Salad Dressing

The dates act as both a sweetener and an emulsifier in this citrusy, mustardy vinaigrette.

This all-purpose dressing brightens whatever it touches, like Snap Pea Salad or Greek salad. It proves that three simple ingredients can become something extra-special when they're combined in just the right proportions.

The steak can be marinated a day in advance—in fact, it gets better.

Vibrantly colored and spiced, this creamy dressing is great drizzled over your favorite salad, grain bowl, or cooked veggies. Fresh turmeric will give you the best flavor and health benefits, but if you can't find it, ground dried turmeric works too.

Made creamy with sieved egg yolk, this dressing is also especially delicious when spooned over sliced beets or boiled and cooled asparagus, green beans, or cauliflower.

Sourdough enriches salad dressing for a creamy, tangy finish.

A lighter, brighter option for all you Caesar salad lovers.

Make this once with measuring spoons and cups; the next time, just eyeball it, adjusting any or all of the ingredients to suit your palate. Then you can call it your classic.

This is equally good drizzled over hard-boiled eggs or with crudité for dipping.

The delicate flavor of rice vinegar along with the other Asian ingredients in this vinaigrette is ideal on tender greens like mizuna or mâche

All the flavors of a steak sandwich on rye, but in salad form.

Done well, this should be crunchy, fresh, spicy, sour, and a little bit funky. Taste as you go and adjust as needed.

If you can't find freekeh, use another whole grain, like spelt or rye berries.