5-Minute Healthy Greek Yogurt Salad Dressing

Name: 5-Minute Healthy Greek Yogurt Salad Dressing
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 cup plain low-fat Greek yogurt; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard; 1 clove garlic, grated or minced; 2 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped; 1/2 tsp Kosher salt; Pinch of freshly cracked pepper; 1/4 cup cold water

posted by Alex Aldeborgh, RD on May 10, 2022 (last updated 8/15/23) 16 comments »

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This healthy homemade Greek yogurt salad dressing is creamy, zesty, and versatile. It’s quick & easy to make and perfect for tossing into salads or drizzling on grain bowls, sandwiches, or wraps. Ready to enjoy in five minutes!

Glass jar of Greek yogurt salad dressing on a white marble tabletop with a sprig of fresh dill

This creamy Greek yogurt dressing is the best healthy homemade salad dressing to keep in the fridge.

It’s super easy to make and extremely versatile – you can add it to salads, sandwiches, wraps, grain bowls, and more!

It’s the most delicious dressing for my viral Greek tortellini salad.

As a Registered Dietitian, I love that this yogurt-based dressing adds nutritious Greek yogurt to any meal. More Greek yogurt-based dressings and dips I love to make include:

Make this Greek yogurt dill salad dressing with just a handful of simple, healthy ingredients that you may already have stocked in your pantry!

This recipe is very easy to prepare, even if you are new to making homemade salad dressings. One batch of this dressing makes about 1.5 cups.

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Ingredients in Greek yogurt salad dressing

Here is everything you need to make this recipe:

Plain Greek yogurt – I used 2% low fat
Fresh dill
Garlic
Dijon mustard
Red wine vinegar
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper

Find even more recipes with Greek yogurt on my blog!

Greek yogurt salad dressing ingredients measured out on a grey backdrop

How to make Greek yogurt dressing

You don’t need much to make this recipe – just a mixing bowl and a whisk or a fork.

Add the Greek yogurt to a small mixing bowl with the red wine vinegar, olive oil, Dijon mustard, grated or minced garlic, salt and pepper, and finely chopped dill.
Whisk the ingredients together until well combined and creamy.
Add about 1/4 cup of cold water to the dressing and continue whisking to thin it out. You can add a bit more water as desired if you prefer a thinner salad dressing.

That’s it! In about 5 minutes, you have a batch of healthy salad dressing to use for the week.

Greek yogurt salad dressing ingredients in a speckled bowl — Add all the ingredients to a bowl

whisked up greek yogurt dressing in a speckled bowl with a small whisk — Whisk ingredients together

greek yogurt salad dressing in a speckled bowl with a small whisk — Add cold water to thin out the dressing

Storing homemade salad dressing

Keep your homemade Greek yogurt dressing in a glass jar or airtight container in the fridge for up to one week.

I love to reuse empty glass jam jars to store dressings and sauces!

Since homemade dressing does not contain any preservatives, it doesn’t last as long as store-bought dressings.

Serving suggestions

You will love to use this Greek yogurt dressing for all sorts of meals:

Salads
Grain bowls or grain salads
Sandwiches and wraps
Mayo-free pasta salad or potato salad
Drizzled over salmon or tofu

Greek salad in a bowl with creamy Greek yogurt salad dressing drizzled on top

Greek yogurt nutrition benefits

Greek yogurt is high in protein and other nutrients.

A 7 ounce serving of low-fat Greek yogurt has 20 grams of protein and 18 percent of your daily calcium needs! In addition, you’ll also get several other nutrients:

180 mcg Vitamin A (20 percent of your daily needs)
0.466 mg riboflavin (36 percent of your daily needs)
0.940 mg pantothenic acid (19 percent of your daily needs)
1.04 mcg Vitamin B12 (43 percent of your daily needs)
274 mg phosphorus (39 percent of your daily needs)
24.8 mcg selenium (45 percent of your daily needs)

Greek yogurt is a good source of probiotics, or healthy bacteria that live in our guts and have different health benefits. Probiotics support gut health, digestion, immune functioning, and more!

Greek yogurt salad dressing in a white mixing bowl with a silver spoon on a white crochet pot holder

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