The World's Best Salad Dressing
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp minced shallot from 1 small or 1/2 medium shallot
- 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Take an empty jar such as an old jam, mustard or pickle jar. Preferably something with a wide enough top to fit a spoon. If you don't have an empty jar, buy a mason's jar at the grocery store. Place your minced shallot into the jar and cover with the white wine vinegar. Let sit for at least 5 minutes.
- Wash and dry your lemon. Use a microplane to remove the zest, add it plus the juice from said lemon to your shallots (a handheld juicer is great for this).
- Add your olive oil, salt and shake to combine. Taste and adjust accordingly.
Notes
This dressing will keep indefinitely in the fridge so make a lot.
A microplane zester will give you a really fine zest. If you don't own one, you can buy one here. Otherwise, use a regular zester and then mince.
Whenever you are making a vinaigrette, you want to use the finest quality olive oil that you can afford because you are truly going to taste it. One of my favorites is Laudemio. You can buy a bottle here, but it's also carried any gourmet market such as Whole Foods.