Tea Vinaigrette Recipes

TEA VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place tea leaves, if using, in a tea ball. Place tea ball or bag and vinegar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Lower heat and simmer, covered, 1 minute. Remove pan from heat and set aside, allowing tea to steep in the vinegar until cooled. Remove the tea ball or tea bag and gently squeeze the bag or leaves to extract as much vinegar as possible into the pot.
• Transfer vinegar to a medium glass or stainless steel bowl. Add honey, thyme, shallots, and salt and pepper to taste; whisk until blended and smooth. Continuing to whisk, gradually add oil in a slow, steady stream until blended. The mixture will not emulsify. Transfer to a jar, cover tightly, and revrigerate for at least 4 hours. Store covered in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Shake well before serving. Makes about 1 1/3 cups.

MAD TEA VINAIGRETTE "TEA VINNY"

Steps:

• Using a small cast iron tea pot, add the water and tea and let steep for 8 minutes. Pour the tea through a strainer into a blender or food processor, being careful not to let any tea leaves go into the blender. Add the vinegar, and the salt and pepper. While the blender is running, drizzle in the olive oil until emulsified.

GRILLED SHRIMP SALAD WITH SWEET TEA VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Sweet Tea Vinaigrette Preparation:.
• Bring tea to a boil in a saucepan over medium-low heat; reduce heat to low, and simmer 9 to 10 minutes or until reduced to 1/3 cup.
• Remove from heat; cool 20 minutes. Whisk in vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, and salt. Whisk in canola oil in a slow, steady stream. Makes about 3/4 cup vinaigrette.
• While the vinaigrette cools, grill the shrimp and peaches!
• Salad preparation:.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.
• Preheat grill to 350° to 400° (medium-high) heat.
• Toss shrimp with olive oil mixed with cayenne pepper. Grill shrimp, covered with grill lid, 2 to 3 minutes on each side or just until shrimp turn pink.
• Grill peach wedges 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until grill marks appear.
• Toss salad greens with cooled Sweet Tea Vinaigrette; season with salt and pepper to taste, and top with grilled shrimp, peaches, blue cheese, and pecans. Serve immediately.