French Salad Dressing

(based on white wine vinegar) (French: Vinaigrette à la vinaigre blanc) Ingredients for 4 people:   - 4 fluid ounces (120 ml) olive oil - 2 fluid ounces (60 ml) white vinegar (preferably white wine vinegar) - 2 heaping tablespoons (90ml) crème fraîche (soured cream); if you don't have crème fraîche or soured cream, use ordinary cream - 1 teaspoon (5 ml) grain mustard - ½ teaspoon (3 ml) sugar - salt and pepper to taste

Recipe:

• Place all ingredients in a jar or other sealed container

• Shake until all ingredients are mixed (about 1 minute of vigorous shaking for the soured cream to break down and mix in)

To serve:

• Pour into a small bowl.

• Place a tablespoon in the bowl so that guests can spoon the dressing over their salad.

• If the oil starts to separate from the vinegar, simply stir the ingredients with the spoon until they mix again

Notes:

Feel free to change the ratios of the ingredients. To make the recipe sharper, simply increase the vinegar and mustard. To make it softer and smoother, decrease these two ingredients and increase the amount of soured cream.

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