Mama's Balsamic Vinaigrette

Name: Mama's Balsamic Vinaigrette
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1.5 cups
Ingredients: ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil; ¾ cup balsamic vinegar; 1 clove garlic, crushed or to taste; ½ teaspoon dried oregano; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper

Rating: 4.6 stars

175 Ratings
131 Reviews
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This is a wonderful vinaigrette that my mother invented. It's wonderful as a dressing, but we also use it for chicken marinade and steamed veggies.

By SOSARA77

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Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

total:

10 mins

Servings:

Yield:

1.5 cups

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 12 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
¾ cup balsamic vinegar
1 clove garlic, crushed or to taste
½ teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 pinch salt
1 pinch freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Step 1

Combine the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, mustard, salt and pepper in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake well before serving. Store in the refrigerator.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

137 calories; protein 0.1g; carbohydrates 2.7g; fat 14g; sodium 24.8mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (131)

Most helpful positive review

TUONI42

08/13/2003

This dressing is fantastic - with one possible exception. As is it's alot on the vinegary side. I added an extra teaspoon of the dijon mustard and everyone raved! Used it on mesculine mix for a wonderful salad. Read More

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(129)

Most helpful critical review

Navy_Mommy

01/29/2004

This was okay I felt the mustard competed with the taste of the vinegar. I admit to not being a huge fan of dijon mustard though. I may try again without the mustard. Read More

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(13)

175 Ratings

5 star values: 119
4 star values: 45
3 star values: 8
2 star values: 3
1 star values: 0

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TUONI42

08/13/2003

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madamehellcat

12/23/2006

I have to agree with Dadcooks. If you have a good quality balsamic vinegar, this vinaigrette is spectacular. (To make a cheap balsamic vinegar better tasting, reduce it to half in a non reactive metal pot over low heat. It takes time but worth it if you want that yummy taste). Read More

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(90)

SweetBasil

10/10/2003

Great and easy recipe. I did cut the vinegar to 1/2 cup added more garlic and some crushed red pepper flakes. This will be a mainstay now in our house. Read More

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(64)

DadCooks

07/18/2006

For those that complain of a too vinegary tast it means you are using a poor quality balsamic--a good balsamic tastes good all by itself! Read More

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(46)

Cindy Parness

10/07/2003

My husband and I really enjoyed this dressing! He told me to make another batch because he was ready to take shots of it! LOL! I didn't have any fresh garlic on hand so used garlic powder and it was still great. Also added onion powder and a pinch of sugar. Will add this to my recipe box. Read More

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(30)

justjojo

04/11/2007

I just got back from vacation and had a wonderful balsamic vinaigrette in Leavenworth Washington. I came home wanting to find a recipe that was equally as good - and this was it! Thanks for sharing. It will be a standard in my home. Read More

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Jillian

01/05/2010

Very good but a little too much vinegar. I added a little more olive oil and dijon along with a little sugar. Read More

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Navy_Mommy

01/29/2004

This was okay I felt the mustard competed with the taste of the vinegar. I admit to not being a huge fan of dijon mustard though. I may try again without the mustard. Read More

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(13)

Nichole LaPado

05/23/2004

This is a good and quick dressing! Nice and simple! I did add one more teaspoon of dijon mustad to cut down the vinegar taste. Read More

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Great and easy recipe. I did cut the vinegar to 1/2 cup added more garlic and some crushed red pepper flakes. This will be a mainstay now in our house.

For those that complain of a too vinegary tast it means you are using a poor quality balsamic--a good balsamic tastes good all by itself!

Very good but a little too much vinegar. I added a little more olive oil and dijon along with a little sugar.

This was okay I felt the mustard competed with the taste of the vinegar. I admit to not being a huge fan of dijon mustard though. I may try again without the mustard.