The most delicious basil vinaigrette recipe you'll ever encounter! Add it to veggies, chicken, fish, steak, pasta, salad dressings.... skies the limit! You'll want to slather it on everything all summer long.
Recipe by Gaby Dalkin on May 21, 2025
Prep time: PT5M
Total time: PT5M
Rating
4.97 stars (85 reviews)
Keywords
basil vinaigrette, homemade vinaigrette
Ingredients
1 small shallot (roughly chopped (about 2-3 tablespoons))
Combine all the ingredients for the basil vinaigrette in a high powered blender and blend for 60 seconds until very smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed. Serve immediately. Or you can refrigerate the vinaigrette for up to 3-5 days.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 100 kcal
Carbohydrates: 1 g
Protein: 0.2 g
Fat: 11 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 235 mg
Sugar: 0.2 g
Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
Reviews
Julia on 2025-07-17 (5 stars): Very good - make this for everything. One tip...if using a larger high powered blender (like a Vitamix), it's helpful to double the batch (or more) to get consistency you want - a single batch is too small to get proper consistency, in my opinion.
Amanda on 2025-05-25 (5 stars): This is amazing! I’m hooked!
Mia Dumont on 2025-05-21 (5 stars): Hi Gaby!
Tip from moi: When I freeze the pesto, I like to cover it so it doesn't change taste. :-)
Margaret on 2025-05-21 (5 stars): LOVE LOVE LOVE. delicious on fresh sliced garden tomatoes
Cynthia on 2024-12-16 (5 stars): So good to hear ahead of time. Thank you very much.
Happy Holidays!
Cynthia
Megan J on 2024-11-12 (5 stars): Soooo good but I'm not a fan of raw garlic in dressings I realized. The garlic taste was very sharp. Will make again and leave it out!
Mark on 2024-09-23 (5 stars): This is one THE best dressings I have found yet! Thank you!
sunchynn on 2024-08-28 (5 stars): Easy and very delicious! I have a new favorite salad dressing! I will also be using this as a marinade.
Kristen on 2024-08-24 (5 stars): Delicious! Goes on everything.
Mary Ann S Zwiebel on 2024-08-09 (5 stars): can you keep it longer than 5 days? i dont use it that quickly
Sue on 2024-08-04 (5 stars): So easy to make and so good! It tastes like summer!
Debbie on 2024-07-06 (5 stars): This was absolutely delicious! I didn't have the amount of basil called for so mixed with cilantro, parsley, and chives and it was so good! Will try the full basil version another day + now off to look at your cilantro vinaigrette recipe. Thank you!
Melissa Batey on 2024-07-05 (5 stars): This dressing is amazing! Tossed it in mixed greens with avocado and served with pesto chicken! Will be a weekly staple in our house!
