Red Wine Vinaigrette

This Red Wine Vinaigrette is an easy and versatile salad dressing that takes only 5 minutes to make. This light yet flavorful dressing is perfect for green salads or quinoa salads.

Vinaigrette dressings are so easy to make at home, and there are a lot of different vinaigrette flavors you can you try.

For some other similar dressing recipes, try this Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette or this Lemon Oregano Vinaigrette.

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Recipe Highlights

• 5 Minutes to Make — This is a really quick dressing to whip together when you don’t have a lot of time. Just add everything to a jar and shake together for a creamy, delicious homemade dressing.
• Versatile — This red wine vinaigrette works on a variety of salad recipes. It is great for pretty much any type of cold quinoa salad, but also works on green vegetable salads.
• Light but Creamy — This vinaigrette comes out extra creamy when it is shaken together, but it has no heavy ingredients, so it is a great option for healthy salads.

Ingredients & Substitutions

• Red Wine Vinegar: There are lots of types of red wine vinegar. Use a high quality red wine vinegar that you enjoy the taste of. This dressing will work with balsamic vinegar or white wine vinegar as a substitution (but it won’t really be a red wine vinaigrette anymore!). Instead, if you don’t have red wine vinegar, try this Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe.
• Olive Oil: Use a good quality olive oil for this dressing recipe. You can use another type of oil as a substitute, such as sunflower oil, vegetable oil or avocado oil.
• Maple Syrup: Maple syrup adds just the right amount of sweetness to balance out the dressing flavors. You can use honey as a substitute.
• Oregano: You’ll need a dash of dried oregano. If you don’t have oregano, you can use Italian herbs as a replacement. And if it is summer, you can use fresh oregano that has been finely diced instead.
• Dijon: A dash of Dijon mustard pulls this dressing together (don’t worry it doesn’t taste like mustard at all!). Regular mustard will not work as a substitution here.
• Garlic: Use freshly minced garlic. If you don’t have fresh garlic, you can use a dash of garlic powder. And if you don’t like garlic, you can leave it out entirely.

Step By Step Instructions

Step 1: Add the red wine vinegar, olive oil, maple syrup, oregano, Dijon and garlic to a mason jar or any glass jar with a tight fitting lid.

Step 2: Shake vigorously for 15 to 20 seconds until the dressing is creamy and well-emulsified. Pour over your salad immediately.

Serving Suggestions

This Red Wine Vinaigrette works well on lots of different types of salads. Personally, I like to use it with this Greek Quinoa Salad.

Here are some ideas for ingredients to use to build your salad around this Red Wine Vinaigrette:

• Romaine lettuce, Iceberg lettuce, Boston lettuce
• Quinoa
• Tomatoes
• Red Onions
• Cucumbers
• Olives
• Feta
• Bell Peppers
• Corn
• Avocado
• Salmon
• Grated Carrots
• Sunflower Seeds

Expert Tips

• Shake well before serving. This dressing separates quite easily. Always shake the dressing vigorously before pouring it over your salad. 
• Store in the fridge. Store this dressing in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. If the salad you are using it with doesn’t have greens, you can mix it into the salad and store the salad in the fridge until you are ready to serve it. This helps the dressing infuse into the salad for more flavor.
• Add in some fresh herbs. If it is herb season, replace the dried oregano with fresh oregano, or a combination of fresh herbs, such as rosemary, thyme, or chives.

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