09/25/2026
Here’s a fresh salad dressing you can use on either option: a big green salad or an unusual pasta salad. For people who do better with cooked foods than raw ones, you can even use this dressing as a tasty marinade over steamed greens or other lightly steamed veggies.
TARRAGON HONEY MUSTARD SALAD DRESSING
Purifying, Health Building, Gourmet Vegetarian
Time: 10 minutes Serves 6
Blend together in a blender, or shake together in a jar:
1 teaspoon dried tarragon (or 1 Tbsp. fresh)
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
¼ – ½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 Tablespoon stoneground mustard (or 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard)
2 teaspoons raw honey
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
Ready to use on whatever fresh salad you’ve put together. Play with colors and textures, what’s local and easy to digest to you. Consider adding edible flowers too, like these spring pansies.
EASY TIP: If there’s a tablespoon left of stoneground mustard in a jar, I’ll just add all the ingredients there and shake. Or if you have the tail end of some honey in its jar, simply add a little warm water to dissolve it, then add the rest of the ingredients and shake.
VEGAN variation: Substitute 1 – 2 teaspoons coconut sugar in place of the honey.
Effects: neutral for all elements and all doshas, with salad or steamed veggies.
Thanks to Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners, Morningstar https://polaritytherapy.org/2021/04/13/playing-with-salads-light-or-substantial/
