Basic Balsamic Vinaigrette
"This vinaigrette has an almost sweet & sour flavour but with out the sharp acidic taste from light vinegars. Great with radicchio and or arugula greens"
photo by FrenchBunny
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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1 1/2 cups
- Serves:
- 2
ingredients
- 6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar (use a good quality well aged Balsamic for this vinaigrette)
- 1⁄2 cup fresh orange juice
- 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄4 cup lite olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 pinch cayenne
- salt & pepper
directions
- Mix all the ingredients together, mix well.
- This will keep well in the fridge for at least a week.
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Reviews
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I was looking for something to drizzle over vine-ripe tomatoes and came across this recipe. I love easy, straightforward recipes and this was definitely one. The first time I made it, I followed the recipe exactly and it was wonderful...even better the next day. The second time I made it, I substituted the cayenne with a double pinch of curry powder. It wasn't bad, but I shouldn't have messed with perfection. Thanks for the recipe, we'll be making this often. -
Used this recipe for my cold pasta salad, it was delicious. The only change is that I omitted the salt because my hubby is dealing with high blood pressure and also I only had extra virgin olive oil. It really was tasty. -
This was such a delicious balsamic vinaigrette. But I will agree with another poster that this yields more than 2 servings. 3/4 cup per person is alot unless your drinking it. The flavor was excellent though. The only thing I changed was I used regular olive oil and not lite, only cause I didnt have the lite on hand. Made this to go with Recipe #330787 and also for Recipe #17664 Both were delicious. Thanks for a wonderful recipe Bergy. -
I can't believe I forgot to review this recipe. I wanted to make it again and went into my reviews and it wasn't there. I've spent the last 30 minutes looking for it. All I could remember was it had orange juice and lemon juice in it. I thought I would never find it! This was AWESOME! I used this in a tuna and garbanzo bean salad. YUMMY! -
I love balsamic vinegar and was so happy to find this recipe. The first thing that drew me to it was the amount of oil. Mostly vinaigrettes have four parts of oil to one part vinegar (or lemon or whatever the "sourness/acidity" is). To my taste that is too oily. This was totally different. Very good taste, wonderful over my usual Sunday salad. Made exactly as stated, used 1/8 teaspoon and four turns of the pepper mill. There is more than enough left for our weekday salads. It says that the recipe yealds 2 servings, this might not be correct.........Thanks for posting. Made for Camera-Less chef Game #5, (June '08).
Tweaks
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I omitted the salt, due to health reasons.
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I was looking for something to drizzle over vine-ripe tomatoes and came across this recipe. I love easy, straightforward recipes and this was definitely one. The first time I made it, I followed the recipe exactly and it was wonderful...even better the next day. The second time I made it, I substituted the cayenne with a double pinch of curry powder. It wasn't bad, but I shouldn't have messed with perfection. Thanks for the recipe, we'll be making this often.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
In the past 16 months I have taken off 61 pounds and feel wonderful. I am off all medications and all systems are GO! In years I may be 79 but in spirit I am still in my forties. We are only as old as we allow ourselves to feel. Always think positive. Do something a bit challenging every day & always do something silly every day. Be a kid again! Laugh every day - it is internal jogging.
Here are a few of my photos
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