Ina Garten's Vinaigrette For Green Salad | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network

Making your own salad dressing is BEYOND easy, and Ina has the recipe for a perfect vinaigrette.

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Vinaigrette For Green Salad
RECIPE COURTESY OF INA GARTEN
Level: Easy
Total: 15 min
Prep: 15 min
Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
3 tablespoons champagne vinegar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup good olive oil
Salad greens or mesclun mix for 6 to 8 people

Directions

In a small bowl, whisk together the mustard, garlic, vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. While whisking, slowly add the olive oil until the vinaigrette is emulsified.

Place the salad greens in a medium bowl and add enough dressing to moisten. Sprinkle with a little extra salt and pepper, if desired, and serve immediately.

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Ina Garten's Vinaigrette For Green Salad | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network

[annecassidy]

Ina, thank you for making things seem accessible and simple - your calm insistence that it’s not hard to make things, it’s just a matter of good ingredients and taking one’s time to prepare them carefully. Thank you!

[debmorrison]

My favorite salad dressing! And I’ve used inexpensive vinegars in place of the champagne vinegar for every day use, and it’s still delicious!

[waliyahw]

"I'm using CHAMPAGNE vineger", ahhh theres my Ina lol. Bad and Bougie 🤣❤

[melissalynn]

Between her and lidia they are amazing I cant choose my favorite chef between those 2!!!!

[paulathompson]

Ina: "pour in the olive oil like you were making mayonnaise" Me: I buy it in a jar

[marybeth]

Thank you Ina! I had no idea it was okay to place vinaigrette in bottom of bowel add greens to bowel then toss when ready to eat. Fantastic! Love your recipes, have made many with wonderful results

[marysmyth]

Love love Barefoot Contessa /food network,
she is incredible and such a lovely personality 👏
Mary Canada 🇨🇦

[sjwillis]

I just utterly adore Ina . I watched her The Barefoot Contessa all the time . But alas this show seems not to be on Food Network anymore . Please bring it back ♡ 🇬🇧👍

[rebeccashuman]

I 💖💗💝💕 your salad vinaigrette!!!! It’s much better than my mom & other I know who know how to make salad dressing

[allentrice]

Now that's fresh and healthy salad ever before!

[MrDuck-xntf]

Great salad to turn simple greens into something better quickly. Would recommend for sure.👍

[Maddie]

Once I learned how to make my own vinaigrette I never by store bought salad dressing again, best part it’s really easy.

[themotherload]

It's like knowing how to "fry an egg", simple technique and a great recipe and you will be satisfied. Love Ina. I know most kids can be food picky - mine are polar opposites, Have been making a variation of this dressing for years - my oldest at three loved mescaline mix with a simple vinaigrette - and 15 years later, its still his salad of choice.

[lisamolinar]

Ina I just love you you're right vinaigrettes salad dressings to the home chef I don't know why it could be so brutal it really takes a lot to get the nerve up to make either or so this by you showing me and I see the elements of Cole Vita I'm like I know that brand this is simply the best you're the best I am going to do this with full confidence with you backing me I know I can do it love you Ina or whoever's listening to this or reading it I should say thank you from out here and beautiful San Francisco California

[chabrellehicks]

Hey yummy looks so amazingly delicious 😋😋😋😋

[msr]

I too prefer evoo from Cali but recent years' crop yields have been poor and their affordable oils are now mixed with olives from a couple other countries. My mother's basic dressing had no shallot or garlic or mustard, never did and never will and neither will mine I like smooth Dijon but not at all even lightly coating salad greens like in the video. You can easily sub with white balsamic vinegar or fresh lemon juice and a pinch of sweetening to balance out the tartness of the citrus. I know buying a bottle is easy to just stash in the fridge, but making it fresh takes all of two to three minutes' preparation time.

[raylenemackay]

Can you use white wine vinegar if no access to champagne vinegar?

[Shawl-Yall-Girl]

I just made this for the first time tonight. OMG! So delicious! My question is, can we save what we didn't use for tomorrow's salad?

I know the oil & vinegar would probably separate. But I'm sure a quick whisk would cure that.

[abcdabcd]

The vinaigrette is great, Ina but I am surprised you recommend us to trust the lettuce washed by the store, instead of washing it at home anyway.

[tobehonest]

Oh Jeffery gonna toss it alight !

these two are so kink-y