My mom called recently and told me that she's been enjoying dressing her salads with white balsamic vinegar and walnut oil. So when I saw in the vinegar section, I bought some.
I've been kind of slow to jump on the white balsamic bandwagon because, well, it just seems wrong. But, it turns out, I was wrong. It's delicious. I'm not a fan of rice wine vinegar in salads but I do light the sweet-lightness that rice wine vinegar offers. White balsamic is a nice alternative. It's mellower, not as sweet, but still has a pleasant acidic bite.
Last night I made a salad of endive, halved red grapes, and gorgonzola, and then dressed it simply with the white balsamic, walnut oil, a little salt, and lots of pepper.
Yum!
I found it worked really well in my sauteed brussels sprouts--regular balsamic muddies the pretty green color, but the white balsamic gives you the sweet taste without the color.
Posted by: Patti | November 10, 2006 at 04:50 PM
My mom got me some white balsamic and I found quite a few uses for it. One very easy thing to do is quickly saute chicken cutlet in olive oil, remove them from the pan when browned, then, in the same pan, saute some garlic, add a jar of diced tomatoes, add a hearty amount of white balsamic vinegar and capers and let the sauce reduce a bit; then throw the chicken back in to warm or finish cooking through and then serve the chicken topped with some sauce and chopped parsley. It's very tasty, a good mix of salty, tangy, and sweet, and so fast cuz the only thing you have to chop is the garlic (and the parsley, if you are not feeling so lazy that you forego it).
Posted by: Caroline | November 10, 2006 at 05:03 PM
interesting! speaking of vinegars and the like have you ever tried the pomegranate glaze from trader joes? its right next to the oils and vinegars but it is a great little addition to some foods!
Posted by: foodiemama | November 11, 2006 at 07:38 AM
I've never tried the pom glaze, but have tried the pomegranate vinegar--I drizzled it over sauteed spinach and it was a really interesting juxtaposition.
Posted by: Patti | November 11, 2006 at 03:13 PM
All righty then! Will go stock up on pomegranate glaze and vinegar next week. I love pomegranate syrup (fancy grenadine) and tea so look for pom recipes once I test everything out.
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