vinaigrette

UK/vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/US/vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/

nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,249 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: vinaigrettes

A vinaigrette is a dressing shaken from oil and something sour. Make a vinaigrette, dress it with vinaigrette, a mustard vinaigrette.

The standard proportion is three parts oil to one of vinegar, and a little mustard holds the two together so it does not separate on the plate. The French name is a diminutive of vinegar, which is itself French for sour wine.

Definitions of vinaigrette

1nounvinaigretteA dressing shaken from oil and something sour.B2+
“Drizzle a little vinaigrette over the green beans just before serving.”

vinaigrette is a dressing.

Where it comes from

French vinaigrette is a diminutive of vinaigre, vinegar, which means sour wine — vin plus aigre.

Russian
винегре́т
French
vinaigrette
English, today
vinaigrette

Borrowed from French vinaigrette. vinegret (type of Russian salad) is a Russian винегре́т, whence also the a doublet of vinegret.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Food & Drink

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vinaigrette in the wild

Coleslaw prepared with vinaigrette may benefit from the long lifespan granted by pickling.
Coleslaw
There is a blue cheese vinaigrette that consists of salad oil, blue cheese, vinegar, and sometimes seasonings.
Blue cheese dressing
Wafu dressing, literally "Japanese-style dressing", is a vinaigrette-type salad dressing based on tosazu, a Japanese flavored vinegar.
Wafu dressing
In such cases often a vinaigrette is added as well, which is made with olive oil, white wine vinegar, salt, pepper, and various herbs, e.g. rosemary.
Sicilian orange salad
Vinegret, or Russian vinaigrette, is a salad in Russian cuisine which is also popular in other post-Soviet states.
Vinegret

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