Jalapeño Garlic Vinaigrette

Add a little heat to a cool salad with this spicy dressing.

Ingredients

  • 2 small garlic cloves
  • 1 Tablespoon pickled jalapeños, or ¼ jalapeno
  • 1 Tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
  • ¼ teaspoon salt, optional
  • ¼ teaspoon hot sauce, optional
  • ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 date, pitted, or ½ teaspoon honey
  • 1 small (30 g) shallot, peeled
  • ½ cup (120 ml) extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) apple cider vinegar

Directions

  1. Place vinegar, garlic, jalapeño, mustard, salt, optional, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, date, and shallot into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  2. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed, using the tamper to press ingredients toward the blades.
  3. Blend for 15 seconds or until ingredients are well blended.
  4. Decrease speed to Variable 4.
  5. Remove lid plug and slowly add oil in a thin stream through the lid plug opening.
  6. Replace lid plug and slowly increase to the highest speed, blending for 30 seconds.

Ingredients

  • 2 small garlic cloves
  • 1 Tablespoon pickled jalapeños, or ¼ jalapeno
  • 1 Tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
  • ¼ teaspoon salt, optional
  • ¼ teaspoon hot sauce, optional
  • ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 date, pitted, or ½ teaspoon honey
  • 1 small (30 g) shallot, peeled
  • ½ cup (120 ml) extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) apple cider vinegar

Directions

  1. Place vinegar, garlic, jalapeño, mustard, salt, optional, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, date, and shallot into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  2. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed, using the tamper to press ingredients toward the blades.
  3. Blend for 15 seconds or until ingredients are well blended.
  4. Decrease speed to Variable 4.
  5. Remove lid plug and slowly add oil in a thin stream through the lid plug opening.
  6. Replace lid plug and slowly increase to the highest speed, blending for 30 seconds.