9 Flavored Vinegar Recipes You’ll Want to Make

Updated: Jan. 05, 2022

Flavored vinegar recipes are so easy to make and are great gifts for your cooking pals. Plus, the bottles look beautiful on your counter! So, let's get started—you're just a steep, strain and sprinkle away from adding distinctive taste to marinades, salad dressings and sauces.

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Homemade Strawberry Vinegar

Sweet and sour, this easy strawberry vinegar makes a great summer salad dressing. —Mary Hise, Cocoa, Florida
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Herb Vinegar

This is a creative way us use up herbs from an herb garden. The vinegar can be used to marinate meat or in salad dressings. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Cranberry Vinegar

For a delicious vinegar for salad dressings and marinades, try this vinegar with cranberries. It would make a wonderful dressing base for a side salad during the holidays. —Lesley Colgan, London, Ontario
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Tarragon Vinegar

Add fresh tarragon sprigs to basic white wine vinegar in a decorative jar, and you'll have a lovely, contemporary gift for any cook. Include salad dressing recipes or others that could use this flavorful vinegar. —Sue Gronholz, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
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Raspberry Vinegar

Looking for something tasty to make with fresh raspberries? This dressing adds summer-fresh flavor to salads. —Francy Nightingale, Issaquah, Washington
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Herbed Vinegar

This herb vinegar would be a great addition to your favorite salad dressing or could be used in place of vinegar in any recipe. The terrific flavors of tarragon and basil really shine through. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Strawberry-Basil Vinegar

The mild, fruity flavor of this strawberry vinaigrette complements any tossed salad. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Cranberry Orange Vinegar

I enjoy making an assortment of vinegars but this is a favorite. The longer the cranberries and oranges sit in the vinegar, the more intensely flavored it becomes.— Kathy Rairigh, Milford, Indiana