Vinegar-and-Oil-Based Salad Dressing
- 3 tablespoons tarragon vinegar
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 to 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, to taste
- 1 garlic clove, halved (see Notes)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 3/4 cup light vegetable oil, such as soy, sunflower, or peanut
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon light olive oil
- In a small bowl or jar, mix the vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper together.
- Add the vegetable and olive oils and mix all ingredients until well blended and smooth the.
- Blend well again just before using.
- Vinaigrette Proportions
- If you want to use either all vegetable oil or all olive oil in the vinaigrette instead of the blend here, keep in mind the proportions that follow.
- Olive Oil Vinaigrette: Three parts oil to one part vinegar or lemon juice.
- Vegetable Oil Vinaigrette: Four parts oil to one part vinegar or lemon juice.
- If the vegetable oil you use has a strong flavor, use the ratio of 3:1 instead.
tarragon vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, garlic, salt, freshly ground pepper, light vegetable oil, light olive oil
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/vinegar-and-oil-based-salad-dressing (may not work)