This vinaigrette is excellent on spinach salads, salads with carrots, bean salads, grain salads, and seafood salads, as well as drizzled on beets, citrus fruits, and asparagus.
Mint Vinaigrette
Recipe courtesy of Joyce Goldstein
Serves 1 3/4 cups
Ingredients:
- Infusion
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup chopped fresh mint
- Vinaigrette
- 1 ¼ cup mild olive oil
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ cup chopped fresh mint, tightly packed
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ½ teaspoon salt
Preparation:
- To make infusion: Combine lemon juice and chopped mint in a small saucepan. Bring up to a boil and remove from heat.
- Let steep for about 10 minutes. Strain into a mixing bowl. There will be about ¼ cup.
- Add the remaining ingredients and whisk together.