A simple red wine vinaigrette with the added flavors of shallot, basil, mustard, and a touch of honey. 1000x better than store-bought dressings!
Have you browsed the salad dressing aisle at the grocery store lately? There are a LOT of options! And I’ll admit, I use bottled dressing about half the time (they’re a busy Mom’s friend!)… but then I’ll make a red wine vinaigrette like this one, and wonder why I spent money on a bottle!
This dressing comes together in about 5 minutes and uses just 7 ingredients… most of which you probably already have in your pantry! Talk about a winner!
I love salads… more than anyone would think I do lol. In fact, my husband always teases me whenever we go out to eat for a date night that I’m NOT allowed to get a salad. One time, at an anniversary dinner, I got a dinner salad and I swear, I’ll never live it down lol.
It couldn’t be any easier to make this dressing… add all the ingredients to a blender or food processor, process until smooth, add additional herbs if you want, and serve!
The flavors of this vinaigrette are bold, yet they blend really well together into a great dressing. You probably won’t need very much to dress your salad, which means it’ll last longer (yay!).
I love how fresh salads are in the summer with great produce!
This vinaigrette goes well with just about any salad… a plain one like in the pictures, or one with some grilled chicken added to it.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 shallot finely minced
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tsp honey
- 4-5 leaves basil (more or less depending on your tastes)
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Add ingredients to a blender or food processor.
- Process until smooth.
- If desired, stir in a bit of minced fresh basil.
- Serve or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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Nutrition Disclaimer
The Chunky Chef is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Jane says
Great dressing! Thank you for this recipe.
rohan says
red wine 🙂 and basil as flavor .great idea and good recipe.. And 1 more thing, i come onto you blogsite for 1st time 🙂 you are so pretty ..thanks for such a nice recipe..
The Chunky Chef says
Aww well thank you very much Rohan 🙂
rohan says
Welcome ^^
SUE says
The photos look fabulous and the recipe sounds delicious. thanks for sharing with us at #AnythingGoes and lovely day!
The Chunky Chef says
Thank you Sue!! 🙂
Jennifer A Stewart says
I am so loving this dressing. When I went paleo, I had to start making my own dressing because they all have sugar and crap in them. Shallots are something else that I think I under utilize. Thanks for this great recipe and expanding my dressing inventory! I’m so glad you shared this with us at Saucy Saturdays!
The Chunky Chef says
Thank you Jennifer!! You’re so right about store-bought dressings… the ingredients list is forever long, and I can’t pronounce half of them… yuck. Homemade always tastes best 🙂
Stephanie says
Love homed vinaigrettes! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! This post has been pinned on the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! I love having you and can’t wait to see you next week!
The Chunky Chef says
Thanks so much Stephanie!! 😀
Judi Graber says
I always appreciate a good dressing especially one made with herbs that are growing in my garden. Thanks for sharing with Fiesta Friday Amanda!
The Chunky Chef says
Thank you Judi!! Herbs are just so amazing, I seem to find a way to put them in just about everything 🙂
Erin @ Thanks for Cookin'! says
Yum! I get pretty lazy and boring with my vinaigrettes. Adding basil sounds fantastic. Thanks for the idea!
Found you at #FoodieFriDIY 🙂
The Chunky Chef says
Thank you Erin!! Basil is one of my favorite herbs 🙂
Kaila (GF Life 24/7) says
I love how this is a versatile vinaigrette. Yum! Happy FF, and have a fabulous weekend. 😀
The Chunky Chef says
Thank you Kaila!! Happy FF 🙂
Nagi@RecipeTinEats says
Ooooh, this is so great! I get sick of ordinary dressings all the time, I like to change it up! I use red wine vinegar a lot so this is perfect for me!
The Chunky Chef says
Thanks Nagi!! We’re definitely obsessed with this recipe 🙂
Stephanie says
WOW I love making my own salad dressings!!! This looks GREAT, I love shallots.. hahaha.. a weird thing to love, but I do. I know what you mean about the number of salad dressings out there, ah! There must be a million! Sometimes it’s just too much for me and I have to move on… I can’t handle it. Being able to just make some at home is a much better option for me most of the time! 😉
The Chunky Chef says
Thank you!! LOL shallots are awesome… I always get super sad when my grocery store is out of them. I love to use them in just about anything 🙂
Dini @ The Flavor Bender says
Holy Moly Amanda! I am such a big fan of salad dressings, because THAT is what makes me love salads… and I was in love as soon as I saw this dressing! how beautiful is that? I don’t have shallots at home, but I have everything else!!
I must have it tomorrow! Do you think I could use green onions instead??
The Chunky Chef says
Thank you so much Dini!! I could drink this stuff right out of the container, I swear 🙂 I think you could use green onions… the flavor would be a little different, but still really good!