9 Salad dressings way better than bottled ranch

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Tired of your same old same old salad dressing? These dressings are fresh, packed with flavor, and easy to make! Grab some greens and up your salad game today!

Indeed, drizzling the same dressing over your salad day after day can make even the most exciting mix of greens feel mundane. But fear not! We’ve got an array of delectable dressings that are not just fresh and flavor-packed, but are also super easy to whip up in your own kitchen. From creamy classics to tangy vinaigrettes, and even some unexpected flavor combinations for the adventurous foodies, these dressings are sure to revitalize your salad routine.

A big white bowl filled with a colorful salad.
Russian Dressing. Photo Credit: Cook What You Love.

Creamy Jalapeno Dressing

This amazing recipe is a dressing, a dip, a marinade and more! It’s creamy, it’s spicy, and it’s loaded with the big bold flavor of jalapeno. Grab some veggies and top them with this dressing and you’ll never look back.
Grab the recipe: Creamy Jalapeno

Easy Balsamic Vinaigrette

There’s no simpler or tastier recipe than this! This easy dressing combines great oil, great vinegar, and select seasonings to create a salad dressing that can be your new go-to.
Get the recipe: Easy Balsamic Vinaigrette

Creamy Balsamic Dressing

A white container of salad dressing resting next to a plate of salad.
Balsamic Vinaigrette. Photo Credit: Cook What You Love.

Every salad is more fabulous when topped with this easy dressing! It’s rich, creamy, tangy, and ready in a jiffy. There are no special ingredients, in fact, you probably have everything you need to make this dressing now!
Get the recipe: Creamy Balsamic Dressing

Dill Pickle Ranch

Switch up your ranch dressing and add tons of flavor and turn it into Dill Pickle Ranch! With an added crunch and tang from dill pickle, this easy dressing is everything a great salad dressing should be!
Get the recipe: Dill Pickle Ranch

Green Goddess

Bottled green goddess dressing is terrible, but this, this homemade dressing is everything store-bought gunk ought to be! It’s fresh, herby, creamy, tangy, and delicious. It’s a retro salad dressing everyone will flip over!
Get the recipe: Green Goddess

Blue Cheese Dressing

A wedge of lettuce topped with a creamy white sauce.
Blue Cheese Dressing. Photo Credit: Keto Cooking Wins.

Extra funky and extra chunky, if you’re a blue cheese can you’re going to LOVE this recipe! It’s thick, creamy, chunky, and perfect over greens. You can also use it as a dip or serve it with your favorite spicy wings.
Get the recipe: Blue Cheese Dressing

Russian Dressing

Another retro dressing, Russian Dressing is everything Thousand Island Dressing wishes it could be. Russian dressing is tangy, a bit spicy, and packed with so much flavor your veggies won’t know what happened!
Get the recipe: Russian Dressing

Low-Carb Caesar Dressing

Forget the goop in the bottle and make your own Caesar Salad dressing! This is so good! There’s garlic, parmesan cheese, and miles of flavor in this creamy dressing that just needs a blender and a few ingredients to make.
Get the recipe: Low-Carb Caesar Dressing

Creamy Ranch Dressing

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Keto Ranch Dressing. Photo Credit: Keto Cooking Wins.

It just doesn’t get much better than homemade ranch dressing. Thick, creamy, and packed with herbs and spices, this stuff is so good you don’t even need veggies! Dip it, drizzle it, or use it as a sauce, this ranch dressing is incredible!
Get the recipe: Creamy Ranch Dressing

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