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Home / Recipes / Homemade Pantry / White Balsamic Vinaigrette

White Balsamic Vinaigrette

5 mins
| 10 Comments |
5 from 24 votes
Jump to Recipe 03/23/21 | Updated: 03/23/21 | by Nora
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This White Balsamic Vinaigrette is a delicious homemade salad dressing you can whip up in less than 5 minutes! It tastes so much better than store-bought – make a large batch and keep it in the fridge for easy meal prep!

overhead view of balsamic vinaigrette in glass measuring jug

White Balsamic Vinaigrette was about the only dressing allowed to touch my salad as a kid. And it is actually very delicious. My own children love it so much, they basically drink it. Should I be worried about this? 🙈

We always have a jar of homemade salad dressing in the fridge, and this is one I make at least once a month. This one, my Balsamic Vinaigrette and my Lemon Poppy Seed Salad Dressing. Obsessed!

Ingredients you’ll need

Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities!

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Ingredients for White Balsamic Vinaigrette: White balsamic vinegar, olive oil, mustard, honey, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper.

Ingredient notes

  • Honey: Use a mild, runny honey for best results. A very firm honey or one that has heavily crystallized is very difficult to smoothly stir into the dressing.
  • Mustard: I prefer a smooth Dijon mustard in this recipe, but my husband also enjoys when I make it with whole grain mustard. Yellow mustard works great, too – it does yield a slightly different taste though.
  • Garlic powder: I much prefer using garlic powder over fresh garlic in salad dressing. To me, the raw garlic is so hard to gauge in intensity, and it does become stronger as it sits in the fridge. If you absolutely want to use minced fresh garlic, feel free to do so at your own discretion.

I love how this turns out so creamy and delicious without using any artificial ingredients – the honey and mustard help emulsifying the oil and vinegar and really make this dressing.

How to make a White Balsamic Vinaigrette

This recipe has one step: Whisk all ingredients together.

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female hand whisking white balsamic vinaigrette in glass measuring jug

So quick and easy! No special equipment needed, no special cooking skills required… My three year old basically makes this by herself 😉

Storage tips

How long to store in the fridge

This recipe is super make-ahead/meal prep friendly. It usually lasts us for an entire work week, we just keep it in the fridge in a clean jar and take what we need. I usually make a batch of this one and a batch of something else, like my Honey Mustard Salad Dressing for example.

My favorite storage jars

I love using small Weck jars to keep my homemade salad dressings in the fridge. Their lids are not THE most convenient ones as far as opening and closing again goes, but I prefer them over the metal lids Ball jars come with, because they get gross and rusty when in constant touch with acidic dressing very quickly.

The Weck jars have glass lids (I don’t put a rubber seal when I just keep salad dressing in the fridge!) that can be washed indefinitely vs always buying new jar lids. I LOVE my Ball jars for dry ingredients like nuts, though! You can find the small Weck jars I use (FYI, I make a small commission for purchases made through that link:) here on Amazon, but there’s also large ones available if you want to store a larger amount of dressing.

Note about making a single batch

Now if I’m only making one batch, I’ll whisk it up straight in the salad bowl (no need to dirty another dish!). Unless I’m taking photos for the blog – because the elusive pouring shot is definitely a must 😉

pouring dressing over cucumbers and tomatoes in bowl

How to use your vinaigrette

This vinaigrette goes with so many different salads – spinach salad with fresh summer berries, a tossed salad, cucumber salad… So versatile, it never has to get boring.

We love it on a Tomato Cucumber Salad and on a Spinach Avocado Salad with Berries.

Make it, try it, then tell me what you think – worth the 5 minutes of effort?

PS If you try this recipe, please leave a review in the comment section and add a star rating in the recipe card – I appreciate your feedback! Follow along on Pinterest, Facebook or Instagram.

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White Balsamic Vinaigrette

This White Balsamic Vinaigrette is a delicious homemade salad dressing you can whip up in less than 5 minutes! It tastes so much better than store-bought – make a large batch and keep it in the fridge for easy meal prep!
Recipe by Nora from Savory Nothings
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Recipe details

Prep 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Servings 16 tablespoons
Difficulty Easy

Ingredients
 

  • ⅓ cup white balsamic vinegar
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • ¼ teaspoon dried garlic powder
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Whisk all ingredients together until smooth. Keep in a clean, tightly sealed jar in the fridge for up to 5 days.
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Notes

Ingredient notes

  • Honey: Use a mild, runny honey for best results. A very firm honey or one that has heavily crystallized is very difficult to smoothly stir into the dressing.
  • Mustard: I prefer a smooth Dijon mustard in this recipe, but my husband also enjoys when I make it with whole grain mustard. Yellow mustard works great, too – it does yield a slightly different taste though.
  • Garlic powder: I much prefer using garlic powder over fresh garlic in salad dressing. To me, the raw garlic is so hard to gauge in intensity, and it does become stronger as it sits in the fridge. If you absolutely want to use minced fresh garlic, feel free to do so at your own discretion.

How long to store in the fridge

This recipe is super make-ahead/meal prep friendly. It usually lasts us for an entire work week, we just keep it in the fridge in a clean jar and take what we need.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tablespoonCalories: 72kcalCarbohydrates: 3gFat: 6gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 5mgSugar: 2gCalcium: 2mgIron: 0.1mg
Nutrition is an estimate.

More recipe information

Course: Dressing
Cuisine: American, Italian

Recipe first published on 03/28/2018. Updated with new photos and better text on 03/23/2021. Recipe has remained the same.

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When I got married to my professional chef husband, I realized I had to step up my game in the kitchen. Now I share my favorite foolproof family recipes here on Savory Nothings: Chef-approved, kid-vetted and easy enough for everyday home cooks like you and me!   Learn more.

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  1. Randy says

    February 19, 2023 at 8:35 pm

    5 stars
    Just made this and it is very tasty. I really dislike chopping garlic for a quick salad dressing and was glad to see the powder ( I usually sub that anyway! ) I look forward to trying some more of your recipes.

    Reply
    • Nora says

      February 23, 2023 at 1:22 pm

      Agreed on the garlic powder for dressings, Randy! Just not worth the hassle in my humble opinion. Glad you liked it.

      Reply
  2. Robin says

    June 12, 2022 at 7:48 pm

    5 stars
    Love at first bite!! Has become our favorite go to dressing! We normally use honey, but had to use sugar once…delish either way! Making the poppy seed one next. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      June 14, 2022 at 2:03 pm

      I’m so glad, Robin!

      Reply
  3. Tom Bradfish says

    August 05, 2021 at 8:09 pm

    Very good! Dialed the honey back to 1T. Will make again for sure!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      September 25, 2021 at 5:51 pm

      I’m glad to hear it, Tom!

      Reply
  4. The happy guys says

    March 18, 2021 at 12:27 am

    5 stars
    Very good 👍🏿I added 1/4 teaspoon of onion powder also

    Reply
  5. Dolly says

    June 04, 2020 at 6:18 pm

    5 stars
    My new favo

    Reply
  6. Debbie says

    March 22, 2020 at 9:10 pm

    What brand white balsamic vinegar do you use?

    Reply
    • Nora Rusev says

      March 23, 2020 at 2:37 pm

      Leonardi is a favorite for us! They also make the Williams Sonoma one. Hope that helps.

      Reply

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