Finally! 4 Store-Bought Healthy Salad Dressing Brands
A salad dressing can easily make or break the perfect salad. Whether your a ranch person, caesar lover or balsamic fan, ingredients matter.
Many salad dressings are loaded with excessive amounts of sodium and sugar, while others contain questionable ingredients like artificial flavorings, preservatives, and highly processed oils such as soybean and canola oil.
As a salad lover myself it’s important we choose the best dressings that taste good and are made with only the necessary ingredients.
Here’s the 4 healthiest salad dressing you can find at stores near you!
- Primal Kitchen
- Mother Raw Organic
- Tessemae’s Organic
- Chosen Foods
🥗Healthy Store-Bought Salad Dressings🥗
1. Primal Kitchen
Primal Kitchen made our number one for healthy salad dressings not only because of their awesome wholesome ingredients but also because of its widespread availability at most grocery stores.
Their salad dressings, and mayo if your interested, are made with avocado oil instead of industrial oils, sugar-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, soy-free.
For example, their Greek Dressing is made with avocado oil, organic apple cider vinegar, organic red wine vinegar, lemon juice, herbs, organic oregano oil. Nothing more…nothing less.
They also offer healthy alternatives in ranch, buffalo sauce, sesame ginger, cesar dressing and so much more!
Cost: $5.44-$6.48 for 8 fl oz
Where to Find: Target, Walmart, Kroger widely available nationwide
2. Mother Raw
Mother Raw while not as available as Primal Kitchen, you can find this dressing in most fridge sections of whole food grocery stores.
Their dressings are made with ingredients like cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil, unfiltered apple cider vinegar, hemp seeds, and white chia seeds.
Something that stands out about this particular brand is that they offer unique flavors like the absolutely delicious Japanese Marinade.
Cost: Available in refrigerated bottles at competitive pricing
Where to Find: Refrigerated section of Target and Whole Foods
3. Tessemae’s Organic
Whether you’re looking for a healthy ranch option or a good greek salad marinate Tessemae’s organic dressing is a great alternative made with quality ingredients.
You’ll never find gums, artificial binders or artficial flavors in Tessemae’s Salad Dressing. Instead they use organic high oleic sunflower oil, fresh herbs, spices, and organic vinegar.
Cost: Available in 10 fl oz bottles (pricing varies by retailer)
Where to Find: Target, Whole Foods, major grocery stores
4. Chosen Foods
Whenever I make my own Cesar dressing I consistently use Chosen Mayo made with avocado oil. It’s both cost effective and available at most stores.
Chosen Foods salad dressings are made with no natural flavors, artificial ingredients, or hidden additives, certified non-GMO, gluten-free, free of soy and canola oils.
For example, their Steakhouse Cesar dressing is made with ingredients like avocado oil, pear juice concentrate, water, egg yolks, white vinegar, lemon juice… and more real food ingredients.
They also have unique and absolutely delicious flavors like the Strawberry Pistachio Dressing & Marinade. 🤤
Cost: Around $6.42 for 8 fl oz
Where to Find: Walmart, Whole Foods, widely available nationwide
What To Look For When Shopping:
✅ Green Flags
- Short ingredient lists without cheap hydrogenated oils, HFCS, tons of additives, food coloring and thickeners
- Less than 150 calories, under 2g saturated fat, no more than 4g added sugar per 2 tbsp serving
- First ingredients are healthy oils (olive, avocado) not industrial seed oils
❌ Red Flags:
- Refined industrial oils (soybean, cottonseed, canola, corn), high fructose corn syrup(yuck!), artificial colors and preservatives
- More than 2 teaspoons of sugar or 200+ calories per serving
DIY Alternative
While you can now find plenty of healthy options in stores, I do want to remind you that making your own homemade salad dressing is always an option—and the possibilities are truly endless.
About every other week, I’m whipping up homemade caesar, ranch, chipotle dressing, or any number of other dips and marinades my family loves. Even when making my own, I’ve learned to avoid unnecessary additives, natural flavors, and excessive amounts of sugar and sodium.
Making your own homemade dressing is so much easier than you think and can be extremely cost-effective when you make it in bulk.
Bottom Line
You don’t have to sacrifice convenience to eat clean!
These 4 alternatives prove that store-bought can be just as healthy as homemade when you know what to look for.
Enjoy your salad friends!!
