French Dressing Recipe

Vinaigrette

A good French dressing recipe or vinaigrette is so easy to make at home using a good quality olive oil.

It is served with your hors d oeuvres, all your green salads and vegetable crudites. It is so delicious and very healthy too.

By mixing in other ingredients such as mustard or fresh herbs you then turn your dressing into another beautiful French dressing!

Try them on warm and cold foods - just divine!

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 tablespoon wine vinegar

• 2 good pinches of salt

• Black pepper





Method

• Put the salt into a bowl together with a little black pepper.

• Stir in the vinegar and continue until the salt has dissolved. (This is because salt will not dissolve in oil).

• Now add the oil, a little at a time, beating continuously until the dressing is cloudy.

This freshly made French dressing will keep for a few days in the refrigerator.

Vinaigrette a la moutarde

For this dressing, simply add 1 teaspoon of French mustard before beating in the oil.

Vinaigrette aux fines herbes

To make a vinaigrette aux fines herbes, simply add 3 tablespoons of finely chopped herbs to the above dressing.

The herbs must be fresh and consist of fennel, chervil or parsley, tarragon, chives and 4 leaves of marjoram. Do not use more marjoram as it is rather pungent.

Once you know how to make your French dressings you will never need to buy another bottle of dressing from the supermarket!

Try them on all your French salads, meat and poultry dishes, fish and vegetable recipes as well as egg dishes.

We all have different tastes and so each individual can add his or her own preference for a perfect French recipe.

Enjoy!





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