Food Recipes Sauces, Condiments and Preserves Salad Dressing Basil Vinaigrette 5.0 (5,255) 2 Reviews Plus: More Perfect Salad Dressings By Melissa Rubel Jacobson Melissa Rubel Jacobson Melissa Rubel Jacobson crafted numerous sweet and savory recipes for Food & Wine, including a tropical snack mix that was named one of the publication’s 40 best recipes of 2018. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on April 25, 2017 Save Rate PRINT Share Close Photo: © Tina Rupp Yield: Makes 1/3 cup Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1 small garlic clove 1 cup packed basil leaves (coarsely chopped) ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 ½ tablespoons Champagne vinegar Pinch of crushed red pepper Salt and freshly ground black pepper Directions In a food processor, pulse the garlic until chopped. Add the basil and pulse until finely chopped. Add the oil, vinegar and crushed red pepper and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Notes Great With Heirloom tomato salad, pasta salad, panzanella salad and grilled fish, chicken or lamb. Originally appeared: June 2009 Rate It Print