White Balsamic Dressing (vegan + gf)

Skip the store-bought dressing and go straight to this creamy White Balsamic Dressing recipe made from scratch with 8 ingredients in just minutes! It's mild, sweet, tangy, and creamy without any added dairy. It's my favorite, flavorful vegan dressing to liven up leafy greens. I think you'll love it too!

If you're looking to boost your salad game or just want to add more veggies to your weeknight meals, a killer salad dressing is essential. And nothing compares to homemade dressings. They're incredibly simple to make at home; taste great, cost pennies, and are healthier than store bought dressings! Quality ingredients, no pesky preservatives, and full control over added salt, sugar, and oil.

This white balsamic dressing is light and fresh, tangy-sweet, and bright - perfect for summer salads! It joins an impressive collection of homemade vegan salad dressings on the blog like my Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing, Lemon Vinaigrette, Vegan Caesar Dressing, and Vegan Ranch,

BONUS POINTS: While this White Balsamic Dressing is free of everything: no dairy, no eggs, no nuts, no preservatives, and gluten free; it's FULL of flavor! It really is everything you want a good salad dressing to be!

White Balsamic Dressing Ingredients

It's ridiculously easy to whip up this summery dressing with only a handful of ingredients. Here’s what you need:

• White Balsamic Vinegar: Mild, tangy and fruity, white balsamic vinegar makes a delicious, light salad dressing especially for summer salads.
• White Vinegar and Lemon Juice: White vinegar adds just the right amount of zing while lemon juice adds a soft acidity and citrus notes.
• Mayonnaise: Adds creamy, richness, and body to this tangy white balsamic dressing. I love homemade vegan mayo or Vegenaise if store bought. Can sub mayo with some good quality olive oil to make a more traditional white balsamic vinaigrette if you prefer.
• Dijon Mustard: French dijon mustard adds a bold, peppery kick and helps thickens the creamy dressing base.
• Garlic: Use garlic powder or 1 small clove of fresh garlic.
• Maple Syrup: The sweetness from maple syrup mellows the acidity of vinegar. Could sub with agave, white sugar, coconut sugar or runny vegan honey.
• Salt & Pepper: Makes the dressing pop and enhances the depth of flavor.
• Optional Add Ins: For some added heat, add a pinch of two of red pepper flakes. For extra herbaceousness add a few leaves of fresh thyme or oregano. Thinly sliced shallots add extra texture and flavor.

MILLION DOLLAR TIP: Since this balsamic dressing has a delicate flavor profile, it's easy to overpower with too much fresh garlic or other strong flavored add-ins. I recommend a using a light hand with those seasonings.

Let's Make a Creamy White Balsamic Dressing

This quick, all purpose, salad dressing is so easy to make yet it delivers a big punch of flavor and pucker power to your salads. I'm obsessed! Only two steps:

1. Place all ingredients into a jar then whisk until smooth. Or put a lid on the jar and shake until mixed.
2. Taste and adjust the flavors to suit your individual preference.
3. Get drizzling on your leafy greens and rainbow salad to elevate the flavor.
4. Store in the fridge for up to a week. (FYI: If using fresh garlic, the garlic flavor gets stronger over the course of the week.)

Tips & FAQ

Use this dressing recipe as a template - start with the original recipe then play around with the ingredients until you find the perfect salty, sweet, creamy, tangy balance to suit your taste. Have FUN with it!

• Too tangy?: If the dressing is too acidic, add another teaspoon or two of sweetener or mayonnaise to balance out the flavors.
• Is your dressing missing something?: If the salad dressing tastes flat or like it's missing something, the answer is usually salt which makes flavors pop. Add another pinch or two to enhance the dressing flavor.
• Make ahead and meal prep friendly: Whip up a batch (or double batch) of this white balsamic dressing to enjoy all week on salads, grain bowls or drizzle it over grilled veggies.

How to Use

Once you have a bottle of white balsamic dressing in the fridge, you'll find a million uses for it. Drizzle it (liberally!) over a spinach salad with blueberries, avocado, vegan feta cheese, and candied pecans. It's delicious on a spring mix side salad or watermelon, mint & feta salad too or you can sub it for the dressing on any of these easy vegan salad recipes:

• Easy Veggie Pesto Pasta
• Cucumber Tomato Avocado Salad
• Mason Jar Salads (great for meal prep!)
• Quinoa Salad with Chickpeas

More Vegan Dressing Recipes

If you love a tasty, homemade salad dressing like we do, here's a few more fantastic (dairy free, gluten free) dressing recipes to try next:

• easy lemon vinaigrette
• pomegranate balsamic dressing
• best homemade vegan ranch dressing
• lemon balsamic vinaigrette
• Greek salad dressing
• really good vegan Caesar dressing