Pine Nut Vinaigrette
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 12:18am

Ingredients




1/4 cup pine nuts
2/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
(or 2 tbspns red wine vinegar
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons minced shallots - (abt 2)
1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pine nuts on small cookie sheet. Toast until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Cool completely. 2 Combine oil, vinegar, lemon juice, shallot and orange peel in bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in pine nuts. Transfer to cruet and seal. (Can be prepared up to 4 days ahead; refrigerate.) Serve at room temperature. 3 This recipe yields about 1 1/3 cups. 4 Comments: A quick-to-make vinaigrette that's great tossed with greens and poured over steamed vegetables or orange slices. Present it in an antique glass cruet. 5 Yield: 1 1/3 cups