Greek Yogurt Salad Dressing

This post is sponsored by Stonyfield Organic. As always, all opinions are my own.

Ever since I came back from my trip to Stowe with Stonyfield Organic, I have been making a lot of plain yogurt-based salad dressings. Thanks to the generous folks at Stonyfield, we have all kinds of yogurt in our fridge.

While I love fruity yogurt mixes, my true love is plain whole milk Greek yogurt. I prefer plain yogurt as it allows me to use it as a blank slate to create dips, dressings, and spreads with whatever flavorings I want.

Today’s post, Greek Yogurt Salad Dressing, is a healthy salad dressing recipe that I grew up eating. My mom used to make it during the summer time to make her world famous roasted eggplant with garlic yogurt.

Nowadays, I make it mostly to drizzle green leafy salads, roasted vegetables, or even grilled meat. It takes no more than 5 minutes to make and keeps well in the fridge for up to 3 days.

What is in a Greek Yogurt Dressing Recipe

This plain yogurt salad dressing recipe is really a creamy vinaigrette as it contains yogurt, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, minced garlic, fresh herb of your choice, and salt and pepper.

When it comes to yogurt, I am a big fan of Stonyfield Organic’s Greek yogurt as it is nice and thick. However, you can certainly make this recipe with plain yogurt as well. If you are calorie conscious and prefer the low-fat version of this yogurt-based dressing, feel free to swap whole milk yogurt with fat-free plain yogurt.

My favorite fresh herb to use is dill as I find that when it is mixed in with yogurt, it pairs so well with the rest of the ingredients. You can drizzle it on salad greens or use it as a dipping sauce for summer vegetables as I did in this baked zucchini fritters recipe or mixed in with cucumbers to make tzatziki sauce.

However, you can change it up by using different kinds of herbs. I also love fresh Italian parsley, mainly when I am serving it with Turkish meatballs.

How to make yogurt salad dressing recipe

Making this healthy and creamy salad dressing cannot be easier. 

Simply put all the ingredients in a bowl or a mason jar. Give it a whisk (or a good shake), and voila, you have yourself a delicious, healthy, creamy, and homemade dressing that you can use pretty much on anything.

Watch how I make this healthy creamy salad dressing

 

More healthy salad dressing recipes

• Yogurt Tahini Sauce
• Asian Sesame Dressing Recipe
• Creamy Lemon Vinaigrette
• Homemade Tzatziki Sauce
• Homemade Avocado Dressing – VEGAN
• Cashew Avocado Sauce – VEGAN

Ready to put this delicious light salad dressing to use? Try this Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad recipe.