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Italian Salad Dressing

From Economical Italian cook book (1917).

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A historical recipe

Economical Italian cook book, by Jack. [from old catalog] Cusimano (1917).

Italy

Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. Two tablespoonfuls olive oil
  2. one tablespoonful vinegar
  3. half clove garlic chopped very fiine
  4. half teaspoonful salt

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Two tablespoonfuls olive oil, one tablespoonful vinegar, half clove garlic chopped very fiine, fourth teaspoonful paprika, salt and pepper to taste;
  2. mix verywell and shake before using (very good).
  3. String Bean Salad Boil string beans medium, drain and let cool.
  4. Dressing for one pound: One tablespoonful olive oil, dessert spoonful vinegar, half teaspoonful salt, pinch pepper;
  5. mix well;
  6. pour over beans and serve.
  7. Greenpod and stringless, may be cooked same way.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Colander
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Credit

From Economical Italian cook book (1917), printed page 40, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/economicalitalia00cusi

What was changed: Read by machine from the book's scanned text into ingredients and method. The title's capitals were tidied; spelling and scanning errors are left as they are.