Zesty Italian Vinaigrette

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 - 2 cups extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
  • 4-6 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp dry basil
  • 1 tsp dry oregano
  • 1 tsp dry parsley
  • 1 tsp mustard powder
  • 1-2 tsp sugar

Instructions

1

Peel the garlic and cut the hard part of the stems off. Put them in your food processor along with the peppercorns, salt, and a half-cup of the olive oil. Blend until the garlic and pepper are both ground really well.

2

Now add the rest of the herbs — and the sugar, if you want it — another half-cup of olive oil, and the vinegar.

3

As a dressing or dip, this does need some sugar to balance the tartness of the vinegar and herbs. If you substitute balsamic vinegar, that’s already sweet enough on its own. And if you’re planning to use this as a marinade, you can just skip the sugar altogether.

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Aug 2012 Added