Upgrade your summer salads with this fantastic raspberry vinaigrette. Sweet and tart, with sharp flavors, this fruity dressing comes together in minutes and is absolutely fabulous!

In summertime, I love eating fresh produce in salads to load up with nutrients and vitamins. But these salads can sometimes be a little bit boring and repetitive. The key to avoid this is to play with the dressings. Try this raspberry vinaigrette for instance, and you’ll upgrade your salads immediately!

This vinaigrette is prepared either with fresh or frozen raspberries for sweetness, shallots and Dijon mustard for sharp flavors, and other condiments for the perfect texture. Easy to make, it makes an original dressing for your summer salads. You can also prepare it in advance and store in the refrigerator for a few days.

While everything happens in a blender, there are two schools here: either you strain the mixed berries or you don’t. It all depends on whether you mind having a seedy dressing or not. I personally prefer staining them for a perfectly smooth and seedless raspberry vinaigrette, but you can decide otherwise.

While there are plenty of options to use it in your favorite summer salads, here are a few of my favorites to consider:

Store in a sealed glass jar in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. When ready to use, give it a good shake or gently emulsify with a small whisk.

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