How to Make Five-Ingredient Vinaigrette Dressing

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Vinaigrette is a basic salad dressing that is made with oil, vinegar, and seasoning. The typical vinaigrette ratio is three parts oil to one part vinegar. There are a variety of oils and vinegars that may be used in making a vinaigrette. This particular recipe contains only five ingredients, and it's quick and easy to make. I enjoy serving this dressing with many types of salads.

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Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• Salt, to taste
• Black pepper, to taste

Utensils

For Making the Five-Ingredient Vinaigrette Dressing:

• 3 small bowls
• measuring spoons

For Storing:

• bottle or dispenser

Instructions

1. Transfer and dilute sugar with vinegar in a squeeze bottle or any container with a lid.
2. Add the vegetable oil.
3. Cover the bottle or container. Shake it until everything is mixed thoroughly.
4. Season the vinaigrette dressing with salt and pepper.
5. Cover and shake the container to mix all of the ingredients completely.
6. Store the vinaigrette inside the refrigerator for future use.

Vinaigrette Dressing Step-by-Step Procedure

Tips and Techniques

• Use artificial sweetener to make it an ideal salad dressing for diabetic patients.
• Replace regular oil with olive oil to create a healthier version.
• Regular oil may solidify if stored inside the refrigerator. In order to prevent this from happening, use olive oil, canola oil or corn oil.
• Adjust the amount if you opt to use other types of vinegar.
• Choose any type of vinegar you prefer.
• Combine all ingredients in a jar. Close the lid and shake until everything is well mixed.
• Try serving this vinaigrette with my egg salad.

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Comments

Travel Chef (author) from Manila on November 19, 2018:

Hello Eric,

Me too. I like to lessen the amount of oil in my dressing as I don't like too much grease drizzled on top of my healthy salad. Have a wonderful day!

Eric Dierker from Spring Valley, CA. U.S.A. on November 19, 2018:

Great job here. I like tweaking and changing mine around and this looks tasty. I like to increase vinegar and decrease oil and I try some without....

I love my salads!

Travel Chef (author) from Manila on November 17, 2018:

Hi Mary,

Me too! I love eating salads. Mostly I like thick dressings rather than a vinaigrette. Though I must say that I really enjoyed my vinaigrette with my egg salad.

Mary Norton from Ontario, Canada on November 17, 2018:

I love making my own salad dressing and love to experiment with flavours but they always have these basic ingredients you included here.