so delicious dairy-free easy to whip up balsamic vinegar

So good, you'll be looking for a salad or bread or meat or something to dip this into. Apples are also insanely good with this.

Use organic ingredients if you've got them.

Makes enough for maybe two-ish salads? Or so. This recipe is not an exact science. It's exactly delicious though.

• 1/4 c. olive oil
• 2 T. balsamic vinegar
• 1 small diced shallot (this is the KEY!)
• 1/2 tsp. whole grain mustard (the gritty kind, not the bright yellow kind)
• 1 T. (or, you know, a big dollop) maple syrup
• pinch kosher salt
• pinch fresh ground black pepper

Whirl that up in a blender or, as I prefer, with your handy dandy handheld stick blender, and you're good to go.

I'm saving a little jelly jar to keep a double or triple recipe of this in my fridge. Good. Stuff.