This dressing includes fruit jam in it, hence the name. This is a dressing for hearty salads or can be used as a sauce for chicken or pork chops.
INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons balsamic or sherry vinegar
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
2 teaspoons berry jam (blackberry, olallieberry, etc.)
A pinch of fresh minced thyme, if desired
METHOD:
Put the vinegar, salt and pepper, and herbs if you are using them, into a large non-reactive bowl. Whisk to dissolve the salt and let sit a couple of minutes for flavors to meld.
Whisk in the jam to dissolve. Whisking all the while, slowly add the oil in a thin stream until the dressing is thickened. This may not use all the oil.
Use immediately or store in the refrigerator.
Chef’s Notes and Tips:
- To add depth to this dressing, especially if used as a sauce for pork or chicken, add 2 teaspoons of minced shallot to the vinegar with the salt and pepper.
- This dressing is excellent using apricot jam instead of berry jam. Substitute apricot jam, and use white balsamic vinegar, rice vinegar, or champagne vinegar.
- Use half apricot and half ginger jam and use this as a sauce on roasted chicken sprinkled with a little curry powder
- Make lightly curried chicken/turkey meatballs and roast these in the oven. Use the sauce for dipping.
YIELD: 1/2 cup
