No more eating bland salads with just salt and pepper! Add a dollop of this easy, healthy, homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing and savour an extraordinary bowl of your favourite greens in seconds! Here is how to make Balsamic Vinaigrette.
Furthermore, as summer is approaching, I like to eat light and refreshing salads more. Their are endless possibilities to make salads and by changing the dressing or the ingredients in the salad. For instance, by adding Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing you can have a new salad every time. I took a liking to such salad dressings while our stay in the US.
A variety of salad dressings were very easily available in the markets. I used to always stock a few in my refrigerator. After coming back to India, I could not find any dressing in the stores and that’s when I decided to make mine at home.
These dressings keep good in the refrigerator for almost a week. Moreover, in just a matter of few minutes, you can whip up a lovely salad for your meal. So today, I am presenting the recipe of Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing with garlic and herbs. I used the dressing for my arugula, watermelon and feta salad and the combination is wonderful.
What is a Vinaigrette?
Vinaigrette is a salad dressing that is prepared by mixing Extra Virgin Olive Oil with acidic ingredients like vinegar. Fruits like lemon, basil, strawberry et al can be added to it to give it a unique flavour. Its flavours can be enhanced by adding a dash of salt and pepper.
Being a salad lover, it was obvious for me to try such dressings and some of my tested, delicious recipes include Basil Vinaigrette, Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette and this basic Balsamic Vinaigrette. Guess what? All of them are lip-smacking!
What is Balsamic Vinaigrette?
Made using Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Balsamic Vanaigrette and Italian Herbs, Balsamic Vinaigrette is a lip-smacking salad dressing that perks up salads and sides with its refreshing flavours just like Asian Orange Ginger Salad Dressing. This dressing is very easy to prepare at home. And it checks the listed requirements. Best right 🙂
- Healthy
- Gluten Free
- Vegan
- Paleo
- Low Carb
- Whole 30
- No Refined Sugar
Now, let me tell you that the basic process of making Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe is simple.
Balsamic Vinaigrette Ingredients
You need 3 main ingredients to make any vinaigrette
Oil – In this particular recipe, I have used Extra Virgin Olive Oil but you can definitely use any good cold pressed oil of your choice. Try experimenting with flax seed oil, grape seed oil or even sesame oil.
Acid – Balsamic Vinegar makes a great option to make Vinaigrettes and that is why I have used it in this recipe. But feel free to use vinegars like apple cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, rice vinegar etc. Citrus juice along with vinegars also adds a nice flavour profile to vinaigrettes and you must definitely explore adding them.
Seasoning – I have kept the seasoning basic to salt, pepper and herbs. Go ahead and try adding galic, dijon mustard etc. Play with the seasonings for a new flavour profile each time you make this recipe.
Can Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing Go Bad?
This dressing have a very long shelf like for 3-4 months if stored in refrigerator. You can just whisk the vinaigrette before use once again and it is good to go.
How to store Balsamic Vinaigrette?
You should store balsamic vinaigrette in a glass bootle with sealed cap and refrigerate it in between use.
How to make Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing?
In order to make a best version of this dressing, keep good quality balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil handy. Furthermore, make sure to add honey and garlic to give this dressing a nice zing.
Now, as mentioned in the recipe, mix all the ingredients in a small bowl or a jar and shake vigorously or simply whisk to emulsify the vinaigrette to mix the ingredients well.
In addition, you can also easily store this salad dressing for up to one week in a mason jar.
Conclusively, do read my recipe for this dressing and if you like then you may also try its variation called Basil Vinaigrette.
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Mix all the ingredients in a bowl with a whisk.
Whisk well.
Store in an airtight glass bottle in refrigerator.
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Balsamic Vinaigrette
No more eating bland salads with just salt and pepper! Add a dollop of this easy, healthy, homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing and savour an extraordinary bowl of your favourite greens in seconds!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar
- 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Garlic Minced
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Dried Thyme
- 1/4 tsp Dried Basil
- 1/4 tsp Dried Rosemary
Instructions
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl with a whisk.
Store in an airtight glass bottle in refrigerator.
Mix well before use.
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