What should you make with that last bit of Sriracha in the bottle? This super easy salad dressing recipe! It is especially good on a Greek salad, cucumber salad or Asian Chicken Salad – anywhere you want that bright citrus heat without a heavy dressing.
Pour olive oil, red wine vinegar, and fresh lime juice directly into the bottle, screw the lid back on, and shake. The Sriracha that’s coating the inside of the bottle emulsifies into the dressing as you shake, distributing the heat and flavor evenly without measuring a drop. You get a perfect sriracha lime vinaigrette and a clean bottle.
My recipe for “Sriracha Lime Vinaigrette Salad Dressing” was originally developed for Refinery29.
How Much Sriracha Is Right?
One tablespoon produces a mild heat with background Sriracha flavor. Two tablespoons produces a noticeably spicy dressing. If you’re making this with a near-empty bottle, the amount of residual Sriracha will vary, so taste as you go and adjust the lime juice up if the heat is too intense.
Ingredients
- 1-2 tablespoons Sriracha
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Juice from 2 limes about ¼ cup
- ¼ cup good quality olive oil
Instructions
- Pour the olive oil, red wine vinegar and lime juice into a measuring cup with a spout.
- Unscrew the lid from the Sriracha and carefully pour the contents of the measuring cup into the bottle.
- Screw the lid back on, making sure that the twist top is screwed shut as well.
- Shake vigorously to combine, then squirt the desired about of vinaigrette on to your salad.
- Store the remainder in the bottle.
