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Simple Organic Vinaigrette Dressing

Ingredients:

•       1/3 cup Organic vinegar ( I usually use Apple Cider Vinegar that is bottled with the mother) Most stores carry Bragg’s organic.
•       1 small organic shallot or 1 or 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion (Whole foods has organic shallots)
•    1 to 2 teaspoons organic Dijon style mustard.
•    1 teaspoon sea salt
•    2/3 cup organic vegetable oil like canola, sunflower, olive, etc. (lately I’ve been using olive oil from Costco, but remember it may get solid in the fridge). 

Preparation:

Put the vinegar in a glass container that you will use to store the vinaigrette.  Add the finely chopped shallots.  Sometimes I let this sit for a while so that the onion infuses into the vinegar.  Add salt and mustard.  Add oil.  Shake before using and refrigerate after making.

Additions:

For fancier vinaigrette you can add fine herbs to the dressing (it won’t last as long).  Some use chives, chervil, parsley, tarragon, etc.