1 review for Trader Joe’s Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing Reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
Clover Wine –
From Exploring Trader Joe’s 2014
“I have since come to learn what probably everybody else already knew–that raspberry vinaigrette is, in fact, a rather common product, made by a whole bunch of different companies, not something dreamed up just by the crazy people in Monrovia, California. And I have tried several of those other products, after liking the TJ’s version so much. They’ve all been OK, but none as good. I think it comes down to sweetness. This is completely backwards for me, but I think I like the TJ’s version because it does not have the strong sweetness that the others tend to share. It adds a pleasant essence of raspberry to a salad without becoming the only thing that I taste. (Do I need to point out that raspberry makes everything better? I hope not.)
So you will now find Trader Joe’s Raspberry Vinaigrette salad dressing in my refrigerator at all times. In fact, I keep a back-up bottle so that I’m never caught without it. It’s not the only salad dressing I use; I still keep in the rotation some version of a tomato-based dressing (Catalina or French) and usually one other new kind that I’m trying out. But I’m always happiest when the rotation is back to TJ’s raspberry vinaigrette. It’s hard for me to imagine anything coming along that would displace this as my favorite.”
Clover Wine –
From Exploring Trader Joe’s 2014
“I have since come to learn what probably everybody else already knew–that raspberry vinaigrette is, in fact, a rather common product, made by a whole bunch of different companies, not something dreamed up just by the crazy people in Monrovia, California. And I have tried several of those other products, after liking the TJ’s version so much. They’ve all been OK, but none as good. I think it comes down to sweetness. This is completely backwards for me, but I think I like the TJ’s version because it does not have the strong sweetness that the others tend to share. It adds a pleasant essence of raspberry to a salad without becoming the only thing that I taste. (Do I need to point out that raspberry makes everything better? I hope not.)
So you will now find Trader Joe’s Raspberry Vinaigrette salad dressing in my refrigerator at all times. In fact, I keep a back-up bottle so that I’m never caught without it. It’s not the only salad dressing I use; I still keep in the rotation some version of a tomato-based dressing (Catalina or French) and usually one other new kind that I’m trying out. But I’m always happiest when the rotation is back to TJ’s raspberry vinaigrette. It’s hard for me to imagine anything coming along that would displace this as my favorite.”