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[madbaker]

This week's Resolution Recipe: Basil Vinaigrette.

1 T vinegar (I used reduced balsamic; a champagne vinegar or light herb vinegar might be nice too.)
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
1 clove garlic (hah!)
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp salt

Mash garlic into the vinegar. Chop the basil finely (I used an herb chopper) and whisk in with the salt. Gradually whisk in olive oil until it emulsifies.

What worked: Nice delicate basil flavor, good green color.

What didn't: It was a mistake to use it on salad. A bit of the basil came through but it was overwhelmed by the salad.

Will I make it again? I might - probably worth trying as a topping for fish or chicken. I used the GSP as guinea pigs, but I don't think people ate much of the salad when there were tons of other good food available.

Comments

[roswtr.livejournal.com]

It was tasty on its own, but you're right about it getting lost on the salad. And I've got your little container -- I'll throw it into my bag on Saturday.

D'oh!

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I told myself several times as I was packing up not to forget the container, so of course I did.

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

Well, it was definitely delicate in flavor, and yeah, probably overwhelmed by the rest of the salad (I did try it, see!), but it was good. (And I made sure I ate salads, because I knew I'd be in trouble if I didn't get something other than meat in my system ...)

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

It wasn't a complaint, merely an observation. I know that I ate many other tasty things besides salad...