Cranberry Balsamic Vinaigrette

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Your holiday salad will be bursting with seasonal flavors when you drizzle them with this simple Cranberry Dressing! Made with only 3 simple ingredients, including leftover cranberry sauce, it’s a delightfully festive twist on a basic balsamic vinaigrette. It’s also lovely to enjoy the day after Thanksgiving over some leafy greens with your leftover turkey!

A jar of cranberry dressing with a bit dripping over the rim.

Easy Balsamic Cranberry Dressing

I hope that the day after Thanksgiving you typically have a relaxing day, enjoying time with family or friends after feasting on amazing food. And maybe you still are feasting on amazing food.

Because the best part of Thanksgiving dinner – leftovers!

Sure, there are plenty of things to make with leftover turkey. But whether you opened a can or made homemade Cinnamon Orange Cranberry Sauce, there always seems to be a smidge left.

What to do?

Try this deliciously sweet and tangy cranberry vinaigrette!

Drizzling the cranberry vinaigrette off a spoon onto a salad.

Cranberry Dressing Ingredients

Only three ingredients come together into a velvety smooth and rich-tasting salad dressing. Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll need, but be sure to scroll to the recipe card for the full amounts.

  • Cranberry sauce. Any will do. Homemade or from a can. Jellied or whole berry. Just use your favorite.
  • Balsamic vinegar. If you aren’t a balsamic fan or feel it it too strong, try apple cider vinegar or sherry vinegar.
  • Olive oil. I recommend extra virgin for the best flavor, but you can use any oil you have and like to use in salad dressing recipes.
  • Salt and pepper. To taste.

How to Make It

Just combine everything in a small blender jar and blend until smooth. If you don’t have a small blender jar or Magic Bullet, many times you can screw the cap off the bottom of a standard blender jar that holds the blade in place. This fits on many standard glass mason jars. Just screw it on and place it on your blender.

Once you’ve blended it all up, you can add it to an epic day-after-Thanksgiving salad that uses up even more of the leftovers from the feast. Or keep it tightly covered in the fridge to enjoy on salads for up to a week.

A mason jar filled with the salad dressing and a drip on the side.

Make it a Meal

While I usually use this cranberry dressing on a simple salad with my leftover roast turkey along with some sliced apples and honey glazed walnuts, here are a few other ideas for you:

Looking into a jar of balsamic cranberry salad dressing.
A jar of cranberry dressing with a bit dripping over the rim.
4.5 from 4 votes

Balsamic Cranberry Dressing

Your holiday salad will be bursting with seasonal flavors when you drizzle them with this simple Cranberry Dressing! Made with only 3 simple ingredients, including leftover cranberry sauce, it's a delightfully festive twist on a basic balsamic vinaigrette. It's also lovely to enjoy the day after Thanksgiving over some leafy greens with your leftover turkey!
Prep: 5 minutes
Servings: 12 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup cranberry sauce
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Combine the ingredients in a small blender jar, Magic Bullet, or a glass mason jar that can attached to your blender blade (see Note) and blend until smooth.
    If you don't have one of these appliances, you can whisk it in a bowl, but it might not be as smooth.
  • Store in the refrigerator for up to three or four days.

Notes

If you don’t have a small blender jar or Magic Bullet, many times you can screw the cap off the bottom of a standard blender jar that holds the blade in place. This fits on many standard glass mason jars. Just screw it on and place on your blender.
Nutrition Facts
Balsamic Cranberry Dressing
Amount Per Serving (2 Tablespoons)
Calories 53 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Sodium 3mg0%
Potassium 6mg0%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 1mg0%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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2 Comments
  1. Terra

    Love this dressing!!! I am such a cranberry freak, cranberry on my salad sounds perfect to me:-) I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! Hugs, Terra

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