The Best Balsamic Vinaigrette
Posted on: October 19, 2022. Updated on: July 11, 2023.
by Carolina Gelen
This week the Internet was eager to find Olivia Wilde’s salad dressing recipe. It took a few days, and she delivered. Supposedly, the salad dressing everyone has been so excited to try only requires three ingredients: mustard, red wine vinegar and olive oil. Sounds a little incomplete if you ask me, so I decided to share a better recipe: my go-to balsamic vinaigrette. This dressing lives in my fridge, I use it on salads, I use it as a marinade or a dip for fresh bread. Yes, it really is that good! It will leave you coming back for more and giving a cold shoulder to the store bought ones.
The Best Balsamic Vinaigrette
Servings: 8 to 12
Prep: 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 shallot, chopped
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 to 3 tablespoons honey, maple syrup or sugar, plus more to taste
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- A pinch of kosher salt, about 1 teaspoon
Instructions
- Add the shallot, garlic, balsamic vinegar, honey or sugar, Dijon mustard, and salt to a blender. Blend until smooth. While blending, slowly stream in the olive oil to emulsify. Taste and adjust to taste. This keeps in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Cant wait to try this!
This looks amazing. Making it tomorrow. Thank you your recipes are always so fun to make !
That makes me so happy, Cheryl 🙂
Found it!!!
Can’t wait to try it. 💗
Love this recipe ty
Love the added shallot.
You are dreamy!
Following you for a long time. From a retired pastry chef, thanks for so may great recipes!
I’m so grateful to have you here, Barbara!!!
Do you think this would be nice without the mustard?
The mustard is mostly there to help the dressing emulsify, it’s not a huge flavor component 🙂 But yes, it’ll be tasty without mustard as well!
This is delicious. Definitely my new go to dressing.
We loved it. Perfection. Thanks for sharing <3
Thank you for this Yummy and quick dressing recipe. My first time making one of your recipes, excited to try the others as well.
Perfectly blended!
So good! Really tastes like restaurant balsamic dressing. Boyfriend doesn’t even like salads and he ate this one up! Thank you
A pinch of salt, or one teaspoon?
Love your recipes! Can’t wait to try this dressing. May I ask what brand balsamic vinegar you use? thank you!
Definitely gonna try to make it tomorrow. Thank you 😊
Yes indeed
Just made this, SO delicious! My new go-to dressing to have on hand. Thank you for the recipe 🙂
It was so good!
Happy to hear you made it! 🙂
Love this dressing! But I came back to make another batch and the recipe is gone!! 🙁
Amy,
So glad you like it, I just sent you an email with the recipe.
My website has been acting up so I just had a chance to upload it.
Best,
Carolina