Our opinionated staffers gathered to taste test 11 brands of balsamic vinaigrette. Here’s the best salad dressing we tasted. Bet you didn’t know you could make these salad dressings from scratch.

I grew up with a refrigerator door full of bottled salad dressing. There was creamy Italian for me, balsamic vinaigrette for my dad, and Parmesan peppercorn for my sister, plus a mix of other ...