BACK-TO-BASICS BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

This dressing was so super easy and so super awesome, I do not think I could purchase a bottle of prepared stuff ever again.  Again, the good quality maple syrup lends itself nicely to the flavor.  It called for syrup OR agave nectar, so I added half the amount of each.  I bought walnut oil for this recipe, and added the suggested touch of sesame oil along with dijon, a little garlic, and blended it up for a few seconds.  The kids ate the heck out of a bowl of leaves (spinach) when Back-to-Basics Balsamic Vinaigrette was poured over it (pictured above with Popeye Pasta).