MUSTARD-SHALLOT VINAIGRETTE

Mustard-Shallot Vinaigrette image

Store-bought salad dressings are an automatic shortcut for many cooks. But with their sweeteners and stabilizers, they aren't worthy of a well-made salad, whether your tastes run to iceberg and romaine or mizuna and mesclun. And - revolutionary notion ahead - they aren't really more convenient than a basic vinaigrette like this one, made in big batches from real ingredients, which can also live happily and indefinitely in your refrigerator door.

Provided by Julia Moskin

Categories easy, lunch, quick, snack, salads and dressings, main course, side dish

Time 10m

Yield About 1 1/4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 shallot, minced
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 heaping teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, more to taste

Steps:

In a container with a tight lid, preferably a glass jar, combine shallot, vinegar and mustard. Close tightly and shake well to mix. Add salt and pepper, and shake again.
Add olive oil 1/3 cup at a time, shaking very well after each addition, until smooth and emulsified (you may want to wrap a kitchen towel around the container, just in case). Taste and add more olive oil, 1/4 cup at a time, if dressing is too tart.
Use immediately or refrigerate up to 3 weeks. The chilled olive oil will form a lump, so remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before using to allow it to liquefy. Shake well before serving to re-emulsify.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 197, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 1 gram, Fat 22 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 70 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams