Humm Brown Butter Vinaigrette

Name: Humm Brown Butter Vinaigrette
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about ½ cup (120 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 6 Tbsp browned (85 g) Butter; 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Sherry Vinegar; 1 Tbsp (15 ml) Lemon Juice; 1 Tbsp (10 g) Shallot; to taste Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Daniel Humm recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Daniel Humm.

Daniel Humm's Shallot Lemon Vinaigrette, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Sherry Vinegar 30 mlLemon Juice 15 ml

Ingredients

Butter — 6 Tbsp browned (85 g)
Sherry Vinegar — 2 Tbsp (30 ml)
Lemon Juice — 1 Tbsp (15 ml)
Shallot — 1 Tbsp (10 g)
Salt — to taste

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Humm Brown Butter Vinaigrette wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Swiss-born chef of Eleven Madison Park in New York, a Michelin three-star restaurant; James Beard Outstanding Chef. Known for refined contemporary American tasting menus and precise emulsions.

Adapted from a recipe published by Daniel Humm in EMP brown butter acid finishes.

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

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 EMP brown butter acid finishes (published as “Humm Brown Butter Vinaigrette”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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