Sweet balsamic rosemary dressing marinade sauce

Posted on October 10, 2011 by thecompletebook

During the week, weather, blogging, town visits and chores permitting, my friend Beryl and I hop on our bikes for a ride down to the post office to collect our mail. As with everything else, talk turns to food and what each other is making that evening for dinner. Beryl mentioned a “sauce” that she had received as a gift and subsequent difficulty in finding this quite expensive wonderful product. Naturally I had to sample this lovely mystery sauce for myself and it is GOOD! It is a salad dressing marinade sauce all wrapped up into one. I scanned the list of ingredients on the back of the bottle and headed home to try and re-create it. To quote Beryl, “You are such a clever child”; it seems I have come quite close to the flavour and like the homemade mayonnaise recipe I got from Colleen, will keep a supply of this wonderful sweet balsamic rosemary dressing marinade sauce on hand. Thanks to Beryl for telling me about what she was making for supper that night, otherwise I would never have come across this yummy versatile sauce.

Sweet balsamic rosemary dressing marinade sauce

As inspired by Beryl

Ingredients

90ml balsamic vinegar
90ml spirit vinegar
90ml olive oil
45ml thick soy sauce
45ml honey
45ml brown sugar
15ml rosemary chopped
10ml mustard powder
10ml garlic crushed

Method

Whisk all the ingredients together.
Place in a saucepan, bring to the boil and allow to simmer for 5 minutes.

This beautifully silky thick sauce can be used to marinade steak, chicken and fish; be used as a salad dressing, drizzled over poached eggs or baked spuddies and can be swirled on top of soup to make it look pretty and why not coat your veggies before roasting.

40 thoughts on “Sweet balsamic rosemary dressing marinade sauce”

Tandy on October 10, 2011 at 07:48 said:

yum🙂

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- thecompletecookbook on October 10, 2011 at 08:06 said:
  
  Thanks. Have a great day.🙂
  
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rsmacaalay on October 10, 2011 at 09:41 said:

This is great for any salad greens.

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- thecompletecookbook on October 10, 2011 at 09:44 said:
  
  It really has loads of uses. have a great day.🙂
  
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Angie's Recipes on October 10, 2011 at 11:22 said:

Love it! I would love them for the salads too.

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- thecompletecookbook on October 10, 2011 at 13:19 said:
  
  Must say, I was thrilled with the result Angie. Have a great week.🙂
  
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Tes on October 10, 2011 at 12:42 said:

I really think that this is going to be fabulous with fish🙂

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- thecompletecookbook on October 10, 2011 at 13:20 said:
  
  I agree Tes, I think it would be superb with fish. Have a great week.🙂
  
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Michael Beyer on October 10, 2011 at 14:06 said:

Interesting combination there. I love both balsamic vinegar and soy sauce. I can see that being real tasty.

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- thecompletecookbook on October 10, 2011 at 14:13 said:
  
  I may be tempted to play with the combination of flavours a little more. have a super week Michael.🙂
  
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kitchenbelleicious on October 10, 2011 at 14:19 said:

love this dressing and the idea it can also be a marinade. Rosemary and balsamic pair so well together. Now i need to decide what I want to have it with for dinner this week because I am so making this!

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- thecompletecookbook on October 10, 2011 at 15:11 said:
  
  I am thrilled that you are also excited about this – I would love to hear how you enjoy it and what you use it with. Have a great week.🙂
  
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My Inner Chick on October 10, 2011 at 15:03 said:

–Dear, Mandy,
I am sending this recipe to my Daddy Immediately! FABulously Delish. X

Have a good Monday, dear.

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- thecompletecookbook on October 10, 2011 at 15:12 said:
  
  Aah, that is so cool, thanks Kim! I would love to hear how Daddy enjoys it. Have a beautiful Monday.🙂 xo
  
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Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide on October 10, 2011 at 16:25 said:

Looks good enough to drink, but I’ll restrain myself.

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- thecompletecookbook on October 10, 2011 at 20:26 said:
  
  Quite tempting though… Have a great day.🙂
  
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JamieAnne on October 10, 2011 at 17:05 said:

Looks very tasty!

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- thecompletecookbook on October 10, 2011 at 20:27 said:
  
  Thanks JamieAnne. Have a super day.🙂
  
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spicegirlfla on October 10, 2011 at 17:29 said:

Sounds fabulous! I’m not familiar with “spirit vinegar”? but I love the combo of balsamic and rosemary! I love to recreate products and dishes I find; it’s always so much more rewarding and better tasting!

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- thecompletecookbook on October 10, 2011 at 20:27 said:
  
  Not sure why I don’t try making more sauces myself – will take this as lesson 1. Have a great day.🙂
  
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Geni - Sweet and Crumby on October 10, 2011 at 21:52 said:

I can’t wait to try this. I bet it would be a great marinade or sauce on so many things. I’m thinking Tri-tip marinade right now…

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- thecompletecookbook on October 11, 2011 at 07:18 said:
  
  Hi Geni, a ti-tip marinade sounds very interesting, I would love to hear more about what it is. Have a great day.🙂
  
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ChgoJohn on October 10, 2011 at 23:44 said:

I’m sure this would make a great salad dressing but I’d love to use it as a marinade for beef. Delicious!

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- thecompletecookbook on October 11, 2011 at 07:18 said:
  
  Oh yes and then cooked over the coals – superb! Have a great day ChgoJohn.🙂
  
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Anna Johnston on October 11, 2011 at 03:29 said:

Yummy. Love a good balsamic dressing. Delightful!!!

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- thecompletecookbook on October 11, 2011 at 07:19 said:
  
  Thanks Anna! I was just thinking about how things are going with you. Have a super day.🙂
  
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Kay aka Babygirl on October 11, 2011 at 05:31 said:

My mother loves balsamic dressings, so I will definitely pass on this balsamic rosemary dressing recipe to her. She’ll love it

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- thecompletecookbook on October 11, 2011 at 07:19 said:
  
  That’s very kind of you Kay, thank you! Hope you mom enjoys it. Have a lovely day.🙂
  
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Nami | Just One Cookbook on October 11, 2011 at 08:56 said:

I love how precise this recipe is! Just bookmarked and trying to make it soon!

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- thecompletecookbook on October 11, 2011 at 15:55 said:
  
  nami, I can see you doing the most magnificent things with this sauce. Have a great day.🙂
  
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Tricia @ Saving room for dessert on October 11, 2011 at 18:48 said:

That really does sound good and versatile. Not sure if we have thick soy sauce in the US. Just wondering how it is different – other than thicker!

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- thecompletecookbook on October 11, 2011 at 20:54 said:
  
  The flavour of thick toy sauce is more intense – I am sure you could just reduce your normal soy sauce to achieve the same result as a thick variation. Have a great day.🙂
  
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sonsothunder on October 12, 2011 at 06:57 said:

Yummy, and I have all the makings…

Just wanted to thank you for your comment on my recent post, which, apparently someone found the writer of to be an intriguer of his country… as at precisely 9 A.M. the following day, ( Yesterday morning )some program hop – scotched over my Max Security program, and shut my “Windows” , so I had no chance of reconfiguring the hard drive obliteration bug they sent me…Imagine that… seems it just doesn’t pay to chide the “Um Hum ” department…as this is my 3rd new computer this year….But, after all my frustrations…imagine my elation’s… I’m back on line…only to find that this last post… was my 2nd most popular viewed … Ever!!! Bless You
paul

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- thecompletecookbook on October 12, 2011 at 08:36 said:
  
  Never be deterred to speak the true Paul or show the world what it wants to hide! Have a happy day.🙂
  
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jennyatbaking on October 12, 2011 at 13:01 said:

Mandy this is totally addictive. I read this post and went straight to my kitchen to make it! Boy, is it yummy! The only problem is, everytime I walk past the jar I have dunk a slice of bread in it it’s just sooo good. I also have it on my salad and on the skin of my baked potato. It would be perfect as a dipping sauce with ciabatta too. the possibilities are endless…thanks for sharing!

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- thecompletecookbook on October 12, 2011 at 13:17 said:
  
  Hi Jenny – thank you so much for your lovely kind words – I am thrilled that you are enjoying it so much! It is frightfully addictive – I used the last bit I had over some butternut that I roasted and it was heavenly – a meal all on it’s own! Have a great day.🙂
  
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Kristy on October 12, 2011 at 20:03 said:

Miss A will love this given her balsamic obsession! And I love rosemary with balsamic as well. Many thanks to your friend for the inspiration.😉

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- thecompletecookbook on October 12, 2011 at 21:18 said:
  
  Yay, so glad this will be a hit for Miss A.😀 Have a super day.🙂
  
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chicaandaluza on October 15, 2011 at 16:01 said:

Now that sounds amazing! Great with pretty much anything I would imagine and, as someone said above, lovely for dunking bread in! Sorry have been slow in commenting, have been away but back now🙂

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- thecompletecookbook on October 15, 2011 at 16:12 said:
  
  Lovely to see you back again Tanya. I have been scarce on everybody’s blogs too as I have been busy this last week with my family tree. Should be back to normal this week. Have a super weekend.🙂
  
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