Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Recipe

Homemade vinaigrette is so much better than store-bought - and EASY! This recipe yields enough to lightly dress a salad for four. Read the entire post for tons of variations and ideas!

Prep time: PT2M

Total time: PT2M

Rating

4.98 stars (36 reviews)

Keywords

vinaigrette

Ingredients

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil* (or a more neutral-flavored oil like grapeseed, canola, or vegetable)
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar** (or balsamic, apple cider vinegar, rice, sherry, or other wine vinegar)
Pinch kosher salt
A turn of freshly ground black pepper

Cuisine

American

Steps

Add all of the ingredients to a small mason jar, screw on the lid, and shake until blended. You can also whisk the ingredients together in a bowl or whirr them together in a blender.
Taste and adjust seasonings if desired. Add to salad, toss, and serve.
Keep leftover dressing in a sealed jar in the refrigerator for 2 - 3 days.

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 2 tablespoons (1/2 recipe)
Calories: 189 kcal
Carbohydrates: 1 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 21 g
Saturated Fat: 3 g
Sodium: 29 mg
Sugar: 1 g

Reviews

June on 2025-07-29 (5 stars):
Worked perfectly with any type of salad. Makes a somewhat basic salad evolve into a intricate tasty salad. 10/10 would recommend, will use again.
Lynn on 2025-03-03 (5 stars):
Your salad dressing recipe is refreshingly perfect! Healthy, light, and so simple to make. It compliments and doesn't overwhelm all the other ingredients in the salad. Finally found my go to salad dressing! Thank you!
Lisa on 2024-11-18 (5 stars):
Great recipea!
Jinna on 2023-09-02 (5 stars):
Thanks for the recipe!! It’s super easy to make, yet simply delicious!!
Manasa on 2023-02-08 (5 stars):
Love your recipes
Jake on 2022-11-25 (5 stars):
Great recipe!
Jon on 2022-07-25 (5 stars):
Really thorough discussion!
Jess S on 2022-06-15 (5 stars):
I made this in 5 minutes and I’m not looking back. Sooooooo beyond delicious! Thank you for the recipe! I used maple syrup to sweeten mine. So I did olive oil, red wine vinegar (all I had on hand) Dijon mustard and salt/pepper. Chef’s kiss and both thumbs up! Can’t wait to share with others! Thanks again!
Anadil Khan on 2022-02-17 (5 stars):
I loved the recipe easy. Simple. Quick. Tried it too. Excellent
Shelli on 2022-02-01 (5 stars):
I made this tonight. I added a pinch of dried mustard powder because mustard helps to emulsify a vinaigrette" ,little trick I learned from a really good Italian Chef. The dressing was very good. I will keep this on my table!