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Vinaigrette Touche

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I had put our meeting off so many times for fear that it would fail, and be a waste of time. I prepared a lovely salad. Thought I'd make some mayonnaise. The kind I thought you liked, with a yolk of free-range eggs, gluten-free and ovovegetarian. Low-carb to be on the safe side as well. Not the bottled commercial stuff full of preservatives and chemicals, but hand-made fresh from scratch au naturel, sweet, tasty, tangy and lovely. 

I gently beat the egg yolk and slowly drizzled the vegetable oil into it a few drops at a time, while whisking, relatively not too briskly. I thought all was going ever so well. But the mixture became clumpy and lumpy as the emulsion broke, fell apart, and separated. I started again, mixing ever so slowly this time to bring the immiscible oil and yolk slowly together to meld and combine. But I failed again and again and again.

Out of eggs, with no time to get more, I made a vinaigrette instead! Oil and vinegar, smooth and rough, sweet and sour. They meld so well, despite their relative quirks and differences. No yolk this time. Touche.

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Lin Lane Date: 7/6/2023 1:30:00 PM Who needs Mayo when a vinaigrette works as well? It really is the thought that counts. Nicely written, John. Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 7/6/2023 2:07:00 PM Aye, John. John Anderson Date: 7/6/2023 1:59:00 PM Actually it's deep and meaningful to boot. Cheers!

Nancy Kaufman Date: 7/6/2023 12:53:00 PM They do meld well John. I liked the detail and the depth. Have a good pm. Login to Reply John Anderson Date: 7/6/2023 12:56:00 PM Thanks very much for your comments. Greatly appreciate the feed-back.