I look forward to the fall for so many reasons. The summer months are just so crazy with the store, visitors and when I have a spare second I try to hit the beach! I never have much time to do anything in between so I get excited about spending time at home and cooking!! If anyone knows me, they know that I am not very good at relaxing. I always have to be doing something… I can’t even just sit and watch TV – I usually clean during commercials. Cooking is surprisingly relaxing for me – I’m busy doing something and it’s fun! I never used to cook. Allison and Caroline used to joke that I couldn’t even cut a carrot. But the long winters on Nantucket presented itself with the perfect time to learn.
A homemade salad dressing beats a bottled one hands down and it’s so easy to make! My go to base dressing always includes lemon, olive oil, agave, salt & pepper. I learned a hot tip from my cheffette friend Annie about adding tarragon (a very underused herb in my opinion) and dijon mustard.
Here are the ingredients: Dijon mustard, tarragon, lemon, agave, olive oil, salt & pepper.
- Makes enough for a salad for 4:
- Pull a large handful of tarragon leaves from the stem and chop – set aside. It will look like more than you need but trust me: more is tastier.
- Juice a lemon into a small bowl.
- Add 1 1/2 TB of Dijon Mustard.
- Add 2TB of Agave.
- Add tarragon and add about 3TB of Olive Oil (I just eyeball everything – trust your instincts because you really can’t mess it up!)
- Salt & Pepper (be a little generous!)
Whisk it!
And Enjoy!
I made a big salad for dinner tonight and also made your salad dressing it was delicious not only can you cook Emily you look beautiful when you’re doing it