This 3 ingredient, oil-free citrus honey vinaigrette salad dressing is easy to make and ready in under a minute. It’s tangy and tart with a hint of sweetness and absolutely delicious, plant-based, nut-free, fat-free and gluten-free.

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Ingredients
Fresh Grapefruit Juice
Honey
Dijon Mustard
Onion Powder
Instructions
Combine all the ingredients in a jar or any container with a lid.
Shake in tightly lidded jar. A mason jar or any recycled jar – pickle or jam jar – will do for 30 seconds until well blended.
Can use over green salad, quinoa salad or dipping sauce for jackfruit nuggets or tofu.
Store in the fridge. The content will separate as it sits, so re-shake the dressing next time you use it.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe.
- Bright, tangy and delicious
- Simple to make with minimal ingredients
- Easily control your sodium and sugar intake
- Cheaper than store bought salad dressing

What Is Difference Between Dressing Vs Vinaigrette?

Dressings are made up of a base (traditionally oil), an acid, seasoning and optionally a sweetener
- Creamier salad dressing base’s can use: mayonnaise, yogurt, sour cream, buttermilk, milk or mustard like we used in this fat-free salad dressing.
- Vinaigrette are usually a mixture oil and vinegar blended into an emulsion and flavored with herbs, spices, salt, pepper and a sweeter(optional). The ratio is usually 3 parts oil, 1 part vinegar.
Frequently Asked Questions?
For our oil-free citrus honey vinaigrette salad dressing we use dijon mustard. Mustard is a common ingredient in vinaigrette and it helps the oil and vinegar emulsify. Mustard also gives the vinaigrette a tangy kick.
Other oil-free dressing substitutes are avocados, nut butters or white beans.
Vegan honey can be made from plants, fruits, and roots. No Bees are involved in the making of this product. Some vegans do not consume honey, avocado or almonds because of this. We do consume honey but are always interested in trying new products; especially if there good for our health and the environment.
Bee Free Honee (Apple-based vegan honey alternative) &
How To Store
Store vinaigrette in jar or other glass container with a tight lid so that it’s easy to shake it up again when you need it. Will last week in fridge.
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Grapefruit Vinaigrette (Oil-Free)
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- 12.5 ounces Grapefruit juice - equal ⅓ cup
- ¼ cup Honey
- ¼ cup Dijon Mustard
- ½ teaspoon Pepper
- ¼ teaspoon Onion Powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a jar or any container with a lid.
- Shake in tightly lidded jar. A mason jar or any recycled jar – pickle or jam jar – will do for 30 seconds until well blended.
- Can use over green salad, quinoa salad or dipping sauce for jackfruit nuggets or tofu.
- Store in the fridge. The content will separate as it sits, so re-shake the dressing next time you use it.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
These nutritional figures should be considered estimates. Varying factors such as product types or brands purchased, natural fluctuations in fresh produce, and the way ingredients are processed change the effective nutritional information in any given recipe.
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Tammy
I have been eating a grapefruit a day recently and wondered if a grapefruit salad dressing existed that didn’t use oil. This is delicious. It is a little on the sweet side which surprised me even though there is 1/4 cup of honey in it. I expected more tangy, but this is still really good. Looking forward to using it on my salad this afternoon.
Thank you!
Donna L
Delicious 😊