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Alice Waters's Salad Dressing

Source of Recipe

From "Scratch" by Maria Rodale


Recipe Introduction

"It's not every day that Alice Waters comes to dinner. Oh, the pressure! One thing I do to relieve the pressure is get guests involved in the kitchen. And honestly, I was dying to see how Alice makes salad dressing, because salads are one of her specialties. I had some lovely freshly picked salad greens from my local farmer friend George DeVault, and I asked her if she could please make the dressing and we could all watch and learn. Here is her recipe."

List of Ingredients

Dressing:
◦ Coarse sea salt
◦ 1 clove garlic
◦ 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
◦ 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
◦ Freshly ground black pepper

◦ 1 large bowl salad greens


Recipe

To make the dressing:
Place a little salt in the bottom of a mortar, add the garlic and grind it with the pestle until creamy.

Add the vinegar and mix with a spoon. Add the oil and mix with a fork to combine. Taste the dressing for balance — it shouldn't be too vinegary, salty, or oily. Add black pepper.

Drizzle the dressing one spoonful at a time over the greens and toss gently with your hands. Repeat this process until all the greens are lightly dressed and everything is perfectly delicious.

Serves 4