Our Favorite Vinaigrette is a versatile, delicious salad dressing that everyone should have in their recipe collection!
This easy vinaigrette has been our go-to salad dressing recipe for years, and we make it anytime we have dinner guests. Everyone loves this simple vinaigrette so much – and we’ve been asked for the recipe so often – we had to share the recipe here!
Originally named “Our Favorite Vinaigrette” by the authors of the famed The Silver Palate Cookbook, the recipe was included in that cookbook as a vinaigrette for serving over asparagus. But we love it so much, we use it as a salad dressing.
This Favorite Vinaigrette is a simple dressing made with ingredients you likely have on hand in your kitchen pantry: Dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, olive oil, a touch of sugar and other seasonings. We also add fresh herbs to the vinaigrette – most often fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley, but chives are also a delicious variation. (Feel free to try other fresh herbs as well!)
The original recipe calls for whisking the ingredients together by hand – but we used an immersion blender to mix the ingredients for a more emulsified and creamy version. Prepared either way, this Favorite Vinaigrette is sure to become a favorite of yours too!
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Our Favorite Vinaigrette is a versatile, delicious salad dressing that everyone should have in their recipe collection!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 cup 1x
- Category: dressing
- Method: blender
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Minced parsley and/or snipped fresh chives to taste (we used about 1 to 2 Tablespoons of fresh parsley)
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- In a tall cup (ideally the one that comes with an immersion blender), add in the mustard, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper and herbs to taste. Whisk with a fork to combine just slightly.
- Add the olive oil and blend using the immersion blender until completely combined and thickened.
- Adjust seasonings to taste.
- Cover until ready to use.
- (Note: As noted above, if you do not have an immersion blender, this can also be made by whisking all of the ingredients by hand until thickened.)
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This post originally appeared on A Family Feast in December 2012. We’ve updated the post and photos.
Definitely my favorite vinaigrette ever! Delicious and easy to make.
Thanks Maryanne – so glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Best ever!
Thanks Denise!