I made a salad dressing out of balsamic vinegar the other day. I was so proud of how it turned out. Now i'm realizing I didn't write down what my measurements were. I think I followed a recipe online, but I think it was:
1/4 cup olive oil
1/8 cup balsalmic vinegar
2 teaspoons of dijon mustard
not sure about these:
sugar
salt
pepper
I will revise once I try again.
In any case, mixing all the ingredients together, everything emulsified and didn't separate, even after several days in the fridge! It was tasty too.
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Herb Butter sauce for Trout
Ebon made an Herb Butter sauce for a trout he caught at Walden pond. He prepared the fish with lemon juice and slices, olive oil, salt, pepper, and a little rosemary then baked that in the oven at 400degF for about 20 min. While that was in the oven, he made the sauce from Julisa's Album. I thought the sauce, while a bit thin, was very good. Maybe spending a little more time reducing the sauce would make everything even tastier!
Friday, July 1, 2016
Basic Potato Salad
We grilled out yesterday with frozen veggie burgers and sausages, but I wanted to actually make something, so I picked Potato Salad!
I wanted something simple and quick, so I cubed up some potatoes - probably about 2-3 lbs,I had two large potatoes and one small one. I didn't bother skinning them, then I covered them in water and boiled/simmered on high for about 20 min or so until they were tender. I drained these and put in a large bowl. Ideally I think you'd put them in the fridge, or let them cool down, but it was dinner time, so I just went with it - warm potatoes and all.
To this I added 2 green onions and one pearl onion - ball and stem - that were chopped small, and about 2 tablespoons of dill finely chopped.
The dressing was pretty basic - to taste
about 1/4 cup olive oil
a little more than 1/8 cup red wine vinegar (homemade!)
about 2 teaspoons of dijon mustard
a sprinkle of sugar, probably about 1/2 teaspoon
salt and pepper to taste
Pour over the potato mix and stir to coat.
I originally had way too little salt and pepper, so I added more, probably about a couple teaspoons (or more) of salt in total.
Overall I thought it was pretty good, once I got the seasoning right. Ebon ate it too!
I wanted something simple and quick, so I cubed up some potatoes - probably about 2-3 lbs,I had two large potatoes and one small one. I didn't bother skinning them, then I covered them in water and boiled/simmered on high for about 20 min or so until they were tender. I drained these and put in a large bowl. Ideally I think you'd put them in the fridge, or let them cool down, but it was dinner time, so I just went with it - warm potatoes and all.
To this I added 2 green onions and one pearl onion - ball and stem - that were chopped small, and about 2 tablespoons of dill finely chopped.
The dressing was pretty basic - to taste
about 1/4 cup olive oil
a little more than 1/8 cup red wine vinegar (homemade!)
about 2 teaspoons of dijon mustard
a sprinkle of sugar, probably about 1/2 teaspoon
salt and pepper to taste
Pour over the potato mix and stir to coat.
I originally had way too little salt and pepper, so I added more, probably about a couple teaspoons (or more) of salt in total.
Overall I thought it was pretty good, once I got the seasoning right. Ebon ate it too!
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