PANTRYFLEX

From Ina Garten's kitchen · Barefoot Contessa (specialty food store), East Hampton

shake · vinaigrette

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Family Meal Lemon

From a national-award-winning chef

Ratio

LEMON JUICE 60OLIVE OIL 120

Ingredients

  • LEMON JUICE60 ml
  • OLIVE OIL120 ml
  • SALT6 g
  • PEPPER1 g

Method

  1. Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): LEMON JUICE, OLIVE OIL.
  2. Add finishing notes: SALT, PEPPER.
  3. Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

Provenance

American home-entertaining cook of Barefoot Contessa in East Hampton (store closed; brand continues on Food Network). Multiple James Beard Cookbook Awards and Who's Who.

Originally published as Lemon Vinaigrette.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

Yes — it passes the shake-fit checks and can occupy a jar column.

What do the quantities mean?+

Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?+

Adapted from Barefoot Contessa / Food Network (Ina Garten) (published as “Lemon Vinaigrette”). Full citation lives in Provenance.