Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing 🍯🥗 This salad dressing recipe has been my go-to favorite recipe over the past few years. It’s quick and easy to make, comes together in a few minutes, and has the perfect balance of spicy, sweet, acidic, and savory. The shaking of the jar is one of the most important parts. It binds the oil and vinegar together through mechanical forces, and the mustard acts as an emulsifier to hold it together. A typical vinaigrette also uses a 3:1 ratio of oil to vinegar.