Pearlbench Citrus-Honey

Name: Pearlbench Citrus-Honey
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (320 ml)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup strained or Greek yogurt (240 ml) Yogurt; 5 Tbsp unfiltered sunflower oil (75 ml) Sunflower Oil; 2 garlic cloves, minced Garlic; 2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (30 ml) Lemon Juice; 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar (15 ml) Red Wine Vinegar; 1 Tbsp honey (15 ml) Honey; 1 1/2 tsp fine grain sea salt (7.5 ml) Salt; freshly ground pepper to taste Pepper

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Cortney Burns & Nicolaus Balla recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Cortney Burns & Nicolaus Balla.

Citrus-Honey from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Yogurt 240 mlSunflower Oil 75 mlLemon Juice 30 mlRed Wine Vinegar 15 mlHoney 15 mlSalt 8 ml

Ingredients

Yogurt — 1 cup strained or Greek yogurt (240 ml)
Sunflower Oil — 5 Tbsp unfiltered sunflower oil (75 ml)
Garlic — 2 garlic cloves, minced
Lemon Juice — 2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (30 ml)
Red Wine Vinegar — 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar (15 ml)
Honey — 1 Tbsp honey (15 ml)
Salt — 1 1/2 tsp fine grain sea salt (7.5 ml)
Pepper — freshly ground pepper to taste

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): Yogurt, Sunflower Oil, Lemon Juice, Red Wine Vinegar, Honey, Salt.
Add finishing notes: Garlic, Salt, Pepper.
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

Cortney Burns & Nicolaus Balla is a cookbook author working in California / fermentation-forward; recognized with James Beard Cookbook Award 2015 (Bar Tartine: Techniques & Recipes).

Originally published as Yogurt Dressing.

Adapted from a Cortney Burns & Nicolaus Balla recipe (Cortney Burns & Nicolaus Balla / 101 Cookbooks (Bar Tartine)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Cortney Burns & Nicolaus Balla / 101 Cookbooks (Bar Tartine) (published as “Yogurt Dressing”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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