make sure to let me know how it goes in the comments below. I love hearing from you guys! Also, you can find me on Pinterest for more awesome recipes and tips.