Fruity Yogurt Dressing
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Light and creamy with a little twang, this Fruity Yogurt Dressing is fresh way to jazz a simple green salad!
If you enjoy this recipe you may also enjoy Linguine Salad, Rotini Pasta Salad with Mixed Greens or Hot Bacon Salad Dressing.
Yogurt Dressing Recipe
My son and I have both earned ribbons in 4-H cooking contests with this Chicken and Berries Lettuce Salad with our Fruity Yogurt Dressing Recipe. The ingredients are so simple, yet the salad tastes absolutely amazing as a main course or side dish!
This basic yogurt salad dressing blends strawberries, raspberries, strawberry yogurt, a little white wine vinegar and sugar together for a sweet dressing that everyone in our family enjoys!
My son made this recipe for the county 4-H Dairy Foods contest with is sponsored by local dairy farmers. More delicious recipes from this contest are our Eclair Cake, Pineapple Cream Pie and White Pizza Dip. The requirements are that each recipe contains at least one cup of a real dairy product.
We love how the simple yet unique yogurt salad dressing ties everything together and makes it easier to eat a salad!
Ingredients Needed
- Yogurt – we prefer strawberry over plain yogurt – Greek yogurt works well too.
- Strawberries – fresh, ripe strawberries are best and make it more fruity.
- Raspberries – fresh, ripe raspberries add another flavor dimension to this dressing.
- White Wine Vinegar – can substitute for white balsamic vinegar.
- Sugar – just a hint to sweeten the dressing.
We’ve made this recipe with a variety of ingredients and our family prefers strawberry yogurt in the dressing over plain yogurt. One of my friends prefers the plain yogurt. We also tested adding blueberries to the salad and got a split decision. I never thought to try making the dressing with blueberries though.
Lettuce Salad with Chicken and Yogurt Dressing
Plain chicken tastes best on this salad which helps make it so easy! Grilling chicken breast tenderloins is the easiest way to make this recipe. If you have more time to grill and cut up whole chicken breasts that’s fine too. Tenderloins have been the easiest for us to make. Use a digital meat thermometer to cook the chicken to an internal temperature of 160ºF.
After testing a variety of spring mixes and 50/50 blends we recommend that the mixture include spinach and a variety of other greens. We didn’t find a combination that tasted bad. Pick your favorite mixed salad greens and enjoy!
How to Make Fruity Yogurt Dressing
- Place all Fruity Yogurt Dressing ingredients in a blender until smooth.
- Toss salad ingredients together and sprinkle with almonds.
- Serve over salad and store in the refrigerator in a sealed jar or air tight container for up to 3 days.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Wash salad greens and fruit before adding to the salad bowl
- We like plain grilled chicken the best
- The smaller the bite-sized pieces of chicken and lettuce the easier this salad is to eat
- The yogurt salad dressing tastes great for 1-3 days when stored in the refrigerator
- Store ingredients in separate containers in the refrigerator and mix together when ready to enjoy
- Adding blueberries to the salad tastes great too
- Leeks can be easily substituted for green onions
- Plain yogurt can be substituted for strawberry yogurt, it just won’t be as sweet
- We use a mini Cuisinart blender for convenience
Other Light Recipes to Enjoy this Summer
Yogurt Dressing
Author: JenniferIngredients
- 1 cup Strawberry yogurt we like Yoplait smooth style
- 1/4 cup raspberries
- 1/4 cup strawberries
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sugar
Instructions
- Place all Yogurt Dressing ingredients in blender. Blend on high speed about 15 seconds or until smooth.
- Serve over salad and store extra in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
Notes
- We like plain grilled chicken the best
- The smaller the bite-sized pieces of chicken and lettuce the easier this salad is to eat
- The yogurt salad dressing tastes great for 1-3 days when stored in the refrigerator
- Store ingredients in separate containers in the refrigerator and mix together when ready to enjoy
- Adding blueberries to the salad tastes great too
- Leeks can be easily substituted for green onions
- Plain yogurt can be substituted for strawberry yogurt, it just won’t be as sweet
Originally published June 21, 2019 with updates made on July 29, 2024.