11703 our favorite vinaigrette Recipes

fruit vinaigrette (i like raspberry or lavender/blueberry vinegrette), garlic, fresh basil (or if using dried 1&1/2 tsp.), fruit vinegar, vegetable oil, dijon mustard, sugar, lemon , zest of

pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls (any brand will work), diced frozen potatoes (i prefer the oreida o brien brand which has peppers and onions. if you can only find plain diced p), diced ham (i cut it down to 3/4 cup if using sausage-pre-cooked and drained or bacon pre-cooked since they are ), shredded cheese , 1 1/2 cups (i prefer a monterey jack or colby blend), eggs (i used extra large, large would be fine, but jumbo were too big), milk, hot sauce , to taste, dried parsley, all purpose seasoning, your favorite blend (not a seasoning salt, but a general all purpose brand, there are many available these days), salt, pepper

bacon, romaine hearts, rinsed and torn, julienned beets, drained, red onion, sliced in rings, grated parmesan cheese, balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing

raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, ginger sesame vinaigrette (recipe below ), dole very veggie, tomatoes, cut in half, mushrooms, thinly sliced, green onions, diagonally sliced

roasting chicken, shallot, fresh rosemary sprigs, fresh sage sprigs, mustard vinaigrette, chopped fresh rosemary, chopped fresh sage, fresh rosemary and sage sprigs

thick slices smoked bacon, heavy cream, eggs, coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper, challah bread , at least 1 inch thick, canola oil, grated gruyere cheese, ripe tomatoes (about 3 small), arugula, cleaned, roasted-garlic vinaigrette

sliced apple (1 small apple), apple cider vinaigrette, sliced hulled strawberries, champagne vinegar, sugar, salt, organic spinach leaves (4 oz), crumbled plain goat cheese (2 oz), dried cranberries, chopped toasted walnuts

onion, cut into rings, cucumber, peeled and sliced, herbed vinaigrette (i use )

smoked spanish chorizo sausage, cut into 1/4 inch sticks, frisee or curly endive, washed and dried, roasted garlic vinaigrette, ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced, grated spanish manchego cheese, red onion, sliced and separated into rings, roasted garlic vinaigrette, garlic cloves, roasted and peeled, red wine vinegar, honey, juice of 1 fresh lime, olive oil, coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper

smoked skirt steak , recipe follows, cumin seeds, limes, garlic cloves, peeled and sliced, kosher salt, crushed red pepper flakes, vegetable oil, red onions, peeled, halved and cut into 1/4-inch strips, green bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch strips, red bell peppers, cored, seeded , and cut into 1/4-inch strips, kosher salt, flour tortillas, smoky-spicy salsa, recipe follows, or your own favorite homemade or store-bought salsa, for serving, sour cream , for serving

extra virgin olive oil plus 1/2 cup, juice of 1/2 lemon, salt and pepper to taste, virgin olive oil, polenta or corn meal, for dredging, freshly ground black pepper, boneless fillets of pompano , or sole or trout, vine-ripened tomato, balsamic vinegar, capers, rinsed and drained, spicy peppers vinaigrette , recipe follows, chicory salad, washed and spun dry, sauteed spicy peppers vinaigrette, recipe courtesy of mario batali, virgin olive oil, red onion, thinly sliced, garlic, whole, italian frying peppers (banana shaped), whole, sweet red bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch strips, sweet yellow peppers, cored, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch strips, jalapeno peppers, cored, seeded and julienned, balsamic vinegar, chopped fresh marjoram leaves, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper to taste

firm-ripe fuyu persimmon , asian pear, or nectarine, cut into thin wedges, fresh water chestnuts, peeled with a sharp knife and thinly sliced, or 1/3 cup julienne strips of jicama, mixed baby lettuces, sweet ginger vinaigrette

red-skinned potatoes, each cut into 8 wedges, baby carrots, peeled , cut lengthwise in half, asparagus, trimmed , cut into 2-inch pieces, sugar snap peas, trimmed, low-fat (97% fat-free ) smoked ham, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices, then into 2-inch-long by 1/2-inch-wide pieces, shallot vinaigrette, fresh baby spinach

sherry vinaigrette, radishes with tops (about 1/2 lb), tops trimmed , leaving 1inch stem, and radishes halved lengthwise, bibb lettuce (about 8 small heads), washed well and spun dry(about 8 cups), sliced red onion (about 1 small)

pecans, citrus vinaigrette, kosher salt , freshly ground pepper, vegetable oil, heads treviso or other radicchio, each cut into 8 wedges with some core attached, head escarole , torn into large pieces (about 10 cups), ricotta salata (salted dry ricotta) or feta, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)

logs soft fresh goat cheese (such as montrachet), whole milk, butter, all purpose flour, freshly grated parmesan cheese (about 1 1/2 oz), egg yolks, chopped fresh chives, chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried, chopped fresh rosemary or 1/2 tsp dried, ground black pepper, egg whites, salt, mixed greens with raspberry vinaigrette

live lobsters, hard-shelled clams such as littlenecks (16), well scrubbed, olive oil, jumbo shrimp (8 to 12), with shells, sea scallops (10 to 12), whole red snappers, cleaned and heads removed, vegetable bulgur salad, cupstomato , caper, and olive vinaigrette, pine nuts, toasted and salted, lemon wedges

olive oil, fennel seeds, crushed, dried crushed red pepper, uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined, fennel bulbs (about 12 oz total), fronds chopped, bulbs cut into 1/3-inch-thick wedges, baby spinach leaves, chopped seeded peeled tomatoes, bacon-balsamic vinaigrette