Can’t get enough of passion fruit? I have quite a collection of recipes for you, including my famous Passion Fruit Mousse and a delicious and refreshing Passion Fruit Ice Cream.
An easy summer salad dressing!
Hi! My name is Olivia and I have a passion fruit obsession. I also got lucky enough to find the fresh stuff, so you might see a few other passion fruit recipes here over the next few days… or weeks. 🙈 Sorry, not sorry! On the menu today is something simple but full of character: a passion fruit vinaigrette. Also known as the easiest way to elevate even the most boring salads. It is bright and fresh, comes together very quickly and can be made ahead of time. You will want to drizzle it on everything!
Ingredients
To make passion fruit dressing, you will need: PASSION FRUIT PULP – Either frozen or fresh. If using fresh, separate the seeds from the pulp. You can then use a little bit of the seeds for a cool black speckled effect! HONEY – To balance the acidity from the passion fruit and vinegar. If you’re using fresh passion fruit and it’s very sweet, you might only need a touch. VINEGAR – I used white wine vinegar here, but white balsamic also works great in this recipe! OIL – Extra virgin olive oil is what I like to use when making any vinaigrette. However, walnut oil or avocado oil would work here too! PEPPER – I like to use white pepper in this recipe because it’s more floral than black pepper and I think pairs better with the passion fruit. That being said, if black pepper is all you have on hand, feel free to use that instead! SALT – To taste. Since I like to season my salad separately, I do not add a whole lot of salt to the dressing.
How to make Passion Fruit Vinaigrette
This dressing recipe is super simple to make! While I usually whisk or shake vinaigrette dressings, for this specific recipe I like using a blender. That’s because I like to add some of the fresh passion fruit seeds, so I need the blender to finely crush them! If you can’t find the fresh fruit and are using frozen (thawed) pulp, you can whisk/shake by hand, if you prefer. Recommended tools: blender, mason jar (for storing). Here’s how I make this passion fruit vinaigrette recipe. As always, you will find the printable (and more complete) version of the recipe at the end of this post!
Combine all the ingredients in the jar of a blender.Blend until emulsified.
Seriously, what could be easier than that?
What to serve with passion fruit vinaigrette
This passion fruit vinaigrette is a great way to dress up a simple green salad. That being said, there are so many other ways to use it. Here are a few ideas:
Use it as a marinade for chicken, pork or fish. Drizzled over roasted veggies like potatoes, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, or broccoli. Tossed with some kind of grain, like couscous, spelt, quinoa and/or farro. As a dip for crudités or artichokes. You can also use it as the dressing in any of these salad recipes:– Black-Eyed Pea Salad– Spelt Salad with Beans– Confetti Baby Potato Salad– Hearts of Palm Salad
Frequently asked questions
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