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When you decide to make your own dressing, you may find that you actually LOVE and will eat more salads! So, today, here is the best vinaigrette dressing recipethat can be used as a salad dressing, as a marinade (over chicken/fish) or as a sauce on potatoes/rice! This vinaigrette recipe is also super adaptable to different ingredients you may have on hand – read on to find out more!
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What is a vinaigrette?
- Vinaigrette dressings can vary, but this recipe is a simple mixture of apple cider vinegar, dijon mustard, honey, olive oil, salt and pepper. That’s it!
While this recipe is super tasty on a salad, it works great as a marinade as well! Just pour it on salad, chicken, fish, potatoes, roasted veggies or whatever else you can think of. It’s so versatile.
Vegetables are great, but grilling vegetables are even more delicious. If you can grill outside all year long, you have to try these two grilled vegetable recipes:
- Balsamic Grilled Vegetables
- Grilled Broccoli
One of the best things about making this vinaigrette is that there are a ton of substitutions and modifications you can make. See below for just a few of them:
- You can use white vinegar or red wine vinegar in place of apple cider vinegar
- You can replace honey with apricot jam or even raspberry or strawberry jelly
- Consider adding 1/2 tsp. of oregano or thyme (this is what I do when I’m making the dressing for this spinach salad with a soft boiled egg and bacon)
This is so helpful to have the option to make substitutions, especially if you’re out of one ingredient. Each little tweak will change the flavor a bit, so you can make a variety of different vinaigrettes and see which on you like the best!
When you’ve made a batch of this vinaigrette dressing, we love to store it in one of these Weck jars. They seal air tight, which is essential in keeping this dressing fresh. If you’re able to cover the dressing in any type of air tight container, you can keep this for up to 4 weeks in your refrigerator!
And just a quick note that, in the refrigerator, the dressing will likely separate and that’s ok! When you’re ready to use it, just whisk it back together and enjoy.
The Best Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe
Jazz up your everyday salad with the best vinaigrette ever and use it as a marinade or even to top veggies!
5 from 1 vote
Print Rate
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 jar
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbs. dijon mustard
- 2-3 tsp. honey
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
Instructions
Add all ingredients and whisk together!
Store in an airtight jar in the refrigerator for 3-4 weeks.
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Notes
There are plenty of modifications and substitutions you can make with this recipe!
- You may use white vinegar or red wine vinegar in place of apple cider vinegar
- You can replace honey with apricot jam or even raspberry or strawberry jelly
- Consider adding 1/2 tsp. of oregano or thyme
The nutrition information presented on this site should be considered an estimate as the calculations will change based on the exact products you use in your own kitchen.
Nutrition
Calories: 1020kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 109g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Sodium: 1301mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
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Coline says
Can I substitute another mustard for dijon mustard?
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Sweetphi says
Yes, absolutely! Any mustard would work – just keep in mind the color will be a little different.
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Rita Kelnhofer says
Love that dressing use it all the time, sometimes things that are so simple and plain, turn out to be the best. Thanks Phi
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Sweetphi says
Aw thanks Rita, I’m so happy to hear that you like this vinaigrette, we use it all the time too!!
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Kay Bastian says
Such a simple & delicious dressing! I love swapping out a different vinegar to switch up this recipe and it turns out perfect every time . I have shared this recipe with family and friends many times.
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Sweetphi says
Thank you so much Kay, I appreciate the comment, and so glad you like the dressing!!
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Susan Craig says
That looks delicious! It would make a nice dip on a tray with fresh veggies and bread sticks. Can’t wait to try it.
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Sweetphi says
Oh what a great idea to have it on a veggie tray with bread sticks, I’m totally going to try that!!
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