Brown Butter Vinaigrette

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Grist: A Practical Guide to Cooking Grains, Beans, Seeds, and Legumes

By Abra Berens

Published 2021

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Ingredients

  • 4 Tbsp [60 g] butter
  • 1 lemon (about

Method

This dressing needs to be served warm or on hot food; when it gets cold, the butter congeals and has an unpleasant mouthfeel.

To brown the butter: Place it in a stainless-steel sauté or saucepan over medium-low heat until it foams; the foam will eventually sink to the bottom and brown. Hold your nerve and let it get toasty brown. It will smell amazing.

Let the brown butter cool