Leahs Fresh French Taragon Salad Dressing
From divaliscious 15 years agoIngredients
- I eyeball the amounts, but I believe when I made this last night, that these measurements come quite close. shopping list
- 3 tablespoons fresh tarragon minced shopping list
- 4 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar (use apple cider vinegar in stead if you don't have white balsamic - but you should buy this the next time you are at the store - its very nice!) shopping list
- 2-3 tablespoons good honey shopping list
- 2 cloves fresh garlic minced shopping list
- 1 tablespoon grainy for a more artisan look or creamy (preferred) Dijon mustard or spicy mustard shopping list
- 1-1/2 tablespoon lite mayonnaise shopping list
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 1/2 cup olive oil shopping list
- 1/4 cup or more water (if making a light version) shopping list
- bowl and good whisk or blender shopping list
- 1 teaspoon of kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon of fresh cracked pepper shopping list
How to make it
- In bowl, add all of the following: tarragon, garlic, salt and pepper, mayonnaise, mustard, honey, vinegar and lemon juice.
- Whisk till combined.
- Slowly , really slowly drizzle olive oil while continuing to whisk to create an emulsion.
- If this is too difficult for you - use the blender on a low setting but add the tarragon last and by hand so it doesn't pulverize the tarragon.
- If making a light version, use only half of the olive oil while making this in the blender, once emulsified, add water slowly - this will keep the dressing emulsified yet creating a creamy type salad dressing.
- Then add your minced tarragon by hand and set aside.
- Taste test your salad dressing, add a little more honey if it has too much of a bite for your tastes, or more lemon juice if you need more, etc.
- I usually prepare this before serving up my salad and let it sit for 30 minutes for the flavors to marry, then save any unused portion in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
- This will keep for two weeks. And as mentioned, this is great over your poached fish dishes, used as a marinade for shrimp or chicken to be grilled and is nice as a dressing over your potato or pasta salads.
- The dressing has a fresh bright creamy goodness which makes you want only more. Enjoy!
- Photo is borrowed from christinecooks blog
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I love dressing made from scratch (I do not use the store bought kind). You did not get my 5 points for only that, but for the fab ingredients you used! I agree with you about white vinegar, it has a refreshing tart taste and does not overpower the s...more
elgab89 in Toronto loved it -
This sounds fantastic! You did a great job with this dressing!
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Love it Diva.
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