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Friday, July 30
Fat on the Road to Redemption
Gee, whaddaya know.... "good" fat is really, truly, GOOD FOR YOU! Everyone that owns a bottle of fat-free dressing, I command you to dump it down the sink immediately. Your salad is worthless with it.
To wean you off your Kraft Free ways, I am including a basic vinaigrette dressing recipe to get you started. Add any flavorings that you want, change the vinegar to any acid (lemon juice, etc) or the oil to canola or peanut or whatever, but just keep a 1-2 ratio between acid and oil.
1/4 cup good vinegar (white wine, red wine, cheap balsamic, etc)
1/2 cup oil (not too strong, if extra-virgin you may want to combine it with canola or something more neutral)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
fresh ground pepper
1 teaspoon good mustard
a few drops of actually good balsamic (If you paid less than $50 for the bottle no matter how small it is, it ain't good balsamic. Visit Zingerman's for a decent starter selection.)
Combine all and shake/blend/whisk to a nice consistency. It will separate over time, so just re-mix before putting on your salad.
Use a tiny amount on your salad - even 1T for a huge bowl of greens. Just toss and toss and toss far longer than you think possible and over time each leaf will have just enough of that nice tart-oily flavor. Of course, if you don't give a hoot about calories (and with olive oil, you shouldn't), just glop as much on as you want.
This has been my public service announcement for the day. Thank you.
Time posted: 08:40 [permalink]
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