Stop buying grocery store salad dressing and make your own Champagne Vinaigrette today! This refreshing salad dressing will make any veggie or salad taste even better. It's so easy to make and definitely cheaper than store-bought dressings.
Why You'll Love this Champagne Vinaigrette Recipe
If you are searching for a light and great-tasting salad dressing that goes well with veggies, try this Champagne Vinaigrette recipe. Once you start making your own salad dressing, you'll never go back!
- Versatile. This Champagne Vinaigrette salad dressing pairs well with arugula, mixed greens, kale, lettuce, spinach, and much more.
- Mildly Flavored. The dressing adds a subtly zesty flavor of champagne. It's less acidic than white vinegar, just enough to brighten your salad and make it more palatable.
- Dairy-Free. It doesn't contain any mayo, yogurt, or sour cream.
- Gluten-Free. This vinegar salad dressing is made without any form of wheat, such as malt flavoring, malt vinegar, and soy sauce.
- Fresh. It tastes fresher than any retail salad dressing you could find at the market. Best of all, no preservatives and no fillers.
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Ingredients for Champagne Vinaigrette
So a dairy-free champagne vinaigrette, that's also a gluten-free champagne vinaigrette, that has no preservatives or fillers? Absolutely.
As mentioned, once you start making your own dressings and seeing how simple and healthy ingredients actually taste better, it's tough to go to the store and buy a dressing that has all of those extra, unhealthy ingredients.
To make your own Champagne Vinaigrette, you'll need those 3 basic elements of salad dressing: Oils, Acids, and Seasonings.
- Oils:
- Olive oil. It's another staple ingredient for salad dressing. It's used to disperse the vinegar in the emulsion. On top of that, olive oil is rich in healthy monounsaturated fats.
- Acids:
- Champagne Vinegar. Make sure that you find unfiltered champagne vinegar for maximum flavor. In this recipe, I used Napa Valley Naturals Vinegar that you can easily find online or at many grocery markets, such as Sprouts. Champagne vinegar can be used in many recipes to marinate chicken and fish or to be used as salad dressing and sauces.
- Lemon. In this recipe, I only added lemon juice. For extra flavor, feel free to add in the lemon zest.
- Seasonings:
- Honey. You can also use maple syrup to make it vegan or use molasses.
- Dijon Mustard. Is a vital ingredient in many salad dressing recipes. I added dijon mustard to build more complex flavors to the dressing.
- Salt and Black pepper.
How to Make Champagne Vinaigrette
The process is very simple. Basically, you just need to combine all of the ingredients and then emulsify by whisking, blending, or shaking.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the vinegar and seasoning until combined and dissolved.
- Gradually add the oil while whisking rapidly in a circular motion until thickened.
- Taste the dressing by dipping a piece of the greens into the dressing. See how they taste together and adjust the seasoning with more salt and black pepper if needed.
How to Store Champagne Vinaigrette
For maximum freshness, be sure to use the salad dressing right away. If you can't finish it on the same day, transfer it to an airtight container. Properly stored, it will last 3-4 days in the fridge.
Where to Purchase Champagne Vinegar & Tips
- Product Used. In this recipe, I used Napa Valley Naturals Champagne Reserve Wine Vinegar (around $5.99 per 12.7 oz bottle).
- Where to Purchase. You can purchase champagne vinegar at Sprouts, Walmart, Albertsons, Vons, or Amazon.com.
- Customizeable. Be creative! You can make this champagne vinegar with shallots or garlic and add your favorite herbs, such as thyme.
Check Out More Salad Dressing or Sauce Recipes
- Remoulade Sauce
- Enchilada Sauce
- Cranberry Sauce
- Bolognese Sauce
- Honey Mustard Sauce
- Chimmichurri Sauce
- Thai Peanut Sauce
- Ginger Scallion Sauce
I hope you'll enjoy this recipe and share it with friends! If you try it and don’t mind, please leave me a comment and/or give this recipe a rating.
📖 Recipe
Champagne Vinaigrette Recipe
Equipment
- a whisk
- a medium mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or canola oil
- 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, (you can also add lemon zest for extra flavor)
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey , (see notes)
- a pinch of salt and black pepper, (to taste)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the champagne vinegar, lemon juice, dijon mustard, and honey until combined and dissolved.
- Gradually add the oil while whisking rapidly in a circular motion until thickened.
- Taste the dressing by dipping a piece of the greens into the dressing. See how they taste together and adjust the seasoning with lemon zest, salt, and black pepper if needed.
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