Alice Waters's Salad Dressing
Source of Recipe
From "Scratch" by Maria Rodale
Recipe Introduction
"It's not every day that Alice Waters comes to dinner. Oh, the pressure! One thing I do to relieve the pressure is get guests involved in the kitchen. And honestly, I was dying to see how Alice makes salad dressing, because salads are one of her specialties. I had some lovely freshly picked salad greens from my local farmer friend George DeVault, and I asked her if she could please make the dressing and we could all watch and learn. Here is her recipe."
List of Ingredients
Dressing:
â—¦ Coarse sea salt
â—¦ 1 clove garlic
â—¦ 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
â—¦ 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
â—¦ Freshly ground black pepper
â—¦ 1 large bowl salad greens
Recipe
To make the dressing:
Place a little salt in the bottom of a mortar, add the garlic and grind it with the pestle until creamy.
Add the vinegar and mix with a spoon. Add the oil and mix with a fork to combine. Taste the dressing for balance — it shouldn't be too vinegary, salty, or oily. Add black pepper.
Drizzle the dressing one spoonful at a time over the greens and toss gently with your hands. Repeat this process until all the greens are lightly dressed and everything is perfectly delicious.
Serves 4
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