Substitute for balsamic vinegar (2024)

Have you realized that you run out of special vinegar when cooking? Here are the best balsamic vinegar substitutes to use in recipes.

Making a recipe that calls for balsamic vinegar and it is not available? Balsamic vinegar is a popular Italian vinegar that is very dark in color. The taste is like no other type of vinegar: tart, sweet, complex, with undertones of fig, molasses and cherry. It is often reduced to a thick layerbalsamic glassthat is sprinkled over itsalads,pizza, ofcrostini. Easily find balsamic vinegar at your local supermarket, but don't have time to shop? Here are some replacement ideas.

Best substitute for balsamic vinegar

1. Red wine vinegar + maple syrup or honey

The best substitute for balsamic vinegar? Here's how to make a balsamic vinegar stand-in:think 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar with 2 teaspoons maple syrup. Adding sweetness to red wine vinegar comes close to the complexity and roundness of balsamic vinegar's flavor. When we tried this in a taste test, it tasted remarkably close. If you don't have maple syrup, you can use honey or sugar (just stir until the sugar is dissolved).

To remind:Do not use this substitute in recipes with "balsamic" in the title. If you do thatBalsamic reductionofBalsamic vinegar, you have to have the real thing. (Excuse me.)

Here are some recipes in which you can use this balsamic vinegar substitute:

• Creamy balsamic dressing
• Strawberry salad with balsamic vinaigrette
• Beetroot salad with balsamic dressing
• Blackberry salad with balsamic vinaigrette
• Perfect spinach salad
• Tomatoes with blisters
• Pour tomato salad
• Tomato-basil paste
• Grilled cabbage boats

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