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Last week was salad week here. Every once-in-a-while I go on a week-long campaign to make salads for dinner every night. Now, these are not little ole wimpy salads. No, they are meal-sized salads that dreams are made of. To add a special touch I often make dressings from scratch, like this copycat Chipotle honey vinaigrette. This dressing checked all the boxes. It has the perfect consistency. Nice and creamy. A little sweat. And a little heat. Heck, I just realized that my favorite salad dressings are a lot like barbecue sauces! Huh!
A Dressing. And A Marinade.
This copycat Chipotle honey vinaigrette is not only great on salads, it’s also great as a marinade for chicken. Just let chicken breasts get happy in the dressing for an hour or so, then grill as desired. Chicken thighs too. So make extra vinaigrette and enjoy something special!
Also try my copycat of Kraft’s bottled Catalina dressing!
Copycat Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- ½ cup red wine vinegar
- ⅓ cup honey
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 ¼ teaspoon chipotle powder
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- ¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Place all ingredients except for the olive oil into a blender.
- Blend on low speed. With the blender still running, slowly add the oil.
- Refrigerate for one hour before serving.
