This is a beautiful balsamic vinaigrette recipe, with a refreshing hint of orange.
I love the addition of a bit of orange juice to this wonderful salad dressing recipe. It really makes it a bit different from the usual balsamic dressing and adds a wonderful orange flavor.
As with most vinaigrette recipes, this one includes some Dijon mustard for flavor and to act as a binding agent and pulls it all together.
The recipe calls for a teaspoon of honey. It is wonderful with the honey, but if you can’t eat the sugar, simply leave it out.
Even with the honey the salad dressing recipe just has 3 grams of carbs per serving, so it’s a pretty low carb recipe.
It’s also gluten free.
Make This Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe Even Healthier
Although this balsamic salad dressing has a touch of honey, most vinaigrettes do not call for sugar at all.
You can easily leave it out, or if you can’t eat sugar but still want the sweet, you can replace it with something like agave or stevia. Remember if you choose to use a sugar substitute, that they are much sweeter than sugar or honey, so use only the amount that replaces the honey, not an equal amount of sugar substitute.
Without the honey the recipe has only 71 calories and 1.9g of carbohydrates per serving, a real healthy diet winner. (It does also taste delicious with the honey though.)
Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon honey, optional
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- salt to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
Instructions
- Whisk together all ingredients in a small bowl. Make sure it is well mixed.
- Pour over your salad and serve immediately.
- Makes 2/3 cup.
Nutrition
If you need diabetic recipes and you can’t tolerate the honey, just make it without. And note the replacement suggestions above. I dont’ add any kind of sweet to mine and I love it.
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