Lemon-Shallot Watermelon Dressing

Name: Lemon-Shallot Watermelon Dressing
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about ½ cup (140 ml)
Cuisine: French Classic
Ingredients: 1/2 cup minced (80 g) Shallot; 1/4 cup EVOO (60 ml) Olive Oil; 3 1/2 Tbsp (52.5 ml) Lemon Juice; 2 Tbsp chopped (4 g) Tarragon

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

DRESSING · WATERMELON SALAD & GRILLED SHRIMP

In the published recipe, this is the dressing for watermelon salad with grilled shrimp.

Grant Achatz's lemon-shallot dressing for watermelon salad.

On the jar

LEMONSHALLO

Method: shake
Yield: about ½ cup
Ingredients: 4
Jar batch: 2.25× recipe

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Ratio

OLIVE OIL 60 mlLEMON JUICE 53 ml

Ingredients

Shallot1/2 cup minced (80 g)
Olive Oil1/4 cup EVOO (60 ml)
Lemon Juice3 1/2 Tbsp (52.5 ml)
Tarragon2 Tbsp chopped (4 g)

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): OLIVE OIL, LEMON JUICE.
Add by count: 4½ SHALLOTS, ½ BUNCH TARRAGON.
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

American modernist chef of Michelin three-star Alinea in Chicago; James Beard Outstanding Chef. Also Next and The Aviary; progressive tasting menus and thickened sauces as theater.

Originally published as Lemon–Shallot Watermelon Dressing.

Adapted from a Grant Achatz recipe (Grant Achatz / Food & Wine).

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?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). A PantryFlex jar makes a 2.25× batch of it. The jar's printed lines, counts, and QR guide are already scaled to match, so follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Grant Achatz / Food & Wine (published as “Lemon–Shallot Watermelon Dressing”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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