Basic Vinaigrette (No Mustard)

Name: Basic Vinaigrette (No Mustard)
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 piece Garlic; 0.5 tsp flaky sea salt; 0.25 tsp Ground black pepper; 0.25 tsp Caster sugar; 30 ml Red wine vinegar; 90 ml Extra-virgin olive oil

10 min · 5 min active · makes ~130 ml · Easy · French

A simple, sharp vinaigrette made with red wine vinegar and garlic. Shaken together in a jar for a quick, emulsified dressing.

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Basic Vinaigrette (No Mustard)

A simple, sharp vinaigrette made with red wine vinegar and garlic. Shaken together in a jar for a quick, emulsified dressing.

See more →

TOTAL TIME

10 min

ACTIVE TIME

5 min

QUANTITY

~130 ml

DIFFICULTY

Easy

CUISINE

French

Who’s eating

Cooking for A typical adult.

This should leave everyone comfortably full.

Portions & fullness

Ingredients0/6

Tools0/5

Ingredients

0/6 gathered · 4 servings

1piece

0.5tsp

0.25tsp

30ml

90ml

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	1piece	—	—
2	0.5tsp	—	—
3	0.25tsp	—	—
4	0.25tsp	—	—
5	30ml	—	—
6	90ml	—	—

Tools

5 items

Procedure

10 steps

1 of 10

Lay the garlic clove on the board, press the flat of the knife firmly down on it to loosen the skin, then strip the skin away and discard it.

Garlic · 1 piece

⏱ 1 min

ResultPeeled garlic clove

2 of 10

Mince the peeled garlic clove as finely as you can, rocking the knife back and forth over it until it is a fine paste.

Peeled garlic clove · step 1

⏱ 1 min

ResultMinced garlic clove

3 of 10

Scrape the minced garlic into the glass jar.

Minced garlic clove · step 2

⏱ 15s

ResultMinced garlic clove

4 of 10

Add the flaky sea salt to the minced garlic in the jar.

Flaky sea salt · 0.5 tsp

⏱ 15s

ResultMinced garlic clove and flaky sea salt

5 of 10

Add the ground black pepper to the garlic and salt in the jar.

Ground black pepper · 0.25 tsp

⏱ 15s

ResultMinced garlic clove and flaky sea salt and ground black pepper

6 of 10

Add the caster sugar to the garlic, salt and pepper in the jar.

Caster sugar · 0.25 tsp

⏱ 15s

ResultMinced garlic clove and flaky sea salt mixture

7 of 10

Pour the red wine vinegar into the jar over the dry ingredients.

Red wine vinegar · 30 ml

⏱ 15s

ResultMinced garlic clove and flaky sea salt mixture

8 of 10

Stir the contents of the jar with a spoon until the salt and sugar have fully dissolved into the vinegar.

⏱ 1 min

ResultVinaigrette base

9 of 10

Pour the extra virgin olive oil into the jar over the dissolved vinaigrette base.

Extra-virgin olive oil · 90 ml

⏱ 15s

ResultVinaigrette base and extra-virgin olive oil

10 of 10

Seal the jar tightly with its lid and shake it vigorously for about 30 seconds until the dressing is emulsified and slightly creamy.

⏱ 1 min

ResultBasic Vinaigrette (No Mustard)

Total Time10 min

#	Product	Action
1	1 piece	Lay the garlic clove on the board, press the flat of the knife firmly down on it to loosen the skin, then strip the skin away and discard it.⏱ 1 minResultPeeled garlic clove
2	Peeled garlic clovestep 1	Mince the peeled garlic clove as finely as you can, rocking the knife back and forth over it until it is a fine paste.⏱ 1 minResultMinced garlic clove
3	Minced garlic clovestep 2	Scrape the minced garlic into the glass jar.⏱ 15sResultMinced garlic clove
4	0.5 tsp	Add the flaky sea salt to the minced garlic in the jar.⏱ 15sResultMinced garlic clove and flaky sea salt
5	0.25 tsp	Add the ground black pepper to the garlic and salt in the jar.⏱ 15sResultMinced garlic clove and flaky sea salt and ground black pepper
6	0.25 tsp	Add the caster sugar to the garlic, salt and pepper in the jar.⏱ 15sResultMinced garlic clove and flaky sea salt mixture
7	30 ml	Pour the red wine vinegar into the jar over the dry ingredients.⏱ 15sResultMinced garlic clove and flaky sea salt mixture
8	—	Stir the contents of the jar with a spoon until the salt and sugar have fully dissolved into the vinegar.⏱ 1 minResultVinaigrette base
9	90 ml	Pour the extra virgin olive oil into the jar over the dissolved vinaigrette base.⏱ 15sResultVinaigrette base and extra-virgin olive oil
10	—	Seal the jar tightly with its lid and shake it vigorously for about 30 seconds until the dressing is emulsified and slightly creamy.⏱ 1 minResultBasic Vinaigrette (No Mustard)
Total Time		10 min

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	188kcal
	0.1g
	21g
	3g
	0.7g
	0.3g
	0.1g
	292mg

Ingredients0/6

Tools0/5

French · Recipe

Basic Vinaigrette (No Mustard)

A simple, sharp vinaigrette made with red wine vinegar and garlic. Shaken together in a jar for a quick, emulsified dressing.

What you’ll doYou will crush and mince the garlic to a fine paste, then build the dressing in a jar by dissolving the salt and sugar into the vinegar before adding the oil. The critical moment is ensuring the salt and sugar are fully dissolved before sealing the jar, as undissolved grains will not incorporate once the oil goes in. A vigorous 30-second shake then brings the whole thing together into an emulsified dressing.

Serves4

Total10 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Garlic1 piece
Flaky sea salt0.5 tsp
Ground black pepper0.25 tsp
Caster sugar0.25 tsp
Red wine vinegar30 ml
Extra-virgin olive oil90 ml

Tools

SpoonGlass jarChef's knifePeelerChopping board

Method

Lay the garlic clove on the board, press the flat of the knife firmly down on it to loosen the skin, then strip the skin away and discard it.

1 minChopping board, PeelerGarlic · 1 piece

Mince the peeled garlic clove as finely as you can, rocking the knife back and forth over it until it is a fine paste.

1 minChopping board, Chefs knifePeeled garlic clove · step 1

Scrape the minced garlic into the glass jar.

15sGlass jarMinced garlic clove · step 2

Add the flaky sea salt to the minced garlic in the jar.

15sGlass jarFlaky sea salt · 0.5 tsp

Add the ground black pepper to the garlic and salt in the jar.

15sGlass jarGround black pepper · 0.25 tsp

Add the caster sugar to the garlic, salt and pepper in the jar.

15sGlass jarCaster sugar · 0.25 tsp

Pour the red wine vinegar into the jar over the dry ingredients.

15sGlass jarRed wine vinegar · 30 ml

Stir the contents of the jar with a spoon until the salt and sugar have fully dissolved into the vinegar.

1 minGlass jar, Spoon

Pour the extra virgin olive oil into the jar over the dissolved vinaigrette base.

15sGlass jarExtra-virgin olive oil · 90 ml

Seal the jar tightly with its lid and shake it vigorously for about 30 seconds until the dressing is emulsified and slightly creamy.

Result · Basic Vinaigrette (No Mustard)

1 minGlass jar

Printed 20 September 2026