jessicacarr
Senior Cook
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the culinary experts say the ratio is 3:1
3 parts oil
1 part vinegar
and for anything tangier, try a little more vinegar.
here's my hang up...
i made that ratio with some salt and pepper dashed in and some dijon mustard, BUT.... it tasted too much like the oil (i measured exactly to the 3:1 ratoi & i use extra virgin olive oil). SO I put a bit more salt to see if that would help, but it didnt. SO I put 2 tiny drops of vinegar in to help offset the oily taste, but it made it too tangy.
so here is my question...
how do i make my own vinaigrette as good as the store bought without it tasting like the oil?
also another question since we are on the subject of oil and vinegar being mixed. ...
i would like to make a few different flavors of vinaigrette once i get past this oily taste problem. and i want to make enough to last 2 or 3 weeks. is it safe to leave something like that out at room temp? i leave my olive oil out at room temp, but when it comes to mixing oil with other ingreds, then i am not too sure about safety rules.
3 parts oil
1 part vinegar
and for anything tangier, try a little more vinegar.
here's my hang up...
i made that ratio with some salt and pepper dashed in and some dijon mustard, BUT.... it tasted too much like the oil (i measured exactly to the 3:1 ratoi & i use extra virgin olive oil). SO I put a bit more salt to see if that would help, but it didnt. SO I put 2 tiny drops of vinegar in to help offset the oily taste, but it made it too tangy.
so here is my question...
how do i make my own vinaigrette as good as the store bought without it tasting like the oil?
also another question since we are on the subject of oil and vinegar being mixed. ...
i would like to make a few different flavors of vinaigrette once i get past this oily taste problem. and i want to make enough to last 2 or 3 weeks. is it safe to leave something like that out at room temp? i leave my olive oil out at room temp, but when it comes to mixing oil with other ingreds, then i am not too sure about safety rules.