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Drizzle your salad with a delicious Strawberry Poppyseed Dressing for a burst of sweet and tangy flavor. Made with fresh strawberries and the zing of fresh lime juice, this easy homemade salad dressing recipe takes just seconds to make in your blender.
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Table of Contents
- Why You’ll Love This Strawberry Salad Dressing
- What You’ll Need
- How to Make Strawberry Salad Dressing
- Salads to Serve With Strawberry Dressing.
- Dressing Recipe Variations
- Proper Storage
- More Salad Dressing Recipes
- Get the Recipe
Why You’ll Love This Strawberry Salad Dressing
Delicious Details
- Cuisine Inspiration:American
- Primary Cooking Method:No-cook
- Dietary Info:Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Skill Level:Easy
After a trip to the strawberry patch or when you see the store shelves and farmers’ market overflowing with fresh berries, it’s easy to end up with an abundance. After you’ve made Strawberry Crumble and Gluten Free Strawberries and Cream Cake and Strawberry Shortcake, you might still have some more to use up. So it’s time to make strawberry poppyseed dressing! It’s so fresh and summery that you are going to love it. Here’s why…
- So quick and easy. All you have to do if toss everything in a blender, puree, and then stir the poppyseed into the strawberry salad dressing.
- Perfect consistency. Blending this dressing not only breaks down the strawberries into a puree, but also emulsifies the oil and vinegar to keep it from separating. This gives you a vinaigrette that is actually smooth and somewhat creamy even without any dairy ingredients like yogurt.
- Great flavor. The sweet, fruity dressing is balanced by the zing of fresh lime juice to really brighten it up. It adds delicious sweet and tangy flavor to your salads, from a simple side salad of arugula or spinach and goat cheese to a heartier salad topped with chicken or shrimp that you can enjoy as a meal.
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What You’ll Need
Here’s a list of the ingredients in this strawberry poppyseed dressing, along with some information that might be helpful to you. Scroll down to the recipe card for the full amounts and instructions.
- Fresh strawberries. Remove the hull, then coarsely chop them so you can fit them into your blender or mini food processor. This simple tool makes quick and clean work of all those berries.
- Lime juice. Fresh is best as bottled can have a bitter flavor. I’m a big fan of a simple handheld juicer to get the most juice out of them.
- Olive oil.
- Honey. You can substitute maple syrup or agave nectar for vegan.
- Salt and pepper.
- Poppy seeds. You can skip these to just make a plain strawberry salad dressing, but they add a nice texture, a slightly nutty flavor, and look gorgeous.
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How to Make Strawberry Salad Dressing
It really couldn’t be any easier. I’ll go over it here, but it’s also in the recipe card along with the ingredient amounts further down.
- Blend the dressing. Combine all of the ingredients except poppy seeds in a blender or mini food processor, and puree till smooth and emulsified.
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- Add the poppy seeds. Transfer the salad dressing to a jar or bowl and stir in poppy seeds. Then enjoy it on your favorite salads!
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Salads to Serve With Strawberry Dressing.
This vinaigrette is perfect to blend together and pair with so many light, summery salads. Try these ideas:
- Go classic. A traditional pairing with poppyseed dressing is spinach, like this Strawberry Spinach Salad, but you can also go with more crunch like Strawberry Wedge Salad.
- Showcase summer fruit. This Summer Grilled Shrimp Salad makes a great meal and Blackberry Mango Salad with Goat Cheese is a lovely light side dish.
- Serve with dinner. This strawberry salad dressing complements Strawberry Balsamic Salmon whether you serve it over salad or rice, and it would be good on a side salad paired with some Black and Blue Steaks.
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Dressing Recipe Variations
This strawberry poppyseed dressing recipe is so versatile that you can easily change it up with whatever flavors you love or ingredients you have on hand. Here are some ideas:
- Switch the berries.You can make a delicious and gorgeous dressing with blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, or a combination.
- Try a different citrus. Pair it with lemon or orange juice for a different zippy flavor.
- Add some herbs. Try a bit of fresh mint or basil.
- Swap the sweetener. Maple syrup or agave makes it vegan-friendly and adds a slightly different flavor.
- Infuse some superfoods. Try using chia seeds instead of the poppy seeds.
- Make it creamy. While it does emulsify well, you can stir in some plain Greek yogurt if you want a richer texture.
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Proper Storage
You can store this strawberry poppy seed dressing in a tightly covered jar in the refrigerator for 3 or 4 days. While it won’t completely separate, you might want to give it a quick stir or shake before serving to make sure it is hom*ogeneous.
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More Salad Dressing Recipes
Just like this Strawberry Salad Dressing, these easy dressing recipes are also made in the blender.
- Blueberry Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing has more fresh berry flavor with the tang of balsamic vinegar.
- Avocado Ranch Dressing is rich and creamy, and adds a little something special to the usual Ranch dressing.
- Fig Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing is thick and sweet and adds amazing flavor to a steak salad.
- Lemon Blueberry Chia Seed Vinaigrette squeezes in superfoods and plenty of zing.
- Lemon Basil Vinaigrette Dressing from Rachel Cooks is fresh, healthy, and even Whole30 compliant.
5 from 7 votes
Strawberry Poppyseed Dressing
Drizzle your salad with a delicious Strawberry Poppyseed Dressing for a burst of sweet and tangy flavor. Made with fresh strawberries in just seconds in your blender.
Prep: 5 minutes mins
Ingredients
Instructions
Combine all of the ingredients except poppy seeds in a blender or mini food processor, and blend till pureed and emulsified.
Transfer to a jar or bowl and stir in poppy seeds.
Nutrition Facts
Strawberry Poppyseed Dressing
Amount Per Serving (2 Tablespoons)
Calories 97Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Potassium 20mg1%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Sugar 3g3%
Vitamin C 6.5mg8%
Calcium 7mg1%
Iron 0.1mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Author: Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Course: Salad Dressing
Cuisine: American
Disclaimers: Please discuss your individual dietary needs (i.e. gluten free) with a physician. Even when not specified, be sure to verify all ingredients are gluten free, if needed, by reading labels on all packaging and/or confirming with the manufacturer this varies by brand and can change at any time. Nutrition information shown is an estimate and not guaranteed to be accurate.
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