This balsamic Oil free Salad Dressing is so easy to make and ready in less than 2 minutes! It’s tangy with a hint of sweetness and absolutely delicious. Whole foods plant-based, nut-free, oil-free, and gluten-free.
Have you been looking for an oil free vegan salad dressing recipe that doesn’t taste like it’s oil free or vegan? Congratulations! Your search is officially over.
This delicious oil-free balsamic dressing is homemade but taste like it’s right off the shelf. It’s incredibly easy to make and super versatile. Enjoy it on your salad, sandwich, or pasta.
It doesn’t get any easier. Ready? Let’s do this!
Ingredients You’ll Need
This is the best fat free salad dressing recipe and it’s is so easy and versatile. You need some very basic ingredients that are sitting in your fridge and pantry at this moment. And, best of all, no blender or food processor required.
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Dijon Mustard
- Maple Syrup
- Nutritional Yeast (optional)
- Dried Basil & Oregano
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How To Make Oil Free Salad Dressing
Add all your ingredients to a small jar or container with a lid and shake, shake, shake! That’s it. No, I’m serious. That’s it.
Yes, it’s great on a regular salad. But, you can use it in my Tomato Cucumber Salad and Classic Three Bean Salad as well. And, it’s amazing as a sandwich condiment.
I hope you love this oil free salad dressing. It’s…
- Tangy
- Sweet
- Gluten free
- Easy
- Versatile
- Fat free
- & SO delicious!
More Oil Free Vegan Salad Dressing Recipes
Vinegar ain’t your thing? Try these other healthy oil free salad dressing recipes.
Pro Tips
- Dijon is simply my preference and I think it works best. But, feel free to use what you’ve got or prefer. Yellow and Spicy Brown Mustard both work very well.
- This dressing is great for making in a larger quantity because it keeps so well. Store it in a jar with a lid in the fridge for 2-3 months. I like doing this so it’s always on hand.
- You can leave the maple syrup out of this recipe if you don’t like the sweetness. Also, feel free to use your sweetener of choice.
If you try this recipe be sure and let me know! Leave a comment, rate it, and don’t forget to tag a photo #shaneandsimple on Instagram. Peace, grace, and good vibes.
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Oil-Free Balsamic Salad Dressing
- Prep Time: 2 mins.
- Total Time: 2 mins.
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Salads & Dressings
- Method: Raw
- Cuisine: Vegan
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This balsamic Oil free Salad Dressing is so easy to make and ready in less than 2 minutes! It’s tangy with a hint of sweetness and absolutely delicious. Whole foods plant-based, nut-free, oil-free, and gluten-free.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup + 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 3 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp nutritional yeast
- ½ tsp. dried oregano
- ½ tsp. dried basil
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a jar with an airtight lid and shake until everything is well combined. If you don’t have jar, add the ingredients to a small mixing bowl and whisk.
Equipment
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 Tbsp
- Calories: 60
- Sugar: 9.6 g
- Sodium: 299.8 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 0.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: oil free salad dressing recipe, no oil salad dressing, oil free balsamic dressing, oil free vegan salad dressing, no oil salad dressing
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Wow. Didn’t even miss the olive oil. Thank you for this lovely dressing. Just discovered your website a few days ago and now can’t wait to try more of your creations.
Thank you so much, Paula!!!
So good. I was looking for something lower calorie than EVOO and this fits the bill without sacrificing taste. I add a little chopped garlic, salt and pepper. Perfect.
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Awesome! I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
This is THE BEST salad dressing EVER! I eat a salad almost every day for lunch and never get tired of this dressing! SO much better than any store bought brand and easy!
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Thank you so much!!!
Thanks for this tasty salad dressing recipe. Easy and nut free. Since I am a single person household, I love that it keeps in the fridge for 2-3 months.
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So delicious! So easy! And oil free! Thanks so much!
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Fabulous!!
I made this to use in pasta salad. It was great! So easy and delicious and I had all the ingredients on hand. I usually prefer creamy dressings for greens, but will definitely be using this for salads also. I look forward to trying so many of your other recipes that all look so amazing. Thanks Shane for sharing your passion for WFPB cooking in this awesome blog. I wish I had known you when you were here in Charlotte. I would have loved to cook with and learn from you. 😊
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Wow, thank you so much! Maybe we can meet when we’re back in town:)
Count me in! ☺️
Where has this dressing been all of my life? 😍. It is seriously so good. I’m only a week into my vegan journey and this dressing is totally saving me!!!!! Honestly, it’s better than the ones I eaten in the past with oil. Thank you so much for this recipe (and all the others)
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Let me just say………..You knocked it outta park with this recipe! It even tastes BETTER than the oily ones!
Every time I need a recipe for something, I google you! Thanks for all you do to keep us on track!
I so appreciate you!
Thank you!
I was in the middle of making my salad. My option was a store bought dressing that was too oily for me. So I looked online and came across your recipe! I had all the ingredients and it was quick and easy! And it was pretty tasty! Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you!
This was YUMMY! I made it with spicy brown mustard, because that’s what I had. I also used honey instead of maple syrup. (My brother-in-law is a bee keeper, and I like to support the honey bees!) I love the taste of this dressing, made without oil.
Sounds great, Loretta! Thanks for reaching out.
This shit is THE BOMB!!! Addicting. I love garlic and added a couple cloves and it is simply DELECTABLE. Thank you! No more olive oil! 🙂
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Hell yeah!
Delicious oil free recipe! I chose to make it without the maple syrup as I prefer a less sweet dressing. I used a dark aged balsamic from The Olive Station.
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WOW!!!! Tasty, easy to make with ingredients in every household! Who could ask for more? Did I mention that it keeps and can I use it as a formula so I can tweak the herbs, the sweetener, the vinegars, what mustard I want, and it keeps up to 2 weeks! Now that’s a winner.
Tangy,
Sweet,
Gluten-free,
Easy,
Versatile,
Fat-free,
& SO delicious!
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Love this dressing…delicious and so very easy to prepare!!! I inherited 2 of my mom’s Good Seasonings cruets from the 1960s/70s and when I double the recipe it fills one of the cruets…which is perfect…and I get about 8 servings!
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How long will this recipe stay fresh in frig? I live alone and will mot be using it everyday? LIVE YOUR recipes thank you
2-3 weeks.
In the article it says 2-3 months – just to be sure is it weeks or months?
Hi, Linda! It is for months.
Love this. So easy to make and the fact that it keeps for 8 weeks or more in the fridge. I’ll have it used long before that time. I used 1tbsp of deli mustard and 2 tbsp of Dijon. The deli mustard gives a bit more heat.
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I have now made this salad dressing a dozen times. I love it! I tweak the recipe each time with whatever fresh or dry herbs I have. This dressing also makes an excellent marinade. Looking forward to more oil-free dressings. In the meantime, all the dressings on this site are delicious and easy to make. Thank You!
Thanks so much, Valerie! If you wouldn’t mind, I’d really appreciate you giving it a star rating. It helps me with the powers-that-be in Google land:)
I have now made this salad dressing a dozen times. I love it! I tweak the recipe each time with whatever fresh or dry herbs I have. This dressing also makes an excellent marinade. Looking forward to more oil-free dressings. In the meantime, all the dressings on this site are delicious and easy to make. Thank You!
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This was so flavorful. Hard to believe the dressing didn’t contain oil. I didnt feel a bit guilty for completely coating my salad. So satisfying. Thank you!
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My pleasure, Dana! Blessings.
Perfect recipe to use up our abundance of zucchini from our garden. Really so quick and easy. My three year old loved it as well, though she didn’t want the dressing b/c she’s not a huge mustard fan. There was a lot leftover, so we just tossed it on pasta the next day and added a bit of olive our instead of dressing. Was also great.
Awesome! Yes, it makes a great pasta salad:)
Who knew dressing sans oil could be so good. I made this to go stop the summer squash saute. First time I ever liked zucchini that wasn’t baked into bread.
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Love the recipe! Wonder if you would share what brand of balsamic you use? I’m always trying to find a good source of balsamic. Thanks!
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Thank you so much! Honestly, it’s usually whatever I see first and grab:)
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Yum!!! Made this for a spinach/orange/red onion salad on a camping trip!!
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I’m underweight and need to gain 7 more pounds, so I will use EVOO and delete the maple syrup since I don’t like a sweet & savory combo. Love maple syrup, of course, but only in pancakes or muffins. If I was looking to maintain or lose weight, maybe I’d throw in pureed cannellini beans and some aquafaba. The recipe looks like a winner.
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This dressing is amazing! I used half the maple syrup and added some garlic powder since I don’t like mine too sweet and love garlic. Had to share with a friend as well, so 4 people in total that loved it! We range from one who is completely Vegan, almost entirely WFPB, 2 of us working on being more plant based, & 1 Midwestern meat guy who is not interested in healthy eating at all but still raved about it!
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so simple. so good. just what I was l looking for to keep true to my new #WFPB-NO eating style
I had every single ingredient on hand. That never happens!
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Awesome! Thank you, Tammy!
This is a great salad dressing and the Dijon mustard took it to another level!
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Thanks so much, Patty!!! So glad you enjoyed it.
Love this!!! Finally a great balsamic dressing recipe that is easy and tasty.
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This is a perfect dressing. I love that it uses ingredients I always have on hand. Thank you.
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Lindsey, thank you so much! Happy New Year!
Shane, love this dressing, so quick, easy and yummy! And no blender needed, that’s worth 5 stars right there! 😉 Thank you!
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This is amazing & so quick & easy to make! Another staple in my kitchen Shane, thank you! This is a winner!
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Thank you!
Amazing flavors. This is a winner!!
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This is very good. Can I replace the balsamic vinegar with a different type? I have other types of vinegar that I would like to make into a salad dressing.
Thank you
I would try apple cider vinegar.
Yum! Even my teens approved! The only addition I made was crushed garlic. Thanks for the terrific recipe Shane! 🙏🏼
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You can never go wrong with garlic.
Delicious, thanks so much! I’m 3 weeks into my WFPBD and most surprising to me, oil has been the most difficult thing to give up. I was SO happy to see your oil free dressing and mayo.
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Congrats, Melanie! Way to go and so glad you liked the dressing. Keep it up. It gets easier. So excited for you.
Really delicious!!! Yay!! Salad dressing without oil and is so so yummy!!
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I made this recipe a few weeks ago & it is so delicious.
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Needs to be renamed: *The Best* Oil-Free Balsalic Dressing! By far the best oil-free balsamic dressing I’ve tried! I used some blueberry balsamic vinegar that I happened to have on hand. Thanks for yet another terrific recipe!
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Wow! Thank you so much!!!
Love this recipe. So simple and tastes just like the oil laden store bought brand I have purchased in the past. Thank you.
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This was terrific, and so simple and easy!
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This is a great recipe!! So quick, easy, and simple!! What I especially like about it is that besides tasting good it keeps a long time. So many of the salad dressing recipes that can be found online only store for several days which makes them hardly worth the effort.
That being said, I am not a big fan of mustard. Can you suggest anything else to use in place of mustard? – maybe something that would give it a different flavor? Maybe something sweet or tangy? It seems like every WFPB vinaigrette recipe uses mustard. Surely there must be some vinaigrettes that don’t use mustard but still taste good and store a long time? I look forward to hearing any suggestions you may have.
P.S. I love the way your recipes print out in such an easy to read, simple, and clear format. Thank you for all your hard work!! Your site is stellar! =)
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Hi, Carolyn! I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe. You can totally leave out the mustard and add a little more maple if you like. Thanks for reaching out and the kind words.
This is really good. Thank you for a recipe that is not only delicious but so simple with on hand ingredients!
Thank you, Janice!