Honey Lime Dressing

This Honey Lime Dressing recipe is fresh and flavorful and so easy to make. Whip up a fresh batch of this lime juice salad dressing to serve with all of your favorite salads. 

This homemade lime juice salad dressing is slightly sweet and tangy and it pairs nicely with just about any salad you’ll want to toss it with, whether it’s leafy greens, quinoa or bean salad.

Honey Lime Salad Dressing Recipe

This perky honey lime salad dressing is quick and easy to make with a few simple ingredients.

• Fresh lime juice and zest. Fresh is best for this recipe. It adds freshness and flavor. Don’t use the bottled stuff. 
• Extra-virgin olive oil.  We like to use olive oil for my dressings, but you can use avocado oil if you prefer.
• Honey.  I like to use clover honey, but you can use whatever honey you prefer, or use pure maple syrup instead.
• Dijon mustard.  Adds a little flavor and emulsifies the dressing.
• Garlic. Adds a nice flavor to the mix.

Find printable recipe with the measurements below.

Variations

• Swap out the lime juice and zest and use lemon or orange juice and zest instead.
• Use pure maple syrup instead of honey (I especially like to use pure maple syrup when I make dressing with orange juice).
• Omit the honey altogether. Some people (like my son) don’t like anything sweet in their dressings.
• Add 1-2 teaspoons freshly chopped cilantro when using lime juice or 1/4 teaspoon freshly chopped thyme when using lemon juice

How to Make Lime Salad Dressing

1. Whisk ingredients together in a bowl or add ingredients to a mason jar, seal the lid and shake vigorously to blend well.. Leftovers will keep in the tightly sealed mason jar in the refrigerator for up to a week. You will need to let the mason jar sit at room temperature for a few minutes before using though because the olive oil will solidify a bit in the fridge.

Serving Suggestions

This Honey Lime Salad Dressing is one of my favorite go-to recipes, next to this Lemon Mustard Vinaigrette and this Healthy Citrus Vinaigrette . I really love a good citrus dressing and always have citrus on hand so I can easily pull a simple dressing together in a pinch.  This Honey Lime Dressing is similar to my Simple Lime Vinaigrette, except I use honey instead of pure maple for this recipe and we don’t add any cumin or cilantro at all to this recipe. 

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How to Juice a Lime

There’s a few easy ways to juice a lime, but rolling, slicing and squeezing citrus is the method I most frequently use.

1. Hand squeezing. Place the lime on the counter and using the palm of your hand apply pressure to the lime as you roll the lime back and forth. Then slice the lime in half and squeeze the lime over a bowl using your hand to extract all of the juice from the lime. 
2. Lime reamer.  Place the lime on the counter and using the palm of your hand apply pressure to the lime as you roll the lime back and forth. Then slice the lime in half and place the lime on the reamer sliced side down and twist the lime half to extract all of the juice from the lime. 
3. Juice presser.  Slice the lime in half and place half of the lime sliced side up on the presser and squeeze the handles together as the juice squeezes out into a bowl.

How Much Lime Juice in One Lime

Limes can vary in the amount of juice they produce. You can cut open a lime and it might be as juicy as a lemon and other times, they’ll be very dry on the inside hardly producing any juice at all.

• 1 large lime can produce 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 medium lime can produce 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 small lime can produce 1 to 1-1/2 tablespoons lime juice

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Yield: 4 servings

Honey Lime Dressing

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

This Honey Lime Dressing recipe is a healthy vinaigrette that’s fresh and flavorful and so easy to make. Whip up a fresh batch of this lime salad dressing to serve with all of your favorite salads.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1-1/2 tablespoons clover honey
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 clove garlic grated or freshly minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Whisk ingredients together in a bowl or add ingredients to a mason jar, seal the lid and shake vigorously to blend well.

Notes

Variations

• Swap out the lime juice and zest and use lemon or orange juice and zest instead.
• Use pure maple syrup instead of honey (I especially like to use pure maple syrup when I make dressing with orange juice).
• Omit the honey altogether. Some people (like my son) don't like anything sweet in their dressings.
• Add 1-2 teaspoons freshly chopped cilantro when using lime juice or 1/4 teaspoon freshly chopped thyme when using lemon juice

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 158Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 333mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 0gSugar: 9gProtein: 0g

theharvestkitchen.com attempts to provide accurate information, however, this nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. The nutritional information provided comes from online sources and calculations.