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    Home » Recipes » Healthy Recipes » Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette

    Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette

    Published: Jan 29, 2016 · Modified: May 10, 2023 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 15 Comments

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    Make this delicious homemade balsamic vinaigrette in less than 5 minutes. It is so much cheaper and fabulous on salads, veggies and as a marinade.

    a bottle of homemade balsamic vinaigrette surrounded by fresh vegetables

    Ya’ll! (FYI – my Southern comes out more when I’m excited) I am in LOVE with this homemade balsamic vinaigrette dressing!!

    I have tried making other versions over the years but never quite found “the one”. I have mixed spices upon spices to try to mimic Good Season’s dry packet. (because that is has been my favorite up to now but the ingredients are yuck.

    Well, I finally, finally, finally did! You know what the secret ingredient is? Dijon mustard!

    a bottle of homemade balsamic vinaigrette surrounded by fresh carrots and cucumber

    I have literally had it all week long at lunch and dinner. Not only on salads but I just poured it right over my chicken, rice and veggies. Oh, yes I did! It is fantastic let me tell ya! Have you ever seen that hot sauce commercial with the cute little grandma saying “I put that &$%# on everything”? I’m picturing me with this balsamic vinaigrette!

    After you mix up all the ingredients, just store it in your favorite store in a cruet or mason jar. I can’t wait to marinade some chicken tenders and grill those up too.

    INGREDIENTS

    ¼ cup balsamic vinegar

    ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

    1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

    1 teaspoon honey

    1 large clove garlic, minced

    ¼ teaspoon pepper

    DIRECTIONS

    Simply mix all ingredients together and store in a cruet or mason jar.

    ENJOY!!

    a bottle of homemade balsamic vinaigrette surrounded by fresh vegetables

    a bottle of homemade balsamic vinaigrette surrounded by fresh vegetables

    Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette

    Make this delicious homemade balsamic vinaigrette in less than 5 minutes. It is so much cheaper and fabulous on salads, veggies and as a marinade.
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    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: American, Italian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 71kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
    • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
    • 1 teaspoon honey
    • 1 clove garlic minced
    • ¼ teaspoon pepper

    Instructions

    • Simply mix all ingredients together and store in a cruet or mason jar.
    • ENJOY!!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Fat: 6g | Sodium: 23mg | Potassium: 8mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.1mg

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    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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    Comments

    1. Conny

      October 30, 2019 at 12:56 pm

      Hi! Can’t wait to try this recipe!!
      Question, are the nutrition facts per tablespoon or for the whole mix?
      Thanks

      Reply
    2. Katie

      February 09, 2016 at 11:27 am

      How easy, never would have thought. We love this stuff at our house! Thanks for sharing, found you at Thurdday Favorites!

      Reply
    3. Miz Helen

      February 08, 2016 at 1:18 pm

      5 stars
      Your Vinaigrette looks awesome! Thank you so much for sharing with us for our 5th Anniversary of Full Plate Thursday! Hope you have a fantastic week and hope to see you again real soon!
      Miz Helen

      Reply
    4. swathi

      February 07, 2016 at 8:22 pm

      Looks delicious Balsamic vinaigrette, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning

      Reply
    5. Lori

      February 06, 2016 at 10:57 am

      I love a good balsamic salad dressing. Pinning this to make later!

      Reply
    6. Sam @ Living The Dutch Dream

      February 06, 2016 at 9:02 am

      I always make a vinaigrette up using pretty much the same ingredients you use but without the dijon mustard. I will try this next time I am making a dressing.

      Reply
    7. linda

      February 05, 2016 at 9:05 am

      You are so right, Dijon mustard is THE secret ingredient for dressings! Thanks for your recipe. I love balsamic vinaigrette but have not had sucess with the homemade. from Foodie Friday. Linda

      Reply
    8. Easy Peasy Life Matters

      February 05, 2016 at 1:13 am

      This sounds divine!!! Pinned for sure! Thanks so much for sharing on Thursday Favorite Things 🙂

      Reply
    9. AnnMarie

      February 04, 2016 at 6:46 pm

      5 stars
      This sounds perfect! I have tried many balsamic dressings and this one sounds so good. I did make one with pesto in it and it was good too.

      Reply
    10. Molly

      February 04, 2016 at 6:11 pm

      I bet that is good, I love making my own salad dressing

      Mollyxxx

      Reply
    11. Linda Kilsdonk

      February 04, 2016 at 5:05 pm

      Your balsamic dressing sounds scrumptious! I can’t wait to give this recipe a try. Thanks so much for sharing! Smiles, Linda at Paper Seedlings

      Reply
    12. Morgan @ Morgan Manages Mommyhood

      February 03, 2016 at 10:51 pm

      This looks delicious and simple! Balsamic is my all time favorite, so I can’t wait to try this out.

      Reply
    13. Lela

      February 03, 2016 at 9:56 pm

      This recipe looks awesome! Like you, I’ve tried making balsamic vinaigrette before and it just didn’t taste right. It wasn’t bad, just seemed like it was missing something. I can’t wait to give yours a try. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    14. Heather at Fearful to Fearless

      February 01, 2016 at 10:07 am

      Ooh, this looks tasty. I’m always looking for a simple and delicious balsamic dressing recipe. I will definitely be pinning this to try this week. When you get time, I’d love for you to come check out my corner of the blogosphere at http://fearfultofearlessblog.com

      Reply
    15. Bradleigh Huizinga

      February 01, 2016 at 10:04 am

      5 stars
      I love how simple this is! Making your own salad dressing is the best, right? So easy and SO much healthier. I recently wrote a blog post of salad dressing ideas, too. If you’re interested, here it is: http://www.widemeadow.com/foolproof-formula-to-delicious-salad/

      Reply

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