From Damarr Brown's kitchen · Virtue Restaurant, Chicago
shake · vinaigrette
NATIONAL AWARD WINNERVirtue Harissa Vinaigrette
From an award-winning kitchen
Ratio
LEMON JUICE 45HONEY 5DIJON 5OLIVE OIL 120
Ingredients
- HARISSA30 g
- LEMON JUICE45 ml
- HONEY5 ml
- DIJON5 ml
- OLIVE OIL120 ml
- SALT3 g
Method
- Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): LEMON JUICE, HONEY, DIJON, OLIVE OIL.
- Add finishing notes: HARISSA, SALT.
- Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.
Provenance
Chef de cuisine at Virtue Restaurant in Chicago’s Hyde Park; James Beard Emerging Chef 2023 and Food & Wine Best New Chef. Black Southern and diaspora cooking; Top Chef Houston finalist.
Originally published as Virtue Harissa Vinaigrette.
More from this kitchen →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 Damarr Brown / Virtue snap pea salad family (published as “Virtue Harissa Vinaigrette”). Full citation lives in Provenance.