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Marjoram Vinaigrette

Editor's note: The recipe is from Susan Curtis and Nicole Curtis Ammerman's book Santa Fe School of Cooking: Flavors of the Southwest.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
4 tablespoons lime, lemon or orange-flavored olive oil
2 shallots, minced
1 tablespoon fresh marjoram leaves, coarsely chopped
1 to 2 serrano chiles, minced
Sugar to taste (optional)

Preparation

  1. Thoroughly combine ingredients. Taste and adjust seasonings.

Santa Fe School of Cooking: Flavors of the Southwest © 2006 Susan Curtis and Nicole Curtis Ammerman. Reprinted with permission by Gibbs Smith, Publisher. All rights reserved.
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