Ready in under 5 minutes, you'll love this sweet and tangy oil-free, vegan salad dressing. Toss it with a green salad or drizzle it over fruit, like watermelon or strawberries. It's also delicious as a dressing for burrito bowls!
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🧄 Ingredient notes
To make this maple lime balsamic oil-free dressing, you'll need the following ingredients:
- maple syrup
- lime juice
- balsamic vinegar
- sea salt
Maple syrup
Instead of maple syrup, you could try substituting agave nectar, honey or brown rice syrup. A liquid sweetener will work best here, so it will combine quickly with the other ingredients.
Lime juice
If you have them, I recommend using fresh lime juice. But, you can also use storebought lime juice in a container, too. You can substitute lemon juice for the lime juice.
Balsamic vinegar
Instead of balsamic vinegar, try using red wine vinegar, white wine vinegar or rice vinegar.
👨👩👦👦 Serving suggestions
This oil-free salad dressing is surprisingly versatile. My favorite ways of using it are:
- to dress spring mix or any green salad
- drizzle over watermelon or strawberries (either the fruit alone, or in a salad that has fruit added to it). Check out this watermelon cucumber salad, with this dressing.
- as a dressing for homemade burrito bowls
- as a marinade for bell peppers, onions & mushrooms for veggie fajitas. Marinate them for 30-60 minutes, then saute or grill.
❓ FAQ
This oil-free dressing will keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.
🔄 Variations
Switch it up by using a different vinegar, such as white wine vinegar or red wine vinegar. Or, change the citrus juice (lemon, orange, mandarin) you use to change up the flavor, as well.
If you're looking for more oil-free salad dressings, try my 4-Ingredient Honey Dijon Salad Dressing or my 2-Ingredient Maple Dijon Dressing.
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📖 Recipe
Maple Lime Balsamic Oil-free Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a small mason jar. Screw the lid on tightly and then shake to combine. Or, add all ingredients to a bowl and whisk to combine and dissolve the salt.
- Serve over your favorite salad, fruit or burrito bowl. To use as a marinade, add to vegetables and allow to sit for 30-60 minutes. Then, saute or grill as usual.
Notes
- Maple syrup can be substituted with agave, honey or brown rice syrup
- Lime juice can be substituted with lemon juice or other citrus juice, preferably tart juice.
- Balsamic vinegar can be substituted for white wine vinegar, red wine vinegar or rice vinegar.
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