Champagne Vinaigrette

Champagne Vinaigrette is a traditional British recipe for a classic, if rather extravagant, vinaigrette dressing of champagne with shallots, mustard, olive oil and tarragon leaves that's typically used as a dressing on Valentine's day. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Champagne Vinaigrette.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

15 minutes

Total Time:

35 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : British Recipes

This rather extravagant vinaigrette makes an excellent dressing for that special Valentine's day salad.

Ingredients:

120ml Champagne or sparkling wine
1 tsp shallots, minced
1/4 tsp dried tarragon leaves, crumbled
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 1/2 tsp sugar
2 tsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
60ml seasoned rice wine vinegar
180ml extra-virgin olive oil
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

Combine the champagne and shallots in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a simmer then reduce the heat and allow to reduce to 1/3 its original volume. Take off the heat and set aside to cool.

Now whisk together the Dijon mustard, sugar, parsley and rice wine vinegar. Beat in the cooled Champagne and shallot mix. Whilst beating constantly, add the olive oil in a steady stream. Continue until all the olive oil has been incorporated. Season to taste with salt and freshly-ground black pepper then refrigerate until needed.

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