French Salad Dressing
Origin: London, England
Source: Eliza Acton, 1845
Ingredients
- 1 saltspoonful salt
- 0.5 saltspoonful pepper
- 5 saladspoonsful oil
- 2 spoonsful tarragon vinegar
Instructions
- Stir a saltspoonful of salt and half as much pepper into a large spoonful of oil until the salt dissolves.
- Mix four additional spoonsful of oil into the salt and pepper mixture.
- Pour the whole dressing over the salad.
- Toss the salad well.
- Add a couple of spoonsful of tarragon vinegar.
- Mix the whole thoroughly.
- Serve without delay.