"Kaukau" is a pidgin slang word meaning "food" or "to eat." The Hawaiian term for food is `ai. The two theories on the origin of the word "kaukau" are the Hawaiian word for table, pâkaukau, and the Chinese word for food, chow chow. In Hawaii we say "We go kaukau!", I would say, "I hungry I like kaukau!" or "Let's kaukau!" The Cuisine of Hawaii is a fusion of foods brought by immigrants to the Hawaiian Islands, particularly of Portuguese, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Polynesian etc.
Monday, May 02, 2011
Basic Balsamic Vinaigrette
Ingredients:
1 garlic clove
1/4 cup quaity Balsamic Vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
pinch of salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste
3/4 cup quality extra virgin olive oil
sugar or sweetener optional to your taste or none for a zero carb dressing
Method:
Add the Balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard and salt, pepper, and garlic.
Give it a quick whisk allowing the mustard and vinegar to combine and begin to emulsify.
Or you can cheat like I do and use my salad dressing mixer shown below which I purchased from Pampered Chef along with the garlic press!
Begin to slowly add the olive oil until well combined, being careful to add just a little bit at a time so the dressing will emulsify, the mustard should help emulsification so don't leave it out.
You can add other ingredients, herbs and spices to kick it up a notch it's up to you. But this is the basic recipe I use.
Store in a glass jar for about a week.
Ono!! Enjoy with your Apple Orchard Chicken Salad!!
:)
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