White Balsamic Vinaigrette (The Only Dressing I Ever Make)
Meet your new favorite homemade dressing: White balsamic vinaigrette. Once you make it, you’ll (almost) never go back to store-bought dressing again!
Quick Overview
This white balsamic vinaigrette is my go-to salad dressing, made with just 4 ingredients (extra virgin olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper) in under 5 minutes. You’ll find 11 flavor variations below to mix and match with different oils, vinegars, and add-ins.
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Growing up, I don’t recall my parents making salad dressing from scratch. We pretty much always had a variety of dressings in our fridge. Hands down, Thousand Island was my favorite.
Flash forward many years later, and 90% of the time I make my own dressing. It’s SO easy, and with all the additives in so many bottled dressings, it’s much healthier too.
This easy White Balsamic Vinaigrette is my go-to dressing. When my son was little, he called it my “special sauce”. And, these days my friend always asks me to bring a salad to every potluck, because she really loves my “sauce.” Yes, it’s that good.
Easy White Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe
This vinaigrette works with pretty much any diet you may be following, including gluten-free, vegan, low FODMAP, and Paleo, plus it’s easily adaptable to whatever oil and vinegar you have on hand. It has the right ratio of oil to vinegar, and the star of the show, white balsamic vinegar, is lighter than traditional balsamic vinegar, yet adds the perfect hint of sweetness to balance anything savory on your plate.
Check out how easy it is to make…
Ingredient Substitutions, Additions, and Variations
This is my basic, go-to white balsamic vinaigrette recipe, but you can dress it up any way you want. Here are the oil and vinegar options, plus flavor combinations to try.
Oil options: almond, avocado, hazelnut, grapeseed, macadamia nut, peanut, walnut
Vinegar options: apple cider, champagne, fruit, rice wine, sherry, traditional balsamic, or fresh citrus juice
Add-ins: Dijon mustard, garlic, Greek yogurt, fresh or dried herbs, onions/shallots, mashed avocado (for creaminess), nut butter, spices, sweetener (honey or maple syrup), tahini
🥗 Flavor combinations to try:
- Avocado oil, lime juice, cumin, oregano
- EVOO, lemon juice, minced garlic, dill
- Walnut oil, white balsamic vinegar, orange juice, maple syrup
- EVOO, raspberry vinegar, mint, honey
- Almond oil, sherry vinegar, smoked paprika
- EVOO, lime juice, basil, chili powder, mint
- Hazelnut oil, peach vinegar, garlic, fennel
- EVOO, apple cider vinegar, scallions, ginger
- Macadamia nut oil, mango vinegar, cilantro, chili powder
- EVOO, lemon juice, turmeric, coriander, cumin
- Peanut oil, rice vinegar, ginger, tamari
Have fun experimenting, and be sure to tell me what you come up with!
Easy White Balsamic Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Combine the olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper in a mason jar. Secure the lid tightly and shake well to combine all the ingredients.
- Store the dressing in the sealed mason jar at room temperature in your pantry.
Notes
- Avocado oil, lime juice, cumin, oregano
- EVOO, lemon juice, minced garlic, dill
- Walnut oil, white balsamic vinegar, orange juice, maple syrup
- EVOO, raspberry vinegar, mint, honey
- Almond oil, sherry vinegar, smoked paprika
- EVOO, lime juice, basil, chili powder, mint
- Hazelnut oil, peach vinegar, garlic, fennel
- EVOO, apple cider vinegar, scallions, ginger
- Macadamia nut oil, mango vinegar, cilantro, chili powder
- EVOO, lemon juice, turmeric, coriander, cumin
- Peanut oil, rice vinegar, ginger, tamari
Nutrition
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