prep time 10 MINUTES
total time 10 MINUTES
This Basil Vinaigrette tastes great with fresh garden tomatoes, grilled vegetables, grilled fish, or grilled chicken.
INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENTS FOR BASIL PUREE (FREEZE THE EXTRA)
- 1 cup (tightly packed) fresh basil leaves, washed and dried well
- 1/2 cup (or less for stronger basil flavor) best quality extra virgin olive oil
INGREDIENTS FOR BASIL VINAIGRETTE
- 3/4 cup low-sugar vinaigrette dressing (see notes)
- 1/4 cup chopped basil puree (see below) or Fresh-Frozen Basil (see notes)
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INSTRUCTIONS
MAKING BASIL PUREE:
- Pick fresh basil, trim the leaves away from the stems with Kitchen Shears (affiliate link), and wash the basil and spin dry in a salad spinner (affiliate link). You can dry with paper towels if you don’t have a salad spinner, but dry basil as well as you can.
- Measure out one cup of basil leaves, pack it tightly in the measuring cup.
- Put the basil into the Food Processor (affiliate link) with 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil.
- Process until the basil is finely chopped and coated with oil.
MAKING BASIL VINAIGRETTE:
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- Combine 1/4 cup of the chopped basil puree and 3/4 cups vinaigrette dressing to make the basil vinaigrette. (Photos in this post are double that amount.)
- You can freeze the extra chopped basil and pull it out of the freezer to make basil vinaigrette later!
- For a simpler version of this recipe just finely chop fresh basil with a chef’s knife and mix with vinaigrette dressing. Either version is amazing!
- Use to drizzle over sliced tomatoes, sliced tomatoes topped with goat cheese, or sliced tomatoes layered over fresh mozzarella, or serve over roasted or grilled veggies, grilled chicken, or grilled fish.
NOTES
I love to make this with Le Parisien Vinaigrette, which is only sold in Utah and surrounding states. Another good choice for a low-sugar dressing is Newman’s Own Classic Oil and Vinegar Dressing (affiliate link).
This is just as good with Fresh-Frozen Basil if you’re making it at a time when fresh basil isn’t available.
Recipe created by Kalyn.
NUTRITION INFORMATION
Yield
8
Serving Size
2 tablespoonsAmount Per ServingCalories153Total Fat15.2gSaturated Fat2.2gTrans Fat0gUnsaturated Fat13gCholesterol0mgSodium4.4mgCarbohydrates2.8gFiber0.1gSugar2.4gProtein0.2g