What is a basic recipe to make vinegar and oil dressing?

This simple oil and vinegar dressing, from Allrecipes.com, takes about five minutes to make, requires only five ingredients and provides eight servings. It requires 1/2 cup of red wine vinegar, 1/2 cup of vegetable oil, 1 clove of crushed garlic, 2 teaspoons of white sugar and 2 teaspoons of salt. To make the dressing, you combine all of these ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid, shake the jar to mix the dressing, and pour the dressing over salad.

There are many variations on the basic vinaigrette, or oil and vinegar, dressing. For a tangier dressing, you can substitute balsamic vinegar. To make balsamic vinaigrette, combine 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil, 1/2 cup of white balsamic vinegar, 1 clove of crushed garlic, 1 teaspoon of ground mustard and one pinch of salt. Add ground black pepper to taste. You can either whisk the ingredients together in a small bowl, or shake them in a jar as in the first recipe.

For a zesty vinaigrette, with a little heat, add mustard and hot sauce. To make this dressing, mix 1/2 cup of white vinegar, 1 tablespoon of honey, 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons of minced garlic and 1 cup of vegetable oil. Then, mix in about 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, 2 teaspoons of salt and 4 drops of hot sauce, to taste.