Champagne Vinaigrette

Champagne vinaigrette is an elegant yet simple dressing. It’s incredibly versatile and instantly elevates any salad recipe with a fresh, bright flavor. Drizzle generously!

This champagne vinaigrette is a simple yet vibrant dressing. It's incredibly versatile and instantly elevates any salad recipe with a fresh, bright flavor. 

When it comes to a versatile salad dressing that can be used on a wide array of salads, this champagne vinaigrette can’t be beat.

It pairs just as beautifully with peppery arugula as it does mild baby spinach. And I drizzle it on my Smoked Salmon, Avocado and Arugula Salad – a delicious recipe I highly recommend making.

I also love this champagne vinaigrette with spring and summer vegetables, like asparagus, fennel and avocado.  And it’s equally delicious as a marinade on white fish and salmon.

Champagne Vinaigrette Recipe Video

While it’s easy to whip up this recipe, it always helps to watch a quick step-by-step video. Give it a watch below!

Ingredients in Champagne Vinaigrette

Champagne vinaigrette is made from olive oil, champagne vinegar, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, shallot, honey, salt and pepper. Then, it’s a simple as whisking everything together.

Once you’ve made the dressing you can store it in the fridge for up to a week. The container you see pictured is a Weck jar and I’ve chatted before about my favorite glass storage containers.

This champagne vinaigrette is a simple yet vibrant dressing. It's incredibly versatile and instantly elevates any salad recipe with a fresh, bright flavor. 

This champagne vinaigrette is a simple yet vibrant dressing. It's incredibly versatile and instantly elevates any salad recipe with a fresh, bright flavor. 

More Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes

This champagne vinaigrette is a simple yet vibrant dressing. It's incredibly versatile and instantly elevates any salad recipe with a fresh, bright flavor. 

This champagne vinaigrette is a simple yet vibrant dressing. It's incredibly versatile and instantly elevates any salad recipe with a fresh, bright flavor. 

Champagne Vinaigrette

4.94 from 15 votes
Prep Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 5 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Lisa Bryan
This champagne vinaigrette is perfect for a wide variety of salad recipes. It's light, tangy and flavorful. Watch the video above to see how quickly it comes together!

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup Champagne vinegar
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 small shallot, finely diced
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 cup olive oil

Instructions 

  • Add all of the ingredients except the olive oil to a mixing bowl and whisk together. Slowly add the olive oil and whisk vigorously until the dressing is combined.

Lisa's Tips

  • This dressing will last for up to a week in the fridge. Here are some of my favorite dressing storage containers.
  • Watch my full Summer Meal Prep video (where I use this dressing) for more delicious recipe ideas.

Nutrition

Serving: 2tbsp, Calories: 126.1kcal, Carbohydrates: 1.6g, Protein: 0.1g, Fat: 13.6g, Saturated Fat: 1.9g, Sodium: 104.3mg, Fiber: 0.1g, Sugar: 1g
Course: dressing
Cuisine: American
Keyword: champagne vinaigrette, vinaigrette recipe
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35 comments on “Champagne Vinaigrette”

  1. I’ve always been able to find champagne vinegar at my local Safeway store.

  2. Question – do you recommend regular olive oil for this or EVOO?

  3. I’ve made this twice! The first time I made it, I found champagne vinegar by chance at a specialty store, and was looking for a great recipe for the vinegar. I had everything needed for the recipe and it was delicious on a variety of light salads. Most recently I made it during a winter storm, while trying to figure out what I could make without going to the store, since we were snowed in. I made it to go with the smoked salmon, avocado, and arugula salad (also things that were on hand and needed to be used up). I had to substitute the champagne vinegar with white wine vinegar, the shallot with red onion, and the Dijon mustard with yellow mustard. It was still great!5 stars

  4. Simple and delicious!5 stars

  5. Easy to make and excellent flavor. Only deviations I made was to slighlty increase the salt, perhaps another 1/4 tsp, and then finished in the blender for a smooth consistency. Great recipe, thanks for posting.5 stars

  6. This dressing is so good and so easy to make! Thank you!!5 stars

  7. I was looking for a dressing to put on my apple pecan and kale salad. This sounded good. Did not disappoint. ? yum! 4 stars

  8. Couldn’t find champagne vinaigrette but white wine vinegar worked perfectly! So easy to make and great for any simple salad5 stars

  9. Easy to prepare and a great dressing for salads and pastas. Though not used earlier will surely try.5 stars

  10. I haven’t been able to find champagne vinegar at my local grocery stores. I read online that a suitable substitution is white wine vinegar. Will that change the taste drastically?
    Thank you!

  11. enjoyed this vinaigrette! i just made it and can’t wait to use on my turkey salad. i also made your greek salad with dressing my hubby LOVED it! and he’s pretty picky! can’t wait to see what other dressings and recipes you come up with!!!5 stars

  12. Looks so classic and amazing. Great lighting too!5 stars

  13. I never heard of champagne vinaigrette, but it sure does look and sound so delicious!5 stars

  14. I have never tried champagne vinaigrette but I can bet this would be a great dressing for salads and pastas!5 stars

  15. Now, this is a vinaigrette I’m going to keep on hand. It sounds delicious and it looks like the perfect thickness.5 stars

  16. Vinaigrette is so simple, there’s no need to buy bottled dressing. This sounds perfect!5 stars

  17. I’ve never had champagne vinaigrette. I’m curious…what does it taste like? I’m picking up ingredients for your greek salad & dressing and I’m thinking of trying the champagne vinaigrette as well. Thanks ;-)

  18. Made this dressing tonight then added to pasta, cucumbers and rotisserie chicken! I forgot the tomatoes but it disappeared so quickly there was no time to add it!! Yum!!5 stars

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