Can you help me figure out proportions?

[sweetie darling]

Had a delicious store-bought Kale Salad. Kale, apples, dried cherries, walnut pcs

Dressing ingredients from label:

White balsamic - 2 T
Apple cider vinegar - 1 T
Brown sugar - 2 T
Dijon mustard - ~1 t
S&P

The qtys above are what I already tried for a test batch ... still seems too "bitey"

Ideas?

[nadra24]

Add some vegetable oil.  Most vinaigrettes are a 2:1 ratio of oil to vinegar, but you could start with a 1:1 ratio and go from there.

[Run Amok]

No oil? I'd add oil. Salt can also cut the acid.

[sweetie darling]

Thanks ... I was thinking of adding oil, but none was listed in the ingredients and the salad didn't have a slick feel.
Maybe I'll try salt first.

Thx.

[nadra24]

If you don't want to add oil and the salt doesn't work, maybe decrease the amount of apple cider vinegar.  Balsamic tends to be a little more mild than ACV.

[Run Amok]

Tahini would also be yummy.

[Magic Microbe]

Add more sugar to cut the vinegar.

[caribougrrl]

I was going to say that's a lot of vinegar, but it's also a lot of sugar, holy cow. 

I like bitey food, so I would probably reduce the sugar and put some oil in (walnut oil likely).  Lots of variables: not all white balsamic is the same, some is more acerbic than others. Not all dijons are created equal either.

But when in doubt, add salt and see if it does the trick.

[Run Amok]

I like bitey food too... so this one is a struggle for me. I like kale salad with a really vinegary dressing (no sugar though- I don't like sweet dressings) and a little tahini. The oil is actually helpful in a kale salad because that is what breaks down the the raw kale leaves a bit. Unlike reglar lettuce, the venigar alone won't do the job.