Balsamic Vinegar...What's it For?
Ok - all you good cooks out there - what do you use balsamic vinegar for?
I bought a bottle because it has a Weight Watchers points value of zero - which means I can eat as much of it as I like. I tried shaking it over my salad yesterday as a salad dressing - and it was horrible. It ruined what was otherwise a perfectly good lettuce leaf.
So - what are you meant to do with this stuff? Low calories suggestions only please! (preferably with Weight Watchers points value of zero).
posted by SuperJane @ 12:16 pm
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"two parts olive oil, one part balsamic vinegar" makes a nice dressing, but you only want a teaspoon per serving as the taste is fairly intense. Think of it like Lea and Perrins, just a dash does wonders. Or try balsamic vinegar, oil and honey.
Thanks - this sounds better than balsamic vinegar on its own.
Are there any calorie-free additions I can try as well?
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
For a sald for four
Thanks! - this is great. I'm not really a huge fan of mustard (actually - i hate it - it's up there with meat - no - more like ketchup - worse than meat...I'd rather eat meat..and I'm a veggitian) - so could I use chillies instead? If so - how many, roughly?
But I guess the biggest problem is - finding four people who'd want to have dinner with me - well all at the same time anyway!
A little olive oil (extra virgin for salad). 1 Teaspoon Balasmico di Modena. Salad leaves of lettuce with rocket. 1 glass of lambrusco di Modena.
Agree with Mat. A lilttle goes a very long way. Some of the best can cost you £250!!!
Aha! I think what I bought was more like £2.50p. I like the idea of mixing it in with some driver's wine though - sound interesting!
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