House Dressing

Name: House Dressing
Yield: Makes about 750 ml
Ingredients: sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 shallots, peeled and finely sliced; 1 clove garlic, peeled and finely sliced; ¼ bunch basil; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 125 ml hazelnut oil; 55 ml white wine vinegar; 55 ml red wine vinegar; 60 g Dijon mustard; 250 ml good-quality olive oil; 250 ml vegetable oil

Preparation info

Makes about
750 ml

Difficulty
Easy

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By Adam Byatt

Published 2010

About

At Trinity we use this basic vinaigrette for dressing salads, new potatoes and grilled fish. It keeps well in the fridge, and I find you get more consistent results when making a large batch and storing it this way rather than if you make individual portions when required.

Ingredients

250 ml good-quality olive oil
250 ml vegetable oil
125

Garnish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Put all the ingredients into a bowl, cover and leave in the fridge overnight.
The next day, blend the ingredients together. I use a hand blender but a goblet blender will do the job as well.
Pass the dressing through a fine sieve to remove the unwanted shallots, garlic and herbs. Store in an airtight container in the fridge (it will keep for up to a m