Description
Homemade strawberry vinaigrette offers a delightful blend of sweet and tangy flavors that elevate salads and dishes. Blending fresh strawberries with quality vinegar creates a simple, elegant dressing you’ll want to drizzle on everything.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup (180 ml) fresh strawberries (hulled and chopped)
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) olive oil
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) real maple syrup
- 1.5 tbsps (22.5 ml) fresh lime juice
- 2 tsp (10 ml) lime zest
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preparation: Thoroughly wash ripe strawberries, ensuring complete cleanliness and optimal flavor extraction.
- Blending Process: Combine all ingredients in a high-performance blender, carefully integrating lime zest to release aromatic essential oils and create flavor complexity.
- Mixing Technique: Pulse initially to break down strawberry pieces, then blend on high speed for 25-35 seconds, achieving a silky-smooth consistency without fruit chunks.
- Refinement: Pause blending to scrape down sides with a flexible spatula, incorporating any unmixed ingredients and ensuring a uniform vinaigrette texture.
- Flavor Calibration: Taste and adjust seasoning, potentially adding a subtle pinch of salt or extra honey to harmonize the flavor profile.
- Storage and Preservation: Transfer the vinaigrette to a clean glass jar with an airtight lid, immediately refrigerating to maintain vibrant color and fresh taste for up to 5 days.
- Serving Preparation: Before use, gently shake the jar to recombine any natural separation and restore the vinaigrette’s original smooth consistency.
Notes
- Select Peak Strawberries: Choose bright red, fragrant berries without bruises or soft spots for the most vibrant and fresh vinaigrette flavor.
- Blending Pro Tip: Start with pulse mode to break down fruit chunks, preventing messy splashes and ensuring smoother consistency.
- Temperature Matters: Serve chilled for best taste and store immediately in refrigerator to maintain fresh, bright strawberry essence.
- Quick Storage Strategy: Use clean glass jar with tight lid to preserve vinaigrette’s color and prevent flavor degradation, consuming within 5 days for optimal quality.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 128
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg