During our ten years in France, we never saw any purchased salad dressing in any household. The French just mix some oil, balsamic vinegar, and mustard, et voilà! Those three simple ingredients make a perfect vinaigrette. Why you would purchase a pricy bottle of "vinaigrette" that includes all kinds of additional unhealthy ingredients, and possibly in a plastic bottle, is unclear to me. Actually, it is not that unclear to me, given the "salad dressing" aisle in the grocery store. Clever US marketing has created a mindset that salad dressing is something to be purchased in a bottle.
In case you want to try the cheaper, healthier, yummier French way:
- Save a glass jar when you empty one, and wash it
- Mix the following in the jar: 2/3 of a tablespoon of Dijon mustard, 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, 4 tablespoons of olive oil, two shakes of salt. Adjust the ratios depending on your taste. The more vinegar, the less calories. I re-use jars a lot, and the one in the picture says "pesto" since that's what it contained before it was used for vinaigrette.
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