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French Salad Dressing Alberta Vinaigrette

Name: Salad Dressing Vinaigrette
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: as required pinch salt; 1 tbsp Vinegar of your choice; 1 tsp Local Honey; 1 tsp Dijon Mustard; 3 tbsp Organic Canola Oil ((colza in France)); to taste Pepper; 2-3 cups Mixed Greens (washed and dried); 1 cup Tomato and Cucumber (chopped ); 2 tbsp Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott — August 20, 2019

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Karen Anderson the President and CEO of Alberta Food Tours, Inc. calls the following recipe Alberta Vinaigrette.

The Province of Alberta in Canada has seven signature foods: beef, bison, canola, honey, Red Fife Wheat, root vegetables and saskatoon berries. This recipe highlights two of those – canola and honey – using a fundamentally French technique for making a great vinaigrette.

Salad Dressing Vinaigrette

This recipe makes two servings. Simply multiply the ingredients as needed to suit the size of your dinner party.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Total Time 5 mins

Course Salad

Cuisine French

Servings servings

Ingredients

as required pinch salt
1 tbsp Vinegar of your choice
1 tsp Local Honey
1 tsp Dijon Mustard
3 tbsp Organic Canola Oil (colza in France)
to taste Pepper
2-3 cups Mixed Greens washed and dried
1 cup Tomato and Cucumber chopped
2 tbsp Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

Instructions

Dissolve the salt in the vinegar by whisking together in a medium bowl.
Add the honey and Dijon to the bowl and whisk to a smooth paste.
Drizzle the canola oil in slowly while still whisking.
Taste the dressing and season with pepper. Add more salt if necessary.
Pour the dressing onto mixed greens in another bowl, topped with tomatoes and cucumbers and using your hands gradually toss them to coat evenly with the dressing.
Divide into two bowls and top each with pumpkin seeds.

Keyword Lettuce, Vinaigrette

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Tags:Dressings,Salads

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott

With her camera and laptop close at hand, Carolyne has traded in her business suits for the world of freelance writing and blogging. Her first airplane ride at six months of age was her introduction to the exciting world of travel.

While in Provence, Carolyne can be found hiking with friends, riding the hills around the Alpilles or tackling Mont Ventoux. Her attachment to the region resonates in Perfectly Provence this digital magazine that she launched in 2014. This website is an opportunity to explore the best of the Mediterranean lifestyle (food & wine, places to stay, expat stories, books on the region, travel tips, real estate tips and more), through our contributors' articles.

Carolyne writes a food and travel blog Ginger and Nutmeg. Carolyne’s freelance articles can be found in Global Living Magazine, Avenue Magazine and City Palate (Published Travel Articles).