Salad dressing recipes are a dime a dozen, but we’ve made it simple: With these four recipes in your repertoire, you’ve got formulas that will complement any salad you’re tossing together.
Balsamic Honey Dressing
This do-it-all dressing is full of complex flavours, courtesy of balsamic vinegar. All you need are basic pantry ingredients to whip up a batch any time you’re making a salad. We love drizzling this dressing over ripe summer tomatoes, fresh burrata and a handful of baby arugula, but you can add it to anything you want.
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Sherry Dijon Vinaigrette
This zippy, crisp vinaigrette, based on a traditional French style of cooking, replaces common wine vinegar with musky sherry vinegar and lemon. This flavourful dressing holds up against a hearty meal salad.Think leafy salad greens, like Boston or little gem, salty bacon and satiating carbs, like roasted new potatoes.
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Green Goddess Dressing
This bright dressing uses loads of fresh herbs to pack on the flavour. We’ve paired it with our version of a “crudité” salad: a mix of crunchy greens, including baby romaine and cucumber, edamame, radishes and ribbons of heirloom carrots and fennel. You could also add avocado, cherry tomatoes and cucumber wedges.
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Sweet Heat Ginger Sesame Dressing
This easy dressing beautifully with crunchy, mild-tasting vegetables, like the julienned carrots, baby bok choy and slivered red cabbage we used in our composed salad. Feel free to add microgreens, like pea shoots or mizuna, then take your pick of pineapple or mango to add a fresh sweetness that brings it all together.
