Healthy Salad Dressings

The most common vinegars used for dressings are red wine, white wine, sherry, balsamic, tarragon and raspberry.

To make tarragon vinegar, simply plunge several sprigs into a bottle of white wine vinegar and leave to infuse.

For a fruit vinegar, cover crushed fruit of your choice with wine vinegar and leave to infuse for a few days; then strain into a saucepan and boil for 5-10 minutes.

Experiment with the different oils and vinegars for slight variations in flavour.

Tossing too early makes the leaves go limp.

• Basic French Vinaigrette
• Wild Rocket Salad
• Watercress Salad with Grapefruit Vinaigrette
• Thai Chicken Salad
• Carrot and Chickpea Salad with Hazelnut Vinaigrette
• Fruit Salad with Yoghurt Dressing