Bursting with flavor, this Champagne Vinaigrette recipe includes fresh herbs, Dijon mustard, and champagne vinegar!
Everyone needs a good vinaigrette recipe on hand. This one is it. Robust enough to dress up a main dish salad, yet delicate enough to accentuate any accompanying flavors. If you haven’t tried champagne vinegar before, you really need to. Preferred by many chefs, champagne vinegar adds a delightful “brightness” to a dish without tasting too vinegary. It’s a designer vinegar that will add pizzazz to the plainest of salads. Subtle, delicate, and refreshing, champagne vinegar is a wonderful choice for a vinaigrette dressing. While this recipe calls for fresh parsley, tarragon and thyme, feel free to substitute with any herbs of your choice. Check out this delicious salad packed full of flavor using this vinaigrette! Grilled Chicken and Roasted Cherry Tomato Salad with Herbed Champagne Dijon Vinaigrette!
Champagne Vinaigrette Recipe
Let’s get started! Simply whisk together all the ingredients, except for the olive oil, in a small bowl.
Gradually pour in the olive oil while continually whisking until emulsified.
Enjoy!
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title: “Champagne Vinaigrette” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-24” author: “Andrea Singleton”
Have you ever tried Champagne Vinaigrette? Made with slightly sweet and tangy champagne vinegar, champagne vinaigrette strikes different notes than your everyday vinaigrette. I was inspired to try my hand at this type of salad dressing while eating lunch at The Arrogant Butcher a few years ago. I chatted with the waitress about how much I enjoyed the dressing and she told me that she’d been trying to copy it at home herself.
Champagne Salad Dressing
The server told me that their dressing is basically a 2:1 ratio of champagne vinegar and sugar. Starting with that valuable information, I headed home with a mission: to recreate this a perfect light, tangy champagne salad dressing. After playing with the recipe a bit, I came up with this version that tastes very close to the dressing we enjoyed at the restaurant. I’m excited I managed to duplicate it and know this is bound to become a staple salad dressing in my house.
Champagne Vinaigrette Recipe
The champagne vinaigrette recipe starts with a full cup of champagne vinegar. If you’ve never used with this type of vinegar before, you’re in for a treat. It’s similar to standard white wine vinegar but lighter and milder. White sugar is added to the vinegar to balance the tartness, followed by minced shallots, the slightest amount of cumin and olive oil. Blend everything together until well combined then pour into a glass jar or bottle until you’re ready to use it. It’s easy as that! The first time I made this, I drizzled champagne vinaigrette over a simple salad of chopped greens, cucumber and tomato. The dressing elevated the basic salad to something special. Try it over mixed greens, your favorite garden salad or tossed with cooked chicken in a wrap for a light lunch. Champagne vinaigrette is delicious in any recipe that calls for a tangy, sweet and flavorful vinaigrette salad dressing. This salad dressing can be made ahead of time and then stored in the fridge until you need it. I like to make a double batch for weeks when I know I’ll be eating a lot of salads for lunch. It’s also an ideal dressing to keep around to toss over any side salad at dinnertime. Simply shake the jar of dressing before serving to make sure all the ingredients recombine. Once you get into the habit of whipping up your own homemade salad dressings, you’ll never buy store-bought again. It’s almost unbelievably easy!
Champagne Vinaigrette Recipe
Cook’s Note: If you can’t find champagne vinaigrette in your grocery store, white balsamic vinaigrette will also work nicely.
Salad Dressing Recipes
Homemade salad dressings are so easy to make and often much more cost effective than the store-bought stuff. With the amount of salads we eat in this house, I’ve acquired quite a large repertoire of dressing recipes over the years. There’s a special place in my heart for balsamic vinaigrette recipes. This Balsamic Vinaigrette is my favorite so far and I try to always keep a batch around for making a quick salad or wrap. If you like this champagne vinaigrette recipe, you’re also bound to enjoy my White Balsamic Vinaigrette. Made with white balsamic vinegar, we especially love it served on Orange Parsley Salad. Another favorite for salads containing fruit is our Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing. I enjoyed this sweet dressing served over a Blueberry Apple Walnut Salad. Those who love a little heat with their sweet should also bookmark the Honey Lime Jalapeño Vinaigrette I shared. It’s a honey vinaigrette that leaves just a bit of lingering heat to make the spice lovers among us happy! If it’s a creamy dressing your after, give our Homemade Ranch Dressing or Bacon Chipotle Ranch Dressing a try. You might also like this Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing by Valerie’s Kitchen. {original recipe published 10/27/12 – recipe notes and photos updated 1/8/21}
