0 a cold sauce made from oil and vinegar, used especially on salad
1 a sauce made from oil and vinegar, used esp. on salad
Spinach salad is usually served with a sweet vinaigrette-type dressing.
It is also used as an ingredient in mayonnaise, vinaigrette, marinades, and barbecue sauce.
In some regions, cubed bread is soaked in vinegar and blended with the other ingredients, which creates an emulsion somewhat similar to a vinaigrette.
Initially the term was a synonym for vinaigrette.
The naming comes from vinaigrette, which is used as a dressing.
Examples of emulsions include vinaigrettes, milk, mayonnaise, and some cutting fluids for metal working.
Balsamic vinaigrette is made by adding a small amount of balsamic vinegar to a simple vinaigrette of olive oil and wine vinegar.
Originally, the term vinegret denoted any mixture of diced cooked vegetables dressed with vinaigrette.
