Happy 4th of July! I am feeling so blessed today to be able to live in the United States of America and have the freedoms that I enjoy every single day. I am unbelievably grateful for those who have died to protect those freedoms. My heart is full of gratitude today! Happy Birthday America!
In honor of this holiday, I want to share a yummy dressing recipe that is out of this world. After visiting my local farmer’s market, I had a ginormous bag of oranges and no idea what to do with all of them. I had also bought a huge bag of mixed greens, had goat cheese leftover from this recipe, and pine nuts leftover from this recipe. So I decided to whip up a little orange vinaigrette.
This dressing poured over mixed greens, goat cheese and pine nuts is to-die-for. It has just the right blend of sweetness from the orange juice and honey but a tang from the balsamic and orange zest. Definitely a winner in my house! I hope you’ll give it a try this holiday weekend! Happy 4th of July!
Ingredients
- 2 oranges zested and juiced
- 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 1 clove garlic
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 c. extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- In a blender, add the orange juice, zest, vinegar, honey, garlic, salt and pepper. Blend until thoroughly combined.
- With the blender running, slowly add the olive oil. Serve immediately or pour into an airtight container and store in the refrigerator. Enjoy!
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Happy 4th of July, Jen! I need new dressing recipes, and this one sounds great! Thanks 🙂
I get this dressing is wonderful! I just love vinaigrette’s – especially when they are homemade. Pinning this! Happy 4th!
This sounds delicious, and perfect for summer! Happy 4th 🙂
Lovely salad and orange vinaigrette looks wonderful, perfect with the salad.
Happy 4th July! Cheers!
Mmmm this sounds fantastic and light! Perfect for the summer!
This is perfect! I’ve been looking for homemade dressing recipes, definitely not liking all the fake ingredients in the store bought ones. :/
Yum! I’m always looking for new dressing ideas.
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This looks yummy and very refreshing for a salad. I just need to eat salads more 🙂
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Visiting from the Raising Imperfections blog hop! This looks so good! I am always on the hunt for salad dressing recipes! I pinned it! We’d love to have you link up with us over at Red, White & BBQ too! http://adishofdailylife.com/2013/07/its-a-red-white-bbq-kind-of-weekend-ladies-only-blog-share-link-party/
This looks so yummy! I can’t wait to try it!
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Yum, this sound great – will have to try the dressing! Love your blog!!
I just love this Vinaigrette, the flavors are delicious. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great summer weekend and come back to see me real soon!
Miz Helen