5 delicious and easy homemade salad dressings

This is for all my salad fans out there! Are you ready to jazz your salads up with your own homemade dressing?! Making your own salad dressing is so easy and it tastes  much better! Not to mention.. you won't have all those additives and extras in there.. you know what I'm talking about... the sugar, the high fructose corn syrup... those ingredients you can't even pronounce!! And forget all that heavy dressing,  it's not worth ruining your salad! Here are some of my favorite homemade salad dressings from The Ultimate Reset, Oxygen magazine and from recipes from Beachbody programs.

Creamy Avocado Dressing: 

1/3 cup olive oil 

1 clove garlic, minced

3/4 cup cilantro, chopped 

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 large english cucumber, peeled and diced

2 ripe avocados, cubed

sea salt and pepper to taste

Blend all the ingredients in a food processor or blender, store in a jar and refrigerate. 

French Dressing: 

1/4 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup low-fat greek yogurt

1 clove garlic, minced 

1 tsp worcestershire sauce 

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 

1 tbsp red wine vinegar 

1 tsp dijon mustard

1 tsp sucanat 

1/2 tsp dried thyme 

1/8 tsp sea salt

1/4 tsp ground pepper 

3/4-1 cup water to reach desired consistency 

Blend all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Store in a jar and refrigerate. 

Creamy Italian Dressing: 

1 cup nonfat greek yogurt 

2 tbsp red wine vinegar 

1 tbsp parmesan cheese, grated

1tsp lemon juice

1 clove garlic, minced 

1 tsp raw honey 

2 green onions, white parts only, minced 

1/2 tsp dried oregano 

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

1/8 tsp sea salt 

Blend all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Store in a jar and refrigerate 

Citrus Vinaigrette :

 3 tbsp fresh 100% orange juice 

2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

1/2 tsp raw honey 

2 tsp dijon mustard 

3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 

Combine orange juice, lemon juice and honey in a medium bowl and whisk to blend. Stir in mustard, mix well. Slowly add oil while whisking, mix well. Store in a jar and refrigerate. 

Creamy Garlic Dressing: 

 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
 3-5 cloves of crushed garlic (you know you want 6!)

3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

1 tsp himalayan salt
 1/2 tsp dijon mustard
1 Tbsp  raw honey or agave nectar 

Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend on high for about 30 seconds. Store in a jar and refrigerate. Be sure to shake well before using it

Try these out and let me know what you think :)