Calabrian Olive-Champagne Vinaigrette

Name: Calabrian Olive-Champagne Vinaigrette
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about 2 cups (480 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: ¾ cup pitted & sliced cured black olives (~4 oz) (180 ml) Olives; 2 Tbsp seeded chopped pickled Calabrian chiles in oil (30 ml) Calabrian Chil; 6 Tbsp Champagne vinegar (90 ml) Champagne; ¾ cup EVOO (180 ml) Olive Oil

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Greg Denton & Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Greg Denton & Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton.

DRESSING · SNAP PEA-STRAWBERRY SALAD

In the published recipe, this is the dressing for snap pea and strawberry salad with chèvre.

Greg and Gabrielle Denton's olive-champagne vinaigrette.

On the jar

CALABRIAN

Method: shake
Yield: about 2 cups
Ingredients: 4
Jar batch: 0.6× recipe

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Ratio

OLIVE OIL 180 mlCHAMPAGNE VIN 90 ml

Ingredients

Olives¾ cup pitted & sliced cured black olives (~4 oz) (180 ml)
Calabrian Chil2 Tbsp seeded chopped pickled Calabrian chiles in oil (30 ml)
Champagne6 Tbsp Champagne vinegar (90 ml)
Olive Oil¾ cup EVOO (180 ml)

Where it sits

One of 719 vinaigrettes in the catalog, with 4 ingredients against a median of 6.

Its fat to acid ratio is 2:1, higher than 31% of the catalog’s vinaigrettes (median 2.4:1), a sharper mix for the category.

The acid here is Champagne. In this category chefs also reach for lemon juice (160 recipes), red wine vinegar (125), and Sherry vinegar (110).

The fat here is olive oil. In this category chefs also reach for grapeseed oil (75 recipes) and canola oil (34).

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): OLIVE OIL, CHAMPAGNE VIN.
Shake-to-line (dashed marks): add OLIVES, then CALABRIAN CHIL. Spoon in, shake, and top up until the settled level reaches each dashed line.
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

Greg Denton & Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton works in Argentine-inspired / wood-fire Pacific Northwest at Ox; credentials include James Beard Best Chef: Northwest 2017 (Ox).

Originally published as Calabrian Olive–Champagne Vinaigrette.

Adapted from a Greg Denton & Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton recipe (Greg & Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton / PBS Moveable Feast).

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 0.6× 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 Greg & Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton / PBS Moveable Feast (published as “Calabrian Olive–Champagne Vinaigrette”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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