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Make this dressing in 5 minutes using the blender for a creamy texture, or shake it up in a jar. It’s so much better than any store-bought vinaigrette!
The Best White Wine Vinaigrette
My favorite part of eating a salad is that exact moment when I drizzle a delicious dressing to coat everything! When I crave a vinaigrette that adds moisture and a delicate flavor, I make this white wine vinaigrette.
While I love the strong flavor of a red wine vinaigrette, this White Wine Vinaigrette recipe is a favorite for all kinds of salads. It is also milder than the classic balsamic vinaigrette, so it goes great when you want a smooth dressing that doesn’t cover up the salad flavors.
Ingredients
The ingredients that make this dressing so delicious are garlic cloves, Dijon mustard for flavor and to help emulsify the vinaigrette, white wine vinegar, lemon juice (fresh is always better!), honey to balance the flavors, salt, pepper, and olive oil.
What is The Best Vinegar for Salad Dressing
Vinaigrette recipes call for oil and vinegar. While oil and other ingredients don’t change too much, vinegar gives its profile flavor to vinaigrettes. Balsamic vinegar has a deep flavor with slightly sweet notes; white wine vinegar and champagne vinegar are milder, adding a nice flavor to salads, without being overwhelming. You can also make a champagne vinaigrette.
How to Make White Wine Vinaigrette
You can make this white wine vinaigrette with a blender or chop the garlic and give everything a good shake in a jar. Both methods are super simple:
- Blend the ingredients, except the olive oil, in a blender until smooth.
- Pour the olive oil slowly with the blender running until it's emulsified -once it looks creamy. Alternatively, you can finely chop the garlic clove, combine all ingredients inside a mason jar, and shake generously.
- Store the vinaigrette in a salad dressing container or pitcher and refrigerate until ready to serve for up to a week.
Storing Homemade Vinaigrette
This vinaigrette can be stored in the fridge for up to a week. If you’re going to use it immediately after making it, a dressing pitcher works perfectly. For leftovers or later use, I recommend using a salad dressing container with a lid, like a glass jar, a bottle, or a salad dressing twist jar. Plastic containers are not the best option in the long term, as the plastic absorbs oil, making them harder to clean.
How to Use White Wine Vinaigrette
Drizzle one tablespoon of this white wine vinaigrette, and I can already hear you mmmmm-ing! My favorite salads to pair with this tasty dressing are chicken Caprese salad, fig salad with goat cheese, blackened chicken salad, blueberry spinach salad, and salmon Nicoise salad.
Smooth White Wine Vinaigrette
Watch how it’s made:
Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons Dijon Mustard
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Make the salad dressing by placing all ingredients, except the olive oil, inside a blender. Blend until smooth.
- With the blender running, slowly pour the olive oil into the smooth dressing until it's emulsified -once it looks creamy. Alternatively, you can finely chop the garlic clove, combine all ingredients inside a mason jar, and shake generously.
- Transfer the salad dressing into a salad dressing container or pitcher and refrigerate until ready to serve for up to a week.
Nicole says
This vinaigrette is so yummy! Perfect for my summer salads.