Basic Vinaigrette

Note: Why bother emulsifying your vinaigrette? Read about the science of emulsions. [Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] This recipes make a cup of vinaigrette. Extra vinaigrette can be stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator indefinitely....

Simple Vinaigrette

A super-simple basic vinaigrette appropriate for all lightly dressed green salads.

Soy Vinaigrette

Note: Why bother emulsifying your vinaigrette? Read about the science of emulsions. [Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] This recipes make a cup of vinaigrette. Extra vinaigrette can be stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator indefinitely....

The Secret Ingredient (Dijon Mustard): Simple Vinaigrette

You can be as fancy as you like in the kitchen, but if you don't know the basics, you'll never get anywhere. And one basic I have been working on for a long time is the perfect basic vinaigrette. I've written a million and one times about the restaurant Le Relais de l'Entrecôte in Paris, which now has an outpost (as yet untested by me!) in New York. It's a steak frites place, but they bring you this amazing green salad with mustard dressing and walnuts to start, and it was that dressing I was dy...

Champagne Vinaigrette

Everything you need to know about a dressing and vinegar that no one seems to know anything about.

Toasted Almond Vinaigrette

Note: Why bother emulsifying your vinaigrette? Read about the science of emulsions. [Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] This recipes make a cup of vinaigrette. Extra vinaigrette can be stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator indefinitely....

Balsamic Vinaigrette

With balsamic vinegar, olive oil, Dijon mustard, aromatics, herbs, and spices, this tangy-sweet Balsamic Vinaigrette is easy to make and won't quickly separate. A classic way to dress a salad!

Soy-Balsamic Vinaigrette

Note: This recipe can easily be scaled up or down, and lasts forever in the fridge. If you have plastic squeeze bottles, there's no need to first whisk in a bowl—construct the dressing in the bottles using the same ratio...

French Salad Dressing (French Vinaigrette)

A classic French Salad Dressing aka French Vinaigrette is a recipe that everyone should know. Keeps for 2 weeks - great standby for an instant salad!

Richard Blais's 'Everything Bagel' Vinaigrette

Richard Blais's innovative vinaigrette is used in his Barely Smoked Salmon recipe from Try This at Home, but it also tastes great on a simple mixed greens salad.