Basil Vinaigrette

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ByMelissa Rubel Jacobson

June 2009

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Credit: © Tina Rupp

Recipe Summary

Yield:

Makes 1/3 cup

Ingredients

1 small garlic clove
1 cup packed basil leaves (coarsely chopped)
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 ½ tablespoons Champagne vinegar
Pinch of crushed red pepper
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Step 1

In a food processor, pulse the garlic until chopped. Add the basil and pulse until finely chopped. Add the oil, vinegar and crushed red pepper and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

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Notes

Great WithHeirloom tomato salad, pasta salad, panzanella salad and grilled fish, chicken or lamb.

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