This Red Wine Vinaigrette Dressing is a super versatile, super easy homemade salad dressing. It tastes delicious on your favorite salads, pasta salads, vegetables, and sandwiches.
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This is one of my favorite homemade salad dressings, alongside our chipotle ranch dressing, and lemon dijon dressing. This red wine vinaigrette dressing is such a good one to add to the repetoir.
It’s such a flavorful, and fresh, homemade salad dressing that can be made in less than 5 minutes, with only 9 simple ingredients, most of which you probably have on hand in your pantry, or fridge already. It’s a great easy dressing, that is perfect to add to your fresh salad.
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When to use Red Wine Vinaigrette Dressing?
- It’s so good to freshen up your favorite salad for a delicious, light lunch option. I especially love making a strawberry salad, or greek salads with this dressing on top.
- I also love eating it on top of cucumber slices for a snack, but a quick cucumber tomato salad would be delicious with this dressing.
- It would also be great served over other fresh vegetables, or even some roasted vegetables.
- It’s the dressing I use on our Greek Pasta Salad.
- I love adding a drizzle to a delicious homemade sub-style sandwich.
- It’s a great option for marinating grilled chicken as well.
You’ll love how versatile this dressing is. It’s also super customizable and you can season everything to taste as you prefer.
![Red wine vinaigrette dressing being poured over a greek salad.](https://i1.wp.com/lmld.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Red-Wine-Vinaigrette-5-819x1024.jpg)
Ingredients needed:
This is a quick overview of the ingredients you’ll need for this easy Red Wine Vinaigrette Recipe. Specific measurements and full recipe instructions are in the printable recipe card below.
- extra virgin olive oil
- red wine vinegar
- fresh squeezed lemon juice
- honey
- minced garlic – chop up some fresh garlic, or grab minced garlic from the store
- dijon mustard
- dried oregano
- sea salt
- black pepper
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How to make Red Wine Vinaigrette?
Add all the ingredients to a small bowl or medium sized bowl and whisk them together until combined. You can also add all the ingredients into a mason jar or bottle with a tight-fitting lid and shake them together until combined that way). I usually mix them in a bowl for a couple minutes to help incorporate the honey, then store it in a bottle and shake it up as needed before serving.
Serve dressing immediately over your favorite salad, or store it in the fridge in a sealed container for up to 2 weeks. Shake, or stir again before serving as the oil and vinegar separate and the seasons settle at the bottom.
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Tips and Tricks:
- This recipe makes about 3/4 cup of dressing, and should be enough for about 6 servings that are 2 TBS each. The bottle pictured is about 1.5x of the recipe.
- Try adding a pinch of red pepper flakes to give the dressing a little kick.
- You can substitute apple cider vinegar or balsamic vinegar if those are what you have on hand.
- You can use maple syrup instead of the honey as called for in the recipe.
![A close up of a bottle of red wine vinaigrette dressing in front of a bowl of salad.](https://i2.wp.com/lmld.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Red-Wine-Vinaigrette-14-745x1024.jpg)
How to store vinaigrette?
This homemade vinaigrette dressing can be stored in a jar, or other airtight container with a tight lid. It can be stored in the fridge for up to 1 month. Shake the dressing, or stir it with a spoon before using.
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This homemade red wine vinegar dressing is such an easy recipe when you want to make your own dressing for your favorite fresh greens. It’s so much better than store-bought dressings, and you’ll love the flavor it gives you.
More homemade dressings:
- Ranch Dressing
- Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing
- Chipotle Ranch Dressing
- Lemon Dijon Dressing
- Teriyaki Salad Dressing
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Red Wine Vinaigrette
Ingredients
For the Red Wine Vinaigrette:
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 TBS fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 TBS honey
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Equipment
Instructions
For the Red Wine Vinaigrette:
- Add all the vinaigrette ingredients to a jar or small bowl and whisk them together until well combined. You can also seal the jar with a lid and shake until the ingredients are combined.
- Serve dressing on your choice of salad, or sandwich immediately, or store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Margaret Durst says
Wow – this is good – a lot of flavor – just what I wanted. Sweet/tangy/garlicy – very nice.
Thanks.