Basic vinaigrette

This is almost too simple to be a recipe. Be adventurous when making vinaigrettes and salad dressings.

Keep the ratio of oil to acid (vinegar / lemon juice) to Jamie Oliver's magic formula, 3:1. 3 measures of oil to 1 of acid.

Taste and make final adjustments with salt and/or sugar.

Basic vinaigrette

Servings:	Serves 4 - Makes 100 ml of vinaigrette
Calories per serving:	19
Ready in:	4 minutes
Prep. time:	4 minutes
Cook time:	None
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	Chef
First published:	25th December 2012

Best recipe review Nice! 4.34/5 Even nicer using balsamic vinegar for a change. Klapaucius

Ingredients

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• 100 ml olive oil
• 2.5 tablespoons vinegar of choice
• 5g caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard (optional)
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Method

1. Add the ingredients to a screw-top jar, shake well and store in the fridge for up to a week or so.

Serving suggestions

Drizzle over salads.

Variations

Oils Try:

• garlic flavoured olive oil or add half a peeled and Crushed garlic clove

Vinegars

• Sherry vinegar (one of my favourites)
• Chinese black vinegar (another favourite - sort of funky balsamic vinegar)
• Balsamic vinegar
• Cider vinegar
• White / Red wine vinegar
• Red / white wine

Salt

• Rough grind crunchy sea salt
• Use light soy sauce instead of salt

Juices

• Lemon juice (and zest)
• Lime juice (and zest)
• Orange juice (and zest)

Herbs

• Chopped chives (and flowers)

Salad dressing recipes

We have number of good recipes for salad dressings, use them as a starting point for your own creations:

• Salad dressing oil to vinegar ratio
• Basic vinaigrette
• Sherry vinegar salad dressing
• Blue cheese and chive dressing
• Mustard dressing
• Roquefort salad dressing
• Thyme and sour cream dressing
• Thousand Island dressing

Salads with dressing recipes included

• Frankfurter salad with mustard dressing
• Apple and walnut salad with Somerset Camembert dressing
• Potato salad with a mustard and caraway dressing
• Salad of Ayrshire royals, feta and watercress, yoghurt dressing

See also

• Our dips and sauces category

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