vinaigrettes

Oil-and-acid dressings

Vinaigrettes are salad dressings made by emulsifying oil and vinegar, typically with added seasonings like mustard, garlic, or herbs: a simple lemon vinaigrette, She tossed the greens with balsamic vinaigrette.

The word also refers to small ornamental bottles once used to hold aromatic vinegar or smelling salts.

dressing

salad

Cold dressed vegetables

  • emulsionBlended immiscible liquids
  • oilSlippery viscous fluid
  • mustardTangy seed-paste condiment

shallot · herbs · greens · lettuce · toss · drizzle · whisk · Dijon · balsamic · red wine

technique

emulsify

Disperse one liquid throughout another

  • whiskLooped wire mixer
  • blendCombine into mixture
  • ratioComparative numerical relation

stabilize · broken · separate · incorporate · drizzle · stream · temporary · unstable · lecithin · egg yolk

culinary

French

Of or from Paris's nation

provençal · niçoise · mignonette · Caesar · Italian · Asian · chimichurri · mojo · ponzu · yuzu

Categories
Opposites
dressing base/texture

vinaigrettesranch dressing

Creamy herb-flecked condiment

blue cheese dressing · Caesar dressing · green goddess dressing · aioli · tartar sauce

Phrases
Family

vinaigrette

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G