the.com/vinaigrette
Oil and vinegar's truce — stable only if you keep shaking it.
means A dressing made by combining oil and vinegar (or another acid) with seasoning, typically used on salads or cold dishes.
from From French vinaigre, 'vinegar,' itself from vin (wine) plus aigre (sour) — so vinegar is literally 'sour wine.' The '-ette' is a French diminutive suffix, giving 'vinaigrette' the sense of a small, dainty preparation built around that sour wine base. The word entered English in the 1700s, carrying its French kitchen pedigree intact.
- ratio rule
- three parts oil to one part acid, classically
- etymology
- french for little vinegar
- emulsion type
- temporary, unlike mayonnaise's permanent one
- mustard trick
- adds emulsifier so it stays mixed longer