Since I am such a salad fan, I use lots of vinegar. I keep on hand no less than five different kinds of vinegar at any one time: red wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, white vinegar, balsamic vinegar, and my favorite: champagne vinegar. I first picked up a bottle of champagne vinegar in the gourmet food aisle at a Marshall’s. It turned out to be the brand I have stuck with.
The brand is made by a California company called O Olive Oils. And I could swear that I visited their store in San Francisco a couple of years ago but when I looked on their website, I did not see any locations listed. Ah well.
Back to the vinegar. It is light and refreshing. Exactly like champagne should be. You can add it to any salad without overwhelming the entire salad. My sister-in-law uses this vinegar to top a simple cut avocado. She just cuts up an avocado, adds salt and pepper, and a good dash of this vinegar. And there you have it, a great little afternoon snack. Because carrot sticks and hummus get a little boring sometimes so switch off to avocados prepared with this vinegar. And avocados are so good for your skin and health!
If you like to grill chicken breasts, once the chicken comes hot off the grill, drizzle it with a few dashes of this vinegar and the flavors will be fantastic. Oh, and it really wakes up a French Potato Salad without being too heavy.
Now, a note: this vinegar is not cheap. It comes in at $12 per bottle on-line although I managed to buy a few bottles recently at Marshall’s for $5.99. But since you use small-ish quantities of this vinegar, it should last a good while.
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