Mandarin Orange Ginger Dressing doesn't have many ingredients, but don't let that fool you! This easy homemade dressing recipe boasts an explosion of bright, citrusy flavor that you'll want to pour on all of your healthy eats!
Mandarin Orange Ginger Dressing has become my new obsession.
It's sweet, citrusy, bright, and flavorful, and an extra zing of WOW comes alive when you taste the fresh ginger.
I do a lot of meal prepping and lunch packing at my house, and I love having homemade salad dressings on hand in the fridge.
Citrus-based vinaigrettes don't just act as a finishing touch for salads. No sir! They're also fantastic on salads stuffed with veggies like quick pickled carrots, a marinade for London broil or other meats, sandwich sauces, and dippers for fresh veggies and wraps.
Have you ever made your own herb infused olive oils? They're a great way to jazz up the flavor of any recipe also.
Easy Homemade Salad Dressing
Homemade salad dressings are one of the easiest recipes to make. They're nothing more than 1 part acid + 3 parts oil + mix-ins put into a glass jar and shaken to high Heaven.
As seen before in my mimosa vinaigrette, I never play by the rules, and I tend to lean more towards a 2 parts acid + 2.5ish parts oil because, well, I like to taste the vinegar in my homemade vinaigrettes. I also always add dijon mustard to the majority of my homemade dressings because it acts as an emulsifier. The mustard keeps the vinaigrette nice and blended so the oil and vinegar stay married instead of going their separate ways.
Mandarin Orange Ginger Dressing
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed mandarin orange juice roughly 2 mandarin oranges
- 2 teaspoon mandarin orange zest
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- ½ (or full) tbsp fresh ginger You can use the squeeze kind, if needed!
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1-2 teaspoon honey to taste
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ⅛ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- ⅓ cup light oil of choice organic canola, avocado, grapeseed, organic vegetable
- ½ teaspoon black sesame seeds https://amzn.to/2CuciL8
Instructions
- Zest one mandarin orange into a small glass jar w/ a tight fitting lid.
- Squeeze the juice from the mandarin oranges into the jar w/ the zest and then add the vinegar, ginger, dijon mustard, honey, salt and pepper, and oil.
- Tightly secure the lid to the jar and give it a good shake, shake, shake until the dressing has emulsified or become slightly thick and smooth.
- Taste the dressing, adding more ginger if needed, then stir in the sesame seeds. Pour over your favorite salad or serve as a dip for veggies.
- Homemade vinaigrettes w/ add ins like garlic and ginger can generally remain in the fridge for up to a week, but we all know they won't last that long!
Tracey says
It's delicious:) Made this today for my seafood platter starter with Hot smoked salmon, hot smoked mackerel, Speyside smoked salmon and finally scottish langoustines ....all to be served on Christmas day.
Amber says
Yaaaaaaay! So happy you enjoyed it, Tracey! Merry Christmas!
Pamela says
Not much of a ginger flavor. Quite bland.
Amber says
Oh, no! Really! That's the first I've heard of that. Did you use fresh ginger?
Iva says
I made this but had to make substitutions by using the juice from the canned mandarin oranges, substituted ground canned ginger and since the canned oranges were in syrup I reduced the amount of honey and it still came out fantastic! It is so light and refreshing’! This has become one of my favorite salad dressings!
Amber says
That’s is so awesome, and how incredibly resourceful of you to use all those substitutions! Heck yeah! So glad you love it!
Debra Toma says
I made this today and love it! Wish I could 'pin' it, but I can't find the pin ickn
Amber says
Hey, Debra! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Believe it or not, I just whipped this up tonight and poured it over chicken and threw it in the oven for supper. Thanks for letting me know my Pinterest buttons must not be working correctly. I posted the Pinterest pin below!
https://pin.it/oijAZ13
Vanessa says
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
Amber says
It will keep for about a week.
Bette says
Sounds good! Look forward to trying it! Saddened by your health difficulties. Will pray for you.
Am interested in looking into your ministry meals as this is something our church does and I am just getting into this.
Shawn says
Where can I find that salad displayed in the photo? Looks yummy!
Amber says
I need to blog that recipe, don’t I? It’s super easy! I used a a bag of Publix salad mix (iceberg, carrots, red cabbage), and added sliced cucumber, shelled edamame, and thin slices of my Easy London Broil 👉 https://slimpickinskitchen.com/easy-london-broil-recipe/
Stephanie says
Do you have any nutritional information on this recipe?
Amber says
I don’t, but you can always pull the info into an app like My Fitness Pal