Balsamic Vinegar ideas

Balsamic vinegar is wonderful on salads. It is a great way to add flavor but not calories. We have even found some strawberry infused balsamic vinegar at a local specialty store. It is great on ice cream or fruit. Yes, ice cream. : ) It is rich, tart and tangy.

make your own healthy salad dressing? basic balsamic vinaigrette would be 1/4 C. balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp dijon mustard, 1 Tbsp. PURE maple syrup, salt and pepper, and 1/4 C. olive oil. Whisk together all the ingredients except the oil, then slowly stream in the oil while whisking constantly. That will make 1/2 a cup of dressing and last for at least 3-4 salads. Should keep in the fridge for a week.

Roasted veggies with balsamic are also yummy.

you can also make a balsamic vinegar reduction. just put a good amount in a saucepan, heat to boiling stirring constantly for about 5 minutes or so (you might have to play with the time before you get it just right) then let it cool. it will thicken to a syrup consistency and will be so sweet you'll be amazed. it's great as a dressing, a glaze or a dip for veggies! so delicious!

I only eat my salads with balsamic and a tiny bit of oil (very usual to eat the salad like this in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy ....)

and you should store it in the cupboard (no fridge).

You can store the bottle in a cupboard; it doesn't need to be refrigerated. I use it in bruschetta and drizzled (with olive oil) over tomatoes, or over a tomato/ basil/ mozzarella salad. I also have cooked chicken and pork chops with it - you could do a search online for recipes. I had never used it until a few years ago, and it has become one of those things I keep on hand all the time.

I LOVE balsamic vinegar! I use it in my homemade salad dressing, in my chicken marinade, on potatoes, butter but squash, meatloaf, and many more

Salad Dressing: (for an 8 cup bowl) I tbls olive oil, 1 tbls balsamic vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and pepper sorry I never measure).

Chicken marinade: rub chicken with garlic powder, pepper, and onion powder then mix equal amounts of B.V. and mustard, (1/2 cup each usually works for me) de-spine two stems of rosemary and add to mustard and BV; spoon over both sides of chicken. I marinate all day, but you can cook right away if you need to.

Potatoes: spray baking sheet with olive oil, cut potatoes in to cubes or rounds mix potatoes in a bowl with BV (again I don't measure) pepper and dried spices/ herbs (you can do what ever you like really sometimes I use hot pepper spices sometimes only pepper). Bake at 350 until lightly crispy ( 35 min?).

I've used the balsamic reduction and drizzled it on baked halibut. simply awesome.

I store mine in the cupboard........I use it drizzled on salad with a bit of Olive oil. Its very yummy. Sometimes we put out some bread and a dish of oil/balsamic and use it as a bread dip appetizer. It would be great for marinating chicken too!

make your own healthy salad dressing? basic balsamic vinaigrette would be 1/4 C. balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp dijon mustard, 1 Tbsp. PURE maple syrup, salt and pepper, and 1/4 C. olive oil. Whisk together all the ingredients except the oil, then slowly stream in the oil while whisking constantly. That will make 1/2 a cup of dressing and last for at least 3-4 salads. Should keep in the fridge for a week.

Feel free to sub honey or agave for the maple syrup, it works well too. Also, if you have a bit of onion or garlic leftover, chop it finely and add to the dressing.

you can also make a balsamic vinegar reduction. just put a good amount in a saucepan, heat to boiling stirring constantly for about 5 minutes or so (you might have to play with the time before you get it just right) then let it cool. it will thicken to a syrup consistency and will be so sweet you'll be amazed. it's great as a dressing, a glaze or a dip for veggies! so delicious!

Love this on fish or chicken too!

i put it on my salads with some herbs and olive oil...it's delicious. and a bit addicting. also i like to steam or roast veggies with some.

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Other tips, use it for a bread dip, 1 part olive oil, 1.5 parts balsamic.

Add a few tablespoons to your tomato sauce while cooking for both sweetness and richness.

Experiment with marinades: lemon juice, garlic, balsamic and a bit of olive oil is great for chicken or beef. I am sure veggies will work great too.

I also like to add it too beans! Bean soup or cooked lentils or black beans.

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make a reduction with the balsamic vinegar and drizzle over strawberries and frozen yogurt. yumm.

do you use the dark or lite for your potatoes..

I am enjoying every recipe so far, i'm about to turn out several B.V recipes this week!!

google Giada De Laurentis' recipes. She has a lot that include balsamic vinegar. She makes her bbq sauce using it, she makes muffins with it, etc.

I saute spinach in olive oil and garlic and then top with balsamic vinegar or put a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar on a plate and dip crusty bread in it. Lots of ways to use it.

I make the following and use it on salads, meat, vegies: pretty much everything!

2 cups balsamic vinegar
1 cup ruby (red) port
1 shallot
4 garlic cloves

Bring to a boil and boil down by 1/2 - keeps forever in the fridge! I put it in a squirt bottle because you don't need much!