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vinaigrette

[ vin-uh-gret, vin-i-guh-ret ]

noun

  1. a small, ornamental bottle or box for holding aromatic vinegar, smelling salts, or the like.


adjective

  1. (of a food, as asparagus or artichoke) served with a sauce made with vinegar or with vinaigrette sauce.

vinaigrette

/ ˌɪԱɪˈɡɛ /

noun

  1. Also calledvinegarette a small decorative bottle or box with a perforated top, used for holding smelling salts, etc
  2. Also calledvinaigrette sauce a salad dressing made from oil and vinegar with seasonings; French dressing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. served with vinaigrette
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of vinaigrette1

First recorded in 1690–1700; from French, equivalent to vinaigre ( vinegar ) + -ette diminutive suffix ( -ette )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of vinaigrette1

C17: from French, from vinaigre vinegar
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Some adore it in eggs, and it lends depth to vinaigrettes and dressings.

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On the same menu, you can have a humble leek vinaigrette next to more elevated truffle-esque offerings.

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I actually prefer cabbage raw — preferably red — very, very thinly sliced and tossed with a pert vinaigrette and some sort of braised, crispy protein, but cooked cabbage is a staple for a good reason.

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I generally use shiro miso — or white miso — when I'm stirring it into cookie batters, glazes, soup bases, mayonnaise, vinaigrettes, desserts or sauces.

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He donned a chef’s smock this week to show a couple of them off, including a green salad with apple, almonds, blueberry vinaigrette — and roasted cicadas.

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