Vinaigrette

Ingredients

• 3/8 cupextra virgin olive oil
• 2 tbspred wine vinegar
• 1 tspDijon mustard
• 1shallot, very finely chopped
• 1/2 tspsea salt
• 1/4 tspblack pepper

Method

1. 1

   Put the finely chopped shallot in a jar with the red wine vinegar and the salt, and leave it for a few minutes.

2. 2

   Add the Dijon and the pepper and stir until the vinegar has turned cloudy and slightly thick.

3. 3

   Pour in the olive oil, put the lid on the jar, and shake hard until the dressing has thickened and turned opaque and pale.

4. 4

   Dip a lettuce leaf in and taste it on that rather than off a spoon, then adjust the salt or vinegar. Shake again before every use.