16 Homemade Salad Dressings That Will Actually Make You Want To Eat Salad

For a long time, we considered salad to be a necessary evil. Yes, it's nutritious, but it's also basically just leaves. That is, until we discovered some of these meal-changing homemade dressings. Pass the arugula, please.

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Balsamic Vinaigrette
Keep it simple, keep it in your fridge 24/7. Get the recipe.

Homemade Ranch
We won't tell if you use it on wings, too. Get the recipe.

Green Goddess Dressing
Wait, so we'll look like a goddess if we eat enough, right? Get the recipe.

Creamy Raspberry Vinaigrette
Looks like Pepto-Bismol, tastes like heaven. Get the recipe.

Carrot-Ginger Dressing
Like a Japanese restaurant in the comfort of your own home. Get the recipe.

Asian Peanut Coconut Dressing
Permission to eat this stuff by the spoonful? Get the recipe.

Creamy Mango Chipotle Dressing
Your summer staple, right this way. Get the recipe.

Blue-Berry Basil Dressing
Best enjoyed outside. Get the recipe.

Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing
Oh, yes please. Get the recipe.

Poppy Seed Dressing
Those mandarins are like, "Yesss, give us more." Get the recipe.

Garlic Miso Dressing
Taste the rainbow with a hint of garlic. Get the recipe.

Citrus-Honey Dressing with Fresh Mint
Almost too pretty to devour. Get the recipe.

Cranberry-Apple Cider Dressing
Save this baby for Thanksgiving. Get the recipe.

Pesto Dressing
But eat this one whenever the hell you want. Get the recipe.

Balsamic Almond and Turmeric Dressing
And so continues our obsession with turmeric. Get the recipe.

Lemon-Thyme Dressing
It's about thyme salad got interesting. Get the recipe.

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