Dill Pickle Vinaigrette Dressing

This dill pickle vinaigrette is a simple salad dressing recipe made with leftover pickle juice. The ultimate dressing for pickle lovers!

Where my pickle fans at?!?! Holla atcha girl.

What do pickles, bacon, and Bon Jovi have in common?

I get that this sounds like the opening to a really bad Dad joke, but I promise (or regret?) that it’s not. What they do have in common though, is you either love ’em or you hate ’em. There’s no in between when it comes to a kosher dill or JBJ.

You can take the bacon and (please God) Bon Jovi, but the pickles…they’re with me. You know that scene in Bridesmaids where Megan has a van full of puppies. Yeah, that’s how I feel about pickles.

So naturally, I try to incorporate them into anything and everything possible. A little piece of my soul leaves this earth every time I see a jar of pickle juice get tossed down the drain. I take this pickle business pretty seriously.

Watch how to make this Dill Pickle Vinaigrette Dressing (30 sec)

I know I’m not alone in this tribe since my Creamy Dill Pickle Dressing is still one of most visited recipes on this blog. One question I got though, was how to make it if you don’t like avocados? Here I am. Fulfilling my calling for no pickle left behind.

Before you question my sanity for using this neon brine in an actual recipe, hear me out. You use vinegar for a vinaigrette, no? Pickle juice = vinegar = vinaigrette. I didn’t even need to throw seven degrees of Kevin Bacon into the mix to get to the bottom of that.

All you need to make this salad bling is:

leftover pickle juice
dijon mustard
olive oil
dill
garlic

I mean, they didn’t make pickle jars reusable for nothing. You don’t even need a separate container for this one. Coincidence? I think not. The universe is telling you to make a dill pickle vinaigrette, not me.

Money-Saving Tips for this Dill Pickle Vinaigrette:

Use dried spices. I almost always have dried dill and garlic powder stashed away somewhere in my spice drawer. Plus, they can be a cost-effective way to add more flavor.
Buy store brand. The store brand and name brand Dijon mustards have an almost identical flavor. Opt for the store brand to save a few extra cents.

more pickle-inspired recipes:

Creamy Dill Pickle Salad Dressing
Dill Pickle Baked French Fries
Cheeseburger Burrito with Dill Pickle Fries