• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
✮ The Food Dictator ✮

The Hirshon Ultimate Spicy Vinaigrette Dressing

September 18, 2018 by The Generalissimo Leave a Comment

107
SHARES
FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditWhatsappYummly
Light Dark Dark Light
()
The Hirshon Ultimate Spicy Vinaigrette Dressing
Vinaigrette Dressing Image Used Under Creative Commons License From pinterest.com

Citizens, your rarely under-dressed Leader – the sartorially resplendent TFD! – abhors salads that lack panache. This dressing hits all my flavor buttons and is a rare easy-to-make TFD creation!

Vinaigrette is made by mixing an oil with something acidic such as vinegar or lemon juice. The mixture can be enhanced with salt, herbs and/or spices. It is used most commonly as a salad dressing, but can also be used as a marinade.

Traditionally, a vinaigrette consists of 3 parts oil and 1 part vinegar mixed into a stable emulsion, but the term is also applied to mixtures with different proportions and to unstable emulsions which last only a short time before separating into layered oil and vinegar phases.

“Vinaigrette” is the diminutive form of the French word “vinaigre” (“vinegar”). It was commonly known as “french dressing” in the 19th century.

In general, vinaigrette consists of 3 parts of oil to 1 part of vinegar whisked into an emulsion. Salt and pepper are often added. Herbs and shallots are added, especially when it is used for cooked vegetables or grains. Sometimes mustard is used as an emulsifier and to add flavor. Some vinaigrettes use a small amount of sweetener, such as maple syrup.

Vinaigrette may be made with a variety of oils and vinegars. Olive oil and neutral vegetable oils such as soybean oil, canola oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, peanut oil, or grape seed oil are all common.

In northern France, it may be made with walnut oil and cider vinegar and used for Belgian endive salad.

In the United States, vinaigrettes may include a wide range of additions such as lemon, truffles, raspberries, sugar, garlic, and cherries. Cheese, parmesan or blue cheese being the most common, may also be added. Commercially bottled versions may include emulsifiers such as lecithin.

In Southeast Asia, rice bran oil and white vinegar are used as a foundation with fresh herbs, chili peppers, nuts, and lime juice.

In China and Japan, a similar salad dressing is made with sesame oil/sesame paste and rice vinegar. In north China, sometimes mustard is added to enhance the flavor and texture of the sauce.

Different vinegars, such as raspberry, create different flavors, and lemon juice or alcohol, such as sherry, may be used instead of vinegar. Balsamic vinaigrette is made by adding a small amount of balsamic vinegar to a simple vinaigrette of olive oil and wine vinegar.

In classical French cuisine, a vinaigrette is used as a salad dressing and, as a cold sauce, accompanies cold artichokes, asparagus, and leek.

I prefer my vinaigrette very strong, and this really fits the bill! Instead of mustard, I use mustard oil (please do not substitute any other mustard oil for the brand I specify, as they were not designed to be eaten and can hurt you), which keeps my vinaigrette perfectly clear.

Instead of vinegar, I extract the complex vinegar flavor from capers and also use horseradish and pickled shallots for even more punch. By pressing these and other ingredients in a French Press coffeemaker over a number of hours, I get all their flavor!

Try this over butter lettuce and be sure and add a goodly amount of flaky Maldon sea salt – you won’t be disappointed, Citizens! 🙂

Battle on – The Generalissimo

Print
clock clock iconcutlery cutlery iconflag flag iconfolder folder iconinstagram instagram iconpinterest pinterest iconfacebook facebook iconprint print iconsquares squares iconheart heart iconheart solid heart solid icon
The Hirshon Ultimate Spicy Vinaigrette Dressing

The Hirshon Ultimate Spicy Vinaigrette Dressing


★★★★★

5 from 1 reviews

  • Total Time: 0 hours
Print Recipe
Pin Recipe

Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 3 tbsp. Capers in brine, crushed
  • 3 tbsp. Pickled shallots, crushed
  • 1/4 cup freshly-ground Horseradish
  • 1/2 bunch fresh Dill, torn into pieces
  • 3/4 cup buttery extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup Yandilla mustard oil, DO NOT SUBSTITUTE
  • Maldon Sea Salt

Instructions

  1. Combine all except salt in a french press coffee maker for 24 hours, pressed down (of course) and shaken every few hours. After 24 hours, remove solids, apply to greens and add a goodly amount of Maldon flaky sea salt.
  • Prep Time: 0 hours
  • Cook Time: 0 hours
  • Category: Recipes

Nutrition

  • Calories: 492.68 kcal
  • Sugar: 1.82 g
  • Sodium: 216.34 mg
  • Fat: 54.29 g
  • Saturated Fat: 7.2 g
  • Carbohydrates: 3.29 g
  • Fiber: 0.95 g
  • Protein: 0.53 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg

Did you make this recipe?

Tag @thefooddictator on Pinterest, Instagram or Facebook and hashtag it #TFD

How useful was this post, Citizen?

Click to rate My Recipe, Citizen - 5 hearts are ALWAYS appreciated!

Average rating / 5. Vote count:

No votes so far! Be the first to rate this post.

As you found this post useful...

Follow us on social media, Citizen!

We are sorry that this post was not useful for you!

Let us improve this post!

Tell us how we can improve this post?

Related posts:

The Hirshon Pistachio Cranberry Cardamom Brittle
The Hirshon Romanian Jewish Garlic “Tenderloin" - Friptura de Usturoi Românesc Evreiesc
The Hirshon Bajan Hot Sauce
Sri Lankan King's Chicken Curry with Sandalwood
The Hirshon Celery Victor
The True Beef Wellington
The Hirshon Ultimate Spanish Pork Skewers - Pinchos Morunos
Hopi Piki Bread

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Condiments

About The Generalissimo

The myth of the Generalissimo is far more interesting than the reality.

Previous Post: « The Hirshon Byzantine Rice Pudding
Next Post: Jeffrey Steingarten’s Hybrid Julia Child/Jacques Pepin Lobster Soufflé »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe rating ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆

Primary Sidebar

➤ Citizens – Please Support TFD Nation!

Donate to Help TFD!

⇔ Search, And Ye Shall Assuredly Find!

✮ Citizens ✮

TFD currently has a total of 1,361 posts and 1,154,816 words written since December of 2014! Add your voice to My 50,000+ dedicated readers, comment on My recipes and thus become an active member of TFD Nation! Looking for a particular recipe? Search for it in the box above or via the category tags below - there are THOUSANDS of the finest in world and historic recipes here!

❧ TREMBLE Before Our Categoric Zeal!

Appetizers (145)Beef (143)Beverages (24)Bread (111)Cheese (64)Chicken (131)Chinese (121)Chocolate (16)Condiments (262)Dessert (166)Drinks (23)Duck (20)Egg (47)Fish (56)French (56)Game (29)Georgian (34)Indian (60)Italian (58)Jewish (84)Lamb (72)Manifestos (1)Pasta (90)Pork (146)Salad (40)Sandwich (42)Seafood (84)Shrimp (53)Soup (109)Spices (12)Tofu (7)Turkey (15)Veal (18)Vegetables (107)

✺ Click to Follow Us Across Social Media!

Facebook   

    instagram

☥ TFD SPEAKS!!!

https://www.thefooddictator.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/TFD-Avatar-Cold-Open-FINAL.mp4

 Enjoy TFD’s Mellifluous Podcasts, Citizen!

© 2023 · The Food Dictator is abjectly served by WORDPRESS

✮ The Food Dictator ✮
Manage Cookie Consent
Citizens!

Be advised that as an enlightened Dictatorship here at TFD, we are indeed on the side of right when it comes to protecting the privacy of TFD Nation!

We do use technologies such as cookies to store and/or access device information, solely to improve your browsing experience and to show personalized ads.

Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions - trust us, we really ARE on your side!

YOUR LOYALTY IS NOTED! 🎖️
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}
107
SHARES
FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditMailYummly