Tangy Balsamic Vinaigrette (Easy 5 Minute Recipe)

I, for one, am a lover of balsamic vinegar.

The unique tang of this ingredient adds just the right flavor to salads, my coveted bruschetta, even marinades. It’s also the star of today’s recipe!

This dressing is so simple to make, and you might already have all the ingredients sitting in your pantry.

The best part about making your own dressing from scratch is that you get to control just what goes into it, and how much.

So if you’re a garlic fiend (like me), or like your dressing more/less sweet, tinker with the amounts as you please and taste it as you go along.

This salad dressing is definitely easy to make, but what’s even better about it is that it stores right in the vessel you prepare it in–that’s correct, no bowls or whisks to wash.

Just shake everything together in a mason jar, and five minutes later you’ve got delicious, tangy dressing to put on your food.

The most recent thing I put this balsamic vinaigrette on was a pasta salad. I’ve always been a lover of a good pasta salad, but this dressing really punched it up a notch.

There is so much flavor in this quick little dressing, perfect for all different types of uses!

Tangy Balsamic Vinaigrette

This dressing is quick and easy to whip up, and highlights the delicious savory tang of balsamic vinegar. Use it to dress up salads or pasta salads, sandwiches, as a marinade and more. Less than 10 ingredients, and less than 10 minutes to make!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Sauces & Condiments

Cuisine Italian

Servings 0.75 cup

Equipment

• jar with tight-fitting lid

Ingredients

  

• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/3 cup olive oil (vegetable oil would work in a pinch)
• 1 tsp maple syrup
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 2 tsp dijon mustard
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Add all ingredients to a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake vigorously to combine.
• Taste for salt and pepper, shaking dressing again as needed.
• Use it as a marinade, or to dress up your salads, pasta salads, sandwiches and more. Enjoy!

Keyword 10 ingredients or less, balsamic vinegar, dressing, garlic, olive oil, vinaigrette

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