Grape Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

How to make grape vinaigrette? This healthy salad dressing with grape juice is super easy to make with ingredients you likely have on hand!

Hello, healthy, homemade salad dressing! How about a low-calorie salad dressing that’s also antioxidant rich? You’ll love this one.

I hope you enjoy learning how to make salad dressing, especially a Concord grape vinaigrette dressing recipe that’s nutritious and low calorie.

It tastes just as yummy (or even more so!) than store-bought salad dressings. 

Ingredients

I don’t know about you, but I’m a pretty big fan of salad. It’s fun to dress greens up with tasty salad dressings.

But I don’t love how some are pretty high in calories, fat, sodium, and sugar. I’m looking at you, Caesar and ranch dressings!

So I decided to create this grape vinaigrette recipe that takes just minutes and uses ingredients you probably already have in the house.

If you’re wondering how to make healthy salad dressing with grape juice, I put together this little primer for you. Making grape juice healthy dressing takes just minutes.

Here are the ingredients you’ll need:

Grape juice: I like this homemade grape juice vinaigrette recipe not only because it’s yummy but because it supplies antioxidants called polyphenols from the grape juice, as well as healthy fats from the olive oil.

Red wine vinegar: Most vinaigrettes contain vinegar. While this recipe incorporates red wine vinegar, you could easily make a balsamic vinaigrette with balsamic vinegar or a lemon vinaigrette with lemon juice and apple cider vinegar.

Honey: You don’t have to add a sweet ingredient to your recipe for salad dressing, but I find that the addition makes it much more palatable.

This DIY grape vinaigrette features both honey and grape juice as the sweet ingredients. You could also use a combination of orange juice and maple syrup.

Extra-virgin olive oil: I like to use a couple of Tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil or avocado oil in my healthy homemade salad dressings. If you want to double the recipe, you could go for ¼ cup of oil.

Helpful kitchen tools

You may find these tools helpful in making grape vinaigrette:

• Small glass bowls
• Small angled measuring cup
• Salad dressing shaker 

Step-by-step instructions

Making grape vinaigrette is so easy. First, in a small bowl, combine grape juice,

vinegar,

and honey.

Whisk to combine.

You can also use a mason jar to shake the olive oil salad dressing and combine the ingredients, or even a salad dressing shaker.

Nutrition

In this grape vinaigrette, you get sweetness from the honey without too much added sugar, and each two-Tablespoon serving of this dressing is only 48 calories.

It goes great with pretty much any salad combination! Salads are a wonderful addition to any clean eating meal plan.

Recipe FAQ

Salad recipes to pair with grape vinaigrette

How to enjoy grape vinaigrette? Simply add it to your favorite salad, grain bowl, or as a dip for veggies! Or you can swap it out with the dressing in:

• Citrus Quinoa Salad with Prunes
• Sweet Cranberry & Apple Lentils
• Vegan Power Bowl

Other dressing recipes to try

If you enjoy grape vinaigrette, also try these dressing recipes:

• Avocado Oil Salad Dressing
• Honey Lime Dressing
• Citrus Salad Dressing
• Maple-Dijon Dressing

What are your favorite salad vinaigrette sauce and salad sauce creations? What are your tips for making a low calorie salad dressing? I’d love to hear from you if you make this dressing for salad.