This super tart Creamy Cranberry Dressing recipe is the perfect gluten-free addition to any fall meal, and is ideal for Thanksgiving. Cranberries are a superfood, rich in antioxidants. I like to sprinkle fresh cranberries on my salad when I use this dressing. Because they are so mouth-puckering and tangy, I spare my husband and children, by using fruit sweetened, dried cranberries as a garnish on their salads, rather than the fresh ones.
I found this recipe in an old Sunset magazine and adapted it, replacing white sugar and some of the other ingredients with ones that I prefer. I hope you enjoy this gluten free salad dressing; it’s autumn in a condiment.
Creamy Cranberry Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 5 drops stevia
- ¼ cup orange juice, freshly squeezed
- ¼ cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar or honey
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- ½ teaspoon dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ½ cup olive oil
Instructions
- In a vitamix blend cranberries, stevia, orange juice, lemon juice, and agave until smooth
- Blend in the thyme, mustard and salt, then drizzle in olive oil while motor is still running
- Serve over mixed greens
Natasha @ Saved by the Egg Timer says
This is going to be made tomorrow, looks delectable, thanks!
pj says
Hi maybe this is a dumb question, but do you cook the cranberries first? thanks love this site!!!
Charity Moore says
Oh my goodness! This looks so good and your pumpkin pie ice cream looks to die for! I am so excited about you giving away a vitamix!!! I have really been wanting one for a long time, but out where I live NO ONE seems to agree with me how awesome and worthy this product is! I don’t have the money to buy one, but maybe I can win one! I would use this thing at least twice a day! The first thing I would make would prob be your pumpkin pie ice cream!!! Yum! :) Thanks for posting this and giving away a vitamix!
Amada says
SPEECHLESS … This looks great. I will be making the dressing. Thank You!
Jessica says
What a great holiday dressing! I bet it would be great over pork or chicken also. :)
Kristi says
Oh wow-I was just wondering what to do with the beautiful package of cranberries that I’ve been staring at in my fridge for over a week! This dressing looks amazing, I want to go make it right now!
Jennifer K Hunter says
I am planning on using this recipe at Thanksgiving; yummmm. I will be watching for news about your next give-away!
Claire says
So excited to try this! I love fruit-made dressings…such a cool concept! And a vita-mix giveaway?? Awesome! Not long ago, we purchased a vita-mix and it has been a lifesaver for me for breakfasts! I make smoothies all the time, and for dessert sometimes fruit puree ice creams. Thank you so much Elana for introducing us to it! It’s incredible! It’s definitely my favorite kitchen appliance now!
Susann Dalton says
This is exciting. I make a dressing with cranberry honey mustard but they changed the formula and are using eww corn syrup so I am experimenting to replicate it. Yours sounds wonderful beyond. I put dried cranberries in everything so you have made me very happy.
Thank you.
Jenn says
This looks great! My dad makes a fresh cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving by cooking cranberries with OJ and stevia, so I think my family would really like this dressing as well!