Best Raspberry Vinaigrette
This Raspberry Vinaigrette is a restaurant recipe adapted for home chefs. Made with fresh, clean ingredients and bursting with fruit flavor!
This Raspberry Vinaigrette is bursting with fresh fruit flavor
I’ve been slowly working through some of my culinary school notes and textbooks, and adapting the salad dressing recipes from batches made in literal buckets for restaurant use, to much, much smaller batches for us regular folk.
This Raspberry Vinaigrette recipe is the latest to get the home chef treatment. It’s made with fresh, clean ingredients like raspberries, lemon juice and olive oil, and bursting with fruit flavor.
Drizzle this sweet yet savory dressing over a grain salad or Summer Salad Recipe.
Why You’ll Love This Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing
- No artificial flavors or preservatives – just simple ingredients and homemade flavor.
- Once you get the hang of making it, you won’t need to measure anything. You’ll be able to eyeball the ingredient amounts it’ll turn out great.
- It’s made with one entire 6 ounce carton of fresh raspberries, so you don’t even need to measure or weigh those, either!
Raspberry Vinaigrette Recipe Ingredients
- fresh raspberries – the star of the show.
- olive oil – the base of this vinaigrette, giving it a smooth and rich texture.
- red wine vinegar – this adds a tanginess that complements the sweetness of the berries.
- lemon juice – adds extra acidity and brightens the dressing with a fresh citrusy note.
- sugar – adds a touch of sweetness to round out the flavors.
- Dijon mustard – acts as an emulsifer between the oil and vinegar while adding a touch of tangy heat.
- salt and pepper – crucial to seasoning just about everything, including salad dressing.
How to make Raspberry Vinaigrette
1. PUREE. Place the raspberries, oil, lemon juice, vinegar and mustard in bowl of food processor and process until smooth.
2. STRAIN. Pass the mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a large measuring cup, using a spoon to stir and press the mixture as it passes through the strainer. Discard the solids left in strainer.
3. SEASON. Stir the sugar, salt and pepper into the strained dressing.
Raspberry Dressing Home Chef Tips
- Feel free to tweak the proportions of vinegar, oil and seasonings to suit your personal preference.
- You can also use frozen, thawed raspberries here!
Raspberry Salad Dressing variations
- CREAMY – Whisk 1 tablespoon mayonnaise or Greek yogurt into finished dressing for a creamier consistency.
- HERB-INFUSED – Add a sprinkle of chopped fresh herbs like basil, mint or thyme for another layer of flavor.
Homemade Raspberry Vinaigrette Serving Suggestions
- GREEN SALADS – Of course! This dressing is perfect for green salads like my Best Spinach Salad Recipe.
- GRAIN SALADS – I love a drizzle of this raspberry vinaigrette recipe over grain salads like Farro Salad for a little hint of sweetness.
Storing Raspberry Vinaigrette
Store this raspberry dressing in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Mason jars work really well for this. Before each use, give it a good shake or stir to re-emulsify, as natural separation may occur.
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Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing
Ingredients
- 6 ounces fresh raspberries
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place raspberries, oil, lemon juice, vinegar and mustard in bowl of food processor fitted with knife blade attachment and process 1 to 2 minutes or until smooth.
- Strain mixture through fine-mesh strainer into large measuring cup, using spoon to stir and press the mixture as it passes through the strainer. Discard solids left in strainer.
- Stir sugar, salt and pepper into strained dressing.
Notes
- Feel free to tweak the proportions of vinegar, oil and seasonings to suit your personal preference.
- You can also use frozen, thawed raspberries here!
