Ditch bottled dressing and add a fun kick to your next salad with this quick and spicy Sriracha Vinaigrette. The recipe comes together fast (60 seconds!) and it’s easy to customize for the level of fiery heat and sugary sweetness that YOU want.
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Say bye-bye to bottled salad dressing.
Because once you go Sriracha Vinaigrette you won’t ever want to go back!
A staple in our house, this vinaigrette takes only a few minutes to throw together. You simply toss everything into a lidded jar (leftover Talenti containers work great) and shake.
60 seconds later…you’ve got one vibrantly colored homemade salad dressing that’s tailored to your tastes and always ready to add a fun kick to any meal.
How To Customize Your Sriracha Vinaigrette
When it comes to vinaigrettes, it seems there are two camps:
- High Oil, or
- High Vinegar
We’re a high vinegar house. Especially when it’s a light and clean flavored white balsamic vinegar. (We ♥ you Trader Joe’s)
If you prefer more oil, up the olive oil to 4 tablespoons and reduce the vinegar down to 2 or 3 tablespoons. Play around with the ratios until you find your sweet spot.
Speaking Of Sweet…
Like white sugar, agave syrup is sweet without having a strong flavor. It’s great in this kind of recipe because it mellows the vinegar’s tartness and the Sriracha’s heat without covering up their taste.
But if you don’t have agave (or don’t like it), you can substitute honey or maple syrup.
Or just skip the sweetener completely.
Recently, we’ve been making our salad dressing without any agave. It’s bold, tangy and delicious but probably not for everybody.
What About Seasonings?
Most Sriracha sauces have quite a few spices that already taste great. So keep it simple with just salt, pepper and maybe parsley.
If you don’t have parsley, don’t sweat it, the vinaigrette tastes fine without it.
What is The Best Sriracha Sauce?
Our favorite brand is the Huy Fong Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce (green cap – big rooster).
In grocery stores, it can usually be found near the hot sauces or the soy sauces. You can also purchase it on Amazon.
How Should I Store My Homemade Vinaigrette?
Store your unused sriracha salad dressing refrigerated in a sealed container for up to 14 days.
The oil will usually harden in the fridge.
Set it on the counter for 10 to 15 minutes to come to room temperature and shake well before using.
Add a fun kick to your next salad with this quick and spicy vinaigrette. Easily customize it for your heat, oil and sweetness level preferences. If you prefer a more muted vinegar flavor up the olive oil to 4 tablespoons and reduce the vinegar down to 2 or 3 tablespoons. If you like a sweeter vinaigrette increase the agave. Play around with the ratios until you find your sweet spot.Sriracha Vinaigrette
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Tablespoons Serving Size: 1 Tablespoon
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 44 Total Fat: 3.6g Saturated Fat: 0.5g Sodium: 64.7mg Carbohydrates: 2.7g Fiber: 0.1g Sugar: 2.4g
Looking for more Sriracha recipe ideas?
Sriracha Egg Salad Sandwich (With Garlic Kale Chips)
Sweet And Spicy Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Sriracha
Sasha says
Can you make this without the agave?
Brie says
It’s really going to depend on your flavor preferences Sasha. I actually made some this week and totally forgot to add the agave, we didn’t notice it one bit 🙂 so I plan to leave it out from now on. I’d try making it without the agave and taste the vinaigrette. If you think it is too spicy or tangy add some agave or a sweetener of your choice (like honey or maple syrup) a 1/2 teaspoon at a time until it meets your taste preferences.
Sharon White says
Best dressing ever
Brie says
Yay! I’m so glad you liked it Sharon : ) and thanks so much for stopping by and letting us know!