Ask my husband; I am a salad FIEND! I eat one to two big salads a day and they are always loaded with a delicious assortment of vegetables. This time of year, I also like to include fresh fruits!!
Since strawberries are in the prime of their season there is no better addition to a bed of greens! Lately my favorite combination has been spinach, beet leaves, strawberries, carrot, celery, tomato, chia seeds, and some slivered almonds, drizzled with a few teaspoons of my homemade balsamic vinaigrette! The dressing has an incredibly fresh aroma and when drizzled over a fruity salad, it will also WOW your tastebuds!! Stay cool and healthy this summer my friends! Enjoy!!
Agave-Mustard Vinaigrette
Makes 1/2 cup (~ 8, 1 T servings)
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 T apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 2 T agave nectar
- 2-3 cloves of freshly minced garlic
- 2 T olive oil
- couple grinds of salt and pepper, to taste
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk thoroughly.
Nutritional Profile per 1 tablespoons: 47 calories, 3.4 g fat (0.5 g sat), 4.2 g carbohydrate, 3 g sugars, 36 mg sodium
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Sounds delicious! I’m having this on my salad tonight!
Beautiful salad! We eat salad everyday (happy to say it’s my son’s favorite food) and this dressing sounds terrific. I like your use of agave nectar. I’ve been cutting down on sugar and trying other forms of sweetening, so will definitely try this dressing.
I just found your blog and I’m loving it! I graduated with a degree in nutrition last year and I’ll be completing my dietetic internship at the end of the month.
This recipe sounds fabulous! Can’t wait to try it out.
stunning salad!! the addition of berries can totally make the temps feel a little cooler! so refreshing, thank you for sharing.
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I always try to make homemade dressing and find I am AWFUL at it! The best one I have come up with invloves plopping a tablespoon of hummus onto my salad. lol This one sound so tasty though. I LOVE dijon mustard, so this is perfect for me!!
I love the dressing recipe! We make a dressing with olive oil + balsamic vinegar + dijon mustard + shallots but I haven’t tried adding agave, garlic and apple cider vinegar. Sounds delicious
OOOH…I’m going to try the agave dressing. This is just like one I make, but with honey. Salads are the best. Have a good weekend Erin.
Ooh sounds delicious! I love different kinds of vinaigrette!
I am a total fan of salads in the summer as well… Must make that dressing!! I have everything on hand
I normally don’t like salad dressing, but this sounds amazing!
I’m actually not a dressing girl, but I do love my salads! I’m sure the combo of agave and mustard would be quite lovely, though. Maybe you’ll convert me!
Sounds great. I love making my own dressings. One of my favorites is Miso Vinaigrette. Goes great with spinach and pears.
I just love adding fruits to salads. I love eating salads this time of year. Yum!
That dressing sounds FAN-TASTIC! So fresh and perfect for summer!
My favorite homemade dressing has only two ingredients, but it’s amazing. It does depend on two products in particular, though. First, Honey Ridge Farm Honey Balsamic Vinegar, and this bottle of orange & saffron-flavored Spanish extra virgin olive oil I picked up at Central Market. OH MY GOSH. The combination is amazing!
Yes…fresh fruit (especially fresh berries) make summer salads so very good! This looks like a delicious vinaigrette, and I have all the ingredients I need to make this at home! Thank you for sharing with me, sweet friend. I hope you have a beautiful weekend that bursts with love, good food and joy.
I am never good at making dressings prob bc I dont eat very many (if any at all) salads. I do make a mean honey peanut sauce that is to die!
This dressing looks great (could also be a good marinade). I am simple love olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. I also use fresh herbs basil/cilantrol chopped up in my salad. I’m a salad fiend too.
Ooh just found your site and really glad I did! That salad looks lovely!! I normally make a dressing quite similar to this… dijon mustard, balsamic, honey and olive oil. Yours sounds like the better version though so will be trying it next time!
I only like salads when I have no appetite or when it’s really hot. Not much of a salad fiend like you, but that agave-mustard vinaigrette sounds awesome, esp with fresh summer fruits.
I love strawberries in salads!
I think I stole my go-to dressing from Daily Garnish but it’s nutritional yeast, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, and mustard. Depends on the salad. I don’t imagine I’d want it on a salad like this, but for most it’s my go-to and it’s good
I love strawberries in a spinach salad and your vinaigrette looks great. I’ve never tried beet leaves. Where did you purchase those?
you had me at mustard vinaigrette! YES PLEASE!
mmm, super yum! i love fruit in my salads
I also eat a lot of salad, especially this time of year! I get too lazy to make my own dressing sometimes but this looks good!
I usually eat salads for lunch (and so does my fiance) so we rarely have them for dinner too, but I love super simple viniagrettes. At lunch sometimes I just use a bottled one like Annie’s.
This looks so good! I don’t usually mark my own dressings, so I don’t have any recipes
I wish I had a homemade salad dressing to share! I’m not a big salad person. The ones I make at home just aren’t satisfying, and the nutrition stats on my restaurant salads usually lead me to just go ahead and get the steak. Yours looks great though. Perhaps I need to experiment some more and make this the summer of salads!
That dressing sounds amazing! I usually mix hummus/salsa or hummus/liquid aminos – but I have to try this!
Love Dijon vinaigrettes! They’re probably my favorite. Looks beautiful! I’m a salad fiend too.
Yum! I love making my own salad dressings and this one looks great. I bought agave nectar awhile ago but haven’t quite figured out a use for it. Thanks!
This looks delicious! I had a salad for dinner yesterday and it was so yummy and filling
Summer is the perfect time for a fresh and cold salad!
Yum!!!! I’ve never made homemade vinaigrette before, but that sounds delicious!
I don’t use salad dressings…I usually just use some olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
I don’t remember the recipe off-hand, but I made a honey basalmic dressing the other night that was pretty killer… it’s one of my favorites to order as well!
Sounds tasty! I’m totally a salad fiend at the moment too – with the hot weather, the thought of cooking is SO unappealing!