Cucumber Herb Vinaigrette

Very nice dressing. However, to the person who thinks honey is a healthier choice than sugar, your body does not know the difference at all between honey and sugar or between agave and maple syrup and reacts in precisely the same way with any of them. Honey is not healthy but of course in very limited usage, and not with regularity. Limited occasions perhaps but not if you are diabetic. Sugars, in any of their forms, especially high fructose corn syrup are not foods and shouldn't be considered as such. Food is something the body needs for the strict purpose of nutrition and sustenance and has absolutely nothing to do with pleasures of sugary treats. Essential fatty acids and essential amino acids (healthy fats and protein) are required by the body. There is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate. Your body is capable of making carbohydrates/glucose when it is needed and doesn't need it from outside sources. Even fruit should be limited to an occasional treat as it has been modified from its original forms thousands of years ago. Over the millennia, fruit has been cross bred to produce the fructose packed offspring of today which has caused so many to develop metabolic syndrome resulting in obesity.

We fell in love with this recipe last summer and we're still using it this summer. It's easy and very good.

Thank you very much. This looks wonderfully delicious. However, I don't really see the need for sugar. I imagine, though, if one wants a sweetener, honey would be an excellent and healthier substitute for sugar...or even, perhaps, balsamic vinegar instead of sugar and red wine vinegar...that is, if you want a little sweet. Personally, I'd prefer no sweetener using it on a salad, but maybe some sweetener if I use it like a marinade or sauce for salmon.