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This 5-min Maple Vinaigrette salad dressing recipe combines sweet maple syrup with tangy apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, and fresh lemon. A sweet, bright, and flavorful dressing for salads, veggies and more!
Why We Love This Recipe
- Easy to Make: Simply whisk all ingredients together. It’s as easy as making balsamic vinaigrette and honey mustard dressing!
- Family Favorite: Everyone loves this sweet and tangy salad dressing on everything from pear salad to a simple salad.
- Delicious Maple Flavor: Sweet maple syrup combines beautifully with acidic lemon and apple cider vinegar, with a twist of Dijon for incredible flavor.
Maple Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Recipe
Confession time: I used to want nothing to do with salads or salad dressings. Then I started getting healthier a few years back and decided I’d better try making my own (store-bought dressing is never that good, ya know?). Many, many kitchen trials later, we’ve got BB reader faves like Asian salad dressing and Italian dressing.
But what’s the thing y’all been asking for every year? A sweet salad dressing that helps to complement, not fight, crisp salads packed with bitter-ish greens like radicchio and arugula. Enter: today’s maple vinaigrette salad dressing recipe! It’s packed with sweet, warm maple flavor, brightness from fresh lemon, and soothing apple cider vinegar. You and your loved ones will be making this homemade salad dressing again and again!
Recipe for Maple Vinaigrette Dressing Ingredients
- Olive oil: use good quality extra-virgin olive oil for the best flavor
- Maple syrup: use pure maple syrup, not imitation
- Apple cider vinegar: you can use white vinegar, but it won’t have a subtle sweetness and warmth to it
- Dijon mustard: for a bit of tanginess in this dijon maple vinaigrette
- Lemon: adds delicious brightness to offset the oil and sweet maple
- Salt and pepper: feel free to adjust this one to taste
How to Make Maple Vinaigrette
It takes just 3 steps to learn how to make maple vinaigrette. Remember to follow the recipe card at the bottom of this post. This section is just a quick visual guide.
- Add olive oil, maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, lemon, salt and pepper to a small bowl. Whisk until emulsified.
- Taste and adjust lemon, salt and pepper to your liking.
- Store and enjoy apple cider maple vinaigrette!
Tips
- Emulsify before serving: While in the fridge, this salad dressing will separate. Shake vigorously until it’s one cohesive liquid before serving for the best flavor.
- Adjust the sweetness to your liking: You can use less maple syrup or more.
- Shake it up once a day: Since this dressing has a sweet component, it tends to solidify the oil if not shaken frequently.
- Make it brighter by increasing the lemon.
- Adjust any ingredient as needed after making this dressing and tasting it.
Storing Instructions
Most homemade salad dressing don’t last longer than 1 week. This maple mustard vinaigrette recipe is no exception. Store it in an airtight salad dressing container in the refrigerator 2-3 days. Shake vigorously before using.
What to Serve with Maple Apple Cider Vinaigrette
- Pear Salad: swap my balsamic dressing with today’s maple lemon vinaigrette. The tangy cheese and sweet, juicy pears go so well with this dressing!
- Brussels Sprouts/Veggies: drizzle over maple Brussels sprouts, blistered green beans, and air fryer Brussels Sprouts.
- Simple Salad: toss together Spring mix greens, cucumbers, and and some sliced red onions and toss with this dressing.
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Maple Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ¾ teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste, fresh-squeezed
- ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a small bowl or a salad dressing shaker bottle. Whisk (or shake) together until emulsified.
- Adjust as needed with lemon, salt and pepper to taste.
- Store in an airtight container for 2-3 days. Shake vigorously once a day to keep it from solidifying. Give it a vigorous shake before serving.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
