Everyday Vinaigrette!

For the salad lover in all of us! With a staggering variety of salad greens available in the marketplace everyday, now is the time to enjoy a salad! So be prepared with your own homemade salad dressings! Everyday Vinaigrette is one we keep in constant rotation for delicious salads at a moment's notice. 

If I have said it once, I have said it dozens of  times...

Salads are a great way to make sure you get your vegetables for the day! Through the years as we have traveled and then finally settled in East Texas, we have lived in some very rural locations. Sometimes in these locations we would shop from local farmers markets, enjoying the seasonal produce grown there. Often there would be no traditional grocery store. Farm stands would provide salad greens, and lots of other fresh vegetables. Turns out that young tender seasonal greens, and other fresh vegetables, are the starting point for any salad. One of our favorite ways to enjoy getting our vegetables is a Composed Salad. And the best part of any impromptu salad? The dressing of course!

This Everyday Vinaigrette salad dressing is so easy. 

This easy recipe calls for basic ingredients and is perfectly delicious! It is a mild-flavored vinaigrette, especially enjoyable to those who have more of a lighter pucker factor. I think vinaigrettes are overlooked due to the strong vinegar flavor found in many recipes. But this one is perfect for a custom-ordered flavor for your family. For those that are not fans of tangy food, I suggest trying a Rice Wine Vinegar, for an especially mild vinaigrette. Made with a rice wine vinegar it is sure to please those who don't usually enjoy vinaigrette over a salad. 

 

This soy sauce tip, is amazing! And the easiest way to add salt to your salad dressing...

I hope you give this easy-going vinaigrette a try. It is a good recipe to enjoy as you explore the different flavors of vinegar available at your marketplace. And just as different as vinegars are from one another, so will your enjoyment of this dressing as you swap out one vinegar for another. But don't let the soy sauce fool you, this is not an Asian flavored vinaigrette. Soy sauce is simply the easiest way to add “salt” to the vinaigrette! And that my friend is one of the best cooking tips ever! 

Ingredients needed for this recipe:

• oil
• vinegar of choice
• sugar or honey
• Dijon mustard
• soy sauce

You will also need the following:

• liquid measuring cup
• measuring spoons
• storage/shaker jar, or
• storage container

Now we are ready to begin!

Everyday Vinaigrette

Adapted from: Best Lunchbox ever!

UPDATED: 03.09.2025

Scant 2/3 c oil of choice, we used avocado oil

¼ c apple cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, Balsamic vinegar, or Rice Wine Vinegar

2 t soy sauce

2 t sugar or honey

2 t Dijon mustard

Combine all ingredients in a container with a tight-fitting lid. Secure the top and shake to combine. 

Shake again before dressing your salad. 

Refrigerate leftovers if desired. 

Makes approximately 1 cup of vinaigrette.

Storage options for Everyday Vinaigrette. Once made you may be stored at room temperature if desired (after all your oil and vinegar are stored at room temp...) for up to 3 days. Refrigerate for longer storage time. 

UPDATE:  For your convenience, a "copy and paste" version of Everyday Vinaigrette has been included below. 

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Printable "copy and paste" version:

Everyday Vinaigrette

Adapted from: Best Lunchbox ever!

UPDATED: 03.09.2025

Scant 2/3 c oil of choice, we use avocado oil

¼ c apple cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, Balsamic vinegar, or Rice Wine Vinegar

2 t soy sauce

2 t sugar or honey

2 t Dijon mustard

Combine all ingredients in a container with a tight-fitting lid. Secure the top and shake to combine. 

Shake again before dressing your salad. 

Refrigerate leftovers if desired.

Makes approximately 1 cup of vinaigrette.

Storage options for Everyday Vinaigrette. Once made you may be stored at room temperature if desired (after all your oil and vinegar are stored at room temp...) for up to 3 days. Refrigerate for longer storage time. 

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