Crait Organic Balsamic Vinegar Packets, 10 Pack

Crait seals certified organic balsamic vinegar into single-serve sachets, ten to a box. Each holds enough to finish one plate, and because the packet is flat and sealed it rides in a lunch bag, a glovebox or a jacket pocket without the fuss of decanting a bottle into something smaller.

Vinegar is the half of a dressing people forget to pack. Greens that sit dressed all morning go limp, so the packed-lunch move is to carry the salad plain and add the balsamic at the table, a minute before you eat. Salad bars, catering lines and office kitchens use the same packets so each person sets their own balance of sweet and sharp.

Past salads, treat it as a finisher: a few drops over sliced tomato and mozzarella, on roasted carrots or brussels sprouts, across grilled chicken, stirred through a bowl of lentils, or over strawberries with a shaving of hard cheese.