Food & Recipes

Lemon Vinaigrette

the definition of fresh

Sure, you can find great salad dressings in a bottle. But why would you go there when you can decorate your food with the ultimate in freshness with only 4 ingredients? This quick and easy recipe for Lemon Vinaigrette will brighten your meal. Use it on top of my Roast Beef Lettuce Cups, over lettuce-stuffed Parmesan Tuilles, Asparagus, or even Orange Salad.

cooking information

• Yield: 1 Cup Dressing
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cooking Time: 0 minutes

all ingredients

• 3 Fresh Lemons
• 1/2 Cup Olive Oil
• Kosher Salt and Pepper

recipe instruction

1. Roll each lemon under your hand to get the juices following. Slice each lemon in half widthwise.

2. Juice each lemon and place in a small mixing bowl. Make sure to not allow any seeds into the bowl.

3. Sprinkle salt and pepper into the lemon juice. Stir together so the salt can dissolve.

4. Drizzle, while whisking, your olive oil into the bowl.

5. Whisk together again before drizzling it on top of any salad because the lemon and oil will separate. Serve and enjoy.

cooking tips

• To make it easier and to dirty fewer dishes, use a small Tupperware container. This way you can place the lid on top and shake it up to emulsify the oil and lemon juice while having a storage container for extra dressing.
• You always want to add the salt and pepper before the oil whenever you make your own vinaigrette because salt won’t dissolve into oil. This way it helps to avoid any large flakes of salt.
• Store in an air-tight container and save. This is a great simple salad dressing or topper for any fish dish or chicken marinade.