July 6, 2023

Sweet Basil Vinaigrette

If you’re looking for a go-to summer salad dressing, Sweet Basil Vinaigrette is what you’ve been searching for… especially if you have an abundance of fresh basil growing in your veggie garden. It’s an all-purpose dressing because it’s also delish on wraps as a condiment and on proteins such as grilled chicken.

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Ingredients

Organize all of the ingredients for the vinaigrette – fresh basil leaves, olive oil, red wine vinegar, shallots, garlic, honey (not photographed) kosher salt, and hot pepper flakes.

Making the Vinaigrette

Place all the ingredients in the blender and puree for approx. 30-40 seconds, or until vinaigrette is very smooth.

Sweet Basil Vinaigrette

Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed. Serve immediately. Or refrigerate up to 5 days in a sealed container.

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5 from 1 vote

Sweet Basil Vinaigrette

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Salad, Salad Dressing

Cuisine: American

Keyword: fresh basil, fresh herbs, gluten free, Salad, salad dressing

Servings: 0.5 cup

Author: GFchow @ gfchow.com

Ingredients

1 small shallot roughly chopped
2 cups fresh basil leaves, stems removed tightly packed, washed and dried
2 cloves garlic, small or one medium rough chopped
1 tablespoon honey any kind
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
few grinds fresh black pepper

Instructions

Place all the ingredients in the blender and puree for approx. 30-40 seconds, or until vinaigrette is very smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed. Serve immediately. Or refrigerate up to 5 days in a sealed container.

Notes

Try subbing parsley or cilantro for variations on this vinaigrette.

This vinaigrette can easily be frozen, if desired. The easiest way to do this is to portion it out into an ice cube tray and then freeze, popping out a cube and defrosting as needed.

It’s easy to double or triple this recipe.

Recipe from What’s Gaby Cooking and Helene was kind enough to share this recipe with me.

If you like this recipe, you may also like these other GFchow recipes. Pecan Basil Pesto with Pasta, Homemade Greek Dressing, and Classic Caprese Salad.

GLUTEN FREE DISCLAIMER

The recipes you find here are considered by me to be gluten free. However, it is up to you to make sure the ingredients you use are gluten free. Whenever possible, I will list specific brands of ingredients that I use, but always be sure to check the labels yourself to verify the item is gluten free.