Need Nora Ephron's recipe for Vinaigrette, please

June 1, 2010 12:45 PM

Recipe plea: Nora Ephron's recipe for Viniagrette from the book 'Heartburn'. Can't find anywhere online. Mille grazie in advance.
posted by lois1950 to Food & Drink (6 answers total)

Mix two tablespoons Grey Poupon mustard with 2 tablespoons good red wine vinegar. Then, whisking constantly with a fork, slowly add 6 tablespoons olive oil, until the vinaigrette is thick and creamy; this makes a very strong vinaigrette that’s perfect for salad greens like arugula and watercress and endive.
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posted by acidic at 12:50 PM on June 1, 2010 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thank you! There are lots of google mentions but no actual recipe so may I thank you once again!
posted by lois1950 at 1:03 PM on June 1, 2010

Just remember "3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar." The mustard isn't strictly necessary, but it does help the vinaigrette to hold together longer. Try it with different vinegars, different herbs, even different mustards.
posted by dnash at 2:25 PM on June 1, 2010

I'm just amazed I'm not the only one who likes or remembers this movie:)
posted by Polgara at 8:34 PM on June 1, 2010

It was a book! Full of venom, wit and recipes.
posted by CunningLinguist at 2:58 PM on June 3, 2010

I just tried this (made with some cheap supermarket Dijon mustard) on some tender, fresh leaf lettuce, and it was lovely.
posted by maudlin at 3:40 PM on June 6, 2010