Aunt Ruth’s Salad Dressing Recipe (Family Recipe!)

Aunt Ruth’s Salad Dressing is a bright, fresh, and garlicky vinaigrette that’s perfect for to dress any salad for a bbq, potluck, or holiday.

This is THE best salad dressing from my great aunt Ruth and we make it time and time again – a true family classic. You could also use it as a marinade. It’s vegan, gluten free, and dairy free.

Probably my favorite of our Family Recipes! My grandparents and great Aunt Ruth used to own a restaurant/‘Supper Club’ outside of Chicago during the 60s and 70s- and this recipe always gets passed around in our family cookbooks.  This dressing gets made for every holiday, special occasion, or for when we want to class up a salad.  It is perfectly tangy, sweet, and works with any kind of lettuce, really!  To me, its one of the only things that makes iceberg lettuce worth eating.

It’s a bright and vibrant golden salad dressing that takes about 5 minutes to make. Skip the bottled vinaigrette, and make your own with a few simple kitchen ingredients. I made this dressing about once a month and it gives everything an amazing flavor.  It works on leaf lettuce salads, root vegetable salads, pasta salads… you name it!

Aunt Ruth’s Salad Dressing Is:

• Bright
• Sweet
• Flavorful
• Loaded with good-for-you ingredients
• Fresh
• Ready in 5 Minutes
• Made with Pantry Staple Ingredients
• Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, and SO Good!

What’s In Family Salad Dressing?

• Apple Cider Vinegar, which gives this dressing a little extra tang which is really fantastic! I love using this organic apple cider vinegar with the mother which has a great flavor.  I think it gives a nice extra sweetness and depth.
• Granulated Sugar
• Sea salt and black pepper
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Raw Garlic
• Safflower Oil – a very light oil which is high oliec, this safflower oil gives this dressing a great texture when blended with the olive oil.
• Pint Sized Mason Jars – I like these wide mouth pints to make all my salad dressings in – I love adding all ingredients to the jar, sealing the air tight lid, and shaking for about 30 seconds. It’s easier (and way less messy) than using a bowl.

Make Ahead Salad Dressing with Apple Cider Vinegar

This apple cider vinegar salad dressing is a fantastic and simple recipe to make ahead. Great for a busy weeknight, for entertaining, or just for those nights when you don’t feel like cooking.  I like to prep a jar of this dressing ahead of time, and keep it in the fridge for a party or just for my salads for the week  Having ready cooked meals in the fridge or freezer is a great way to enjoy home cooked meals when you don’t have time in the kitchen.   

Check out all my make ahead meals on The Herbeevore for some inspo to help you prep, keep, and eat!

How Do You Make The Best Apple Cider Vinaigrette?

1. Add all the below ingredients in the recipe card to a quart sized major jar, and shake before serving!
2. Refrigerate in an airtight container. Dressing should last up to 1 week in the fridge.

It’s shamelessly easy… and I also made a how to reel on Instagram to show you how to make it in 30 seconds!

One of the BEST Pantry Staple Salad Dressing Recipes

This golden apple cider vinaigrette recipe is a fantastic pantry-staple meal!  It uses almost all ingredients you would have in your dry pantry or cupboards – most of which you probably have on hand. Keeping a well-stocked pantry makes it easy to come up with delicious and healthy meals using a few staples you can rotate.

By stocking up on healthy whole ingredients you can cook delicious recipes without a trip to the store!

Other Healthy Recipes With Apple Cider Vinegar:

Vegan Apple Walnut Salad with Sweet Dijon Vinaigrette (Gluten Free)

Marinated Veggie Kabobs in the Oven (Gluten Free, Vegan, Whole30)

Marinated Tofu Feta Cheese Recipe (Vegan, Gluten Free)

French Lentil Salad with Cider Vinaigrette (Vegan, Gluten Free)

Lemon Caper Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe (Vegan, Gluten Free)

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