On 7/31/2017 at 7:35 PM, Smithy said:
I went through a phase like that, then lapsed back into my beloved lemon vinaigrette. While I was experimenting, I discovered that (for my tastes) walnut oil and balsamic dressing were downright magical. How about you? What favorite oil/vinegar combinations have you discovered? What might you do with a smoked oil?
I'm not fond of the dark balsamic vinegar on leafy greens but I do like it on tomatoes and cucumber. The white balsamic I have is very nice with walnut oil or the pumpkin seed oil my brother brought me back from Austria, I think it was. Very dark green. I like a little lemon oil, olive oil with white wine vinegar. The classic red wine vinegar with shallots and olive oil along with a pinch of onion powder. Spanish sherry vinegar is nice and sharp and I stumbled upon some of it in a reduced version which is lovely just drizzled over the top of the salad greens dressed in a little oil. For cucumbers I like sesame oil with soy sauce and some chili oil and I think the smoked oil would go well with that. The smoked oil would be good with lemon juice over tomatoes or grilled romaine. Just a few combos I have been using.
