Tarragon Balsamic Salad Dressing Recipe

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. We participate in other affiliate programs as well. For more details, please see our disclosure policy.

Mix up a little deliciousness in this Tarragon Balsamic Salad Dressing. It’s packed with flavor and couldn’t be easier to prepare.

I’ve always been a salad fiend. I would rather eat salad than dessert sometimes. My college roommate could not understand it. I don’t think I ever saw her eat anything green. Poor thing.

There are so many delicious salad combinations, you never have to be bored. Ahem… Let me count the ways.

I could go on….

But the real point of this post is to convey the necessity of making your own salad dressings.

It was sometime in college when I realized that salad dressing was just as easy to make from scratch as it was to open a bottle of commercially made salad dressing. That discovery opened a whole world of flavors and tastes. Especially since I love salads.

Stock your cupboard with some basic salad dressing ingredients and you can whip up some tasty dressings in just a manner of minutes. Consider keeping these items on hand:

vinegar: red wine, rice, white wine, balsamic, apple cider
mustard: dry and Dijon
oil: sunflower, avocado, olive
jams: strawberry, apricot, or raspberry
herbs and spices

You can mix and match these in an array of combos for great dressings that will never bore you. Head here if you need a formula.

Pro tip: salad dressings make great meat marinades!

One flavor combination that is absolutely delicious is balsamic and tarragon. The herb and the sweetish vinegar combine well. Stir in a little Dijon mustard for a little bite and you’ve got a dressing or marinade to wow even the snobbiest of foodies.

I particularly love this dressing on simple composed salads. If blue cheese is involved, so much the better.