Homemade salad dressing never crossed the threshold of my mother’s kitchen. It was all about Seven Seas bottled Italian Dressing over iceberg lettuce. In fact, homemade salad dressing remains a foreign concept in my mother’s kitchen; however, she has introduced some new brands and flavors into the mix.
I love to make my own salad dressing. It is more flavorful and certainly less expensive and I like that each time I mix my own batch of olive oil, vinegar, and whatever else I have in stock – I’m getting a unique twist. It is a different experiment each time. But I think I finally found THE ONE.
Parc makes a simple, elegant salad with the best dressing. I rarely enjoy a salad with just lettuce, but with the right dressing it is a perfect complement to a variety of dishes or even just a hearty soup or a nice baguette. Parc creates such a dressing. I asked my friend Liz – the best cook I know – what is the secret? It is the tarragon she said. Truth be told, I’ve never even used tarragon before. As it turns out, it is the Tarragon and I finally found a keeper in this homemade Tarragon salad dressing. For me, the trick to dressing is mixing all of the ingredients in a jar. Just shake and pour. Also, I added some Cipollini onions to the dressing below for a little extra kick. Beats Seven Seas any day….
Tarragon Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tables finely chopped tarragon
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground cracked pepper
Directions
Place fresh chopped tarragon, minced garlic, honey, mustard(s), mayonnaise, salt & pepper in a jar. Shake it well. Add vinegar. Shake again. Add olive oil. And shake again.
