Food Recipes Salads Sherry-Shallot Vinaigrette 5.0 (5,245) Add your rating & review Soaking shallot slices in vinegar makes them deliciously pickle-like. For a tarter flavor, let the shallots soak for up to 2 hours.Plus: More Perfect Salad Dressings Great Green Salads By Melissa Rubel Jacobson Melissa Rubel Jacobson Melissa Rubel Jacobson crafted numerous sweet and savory recipes for Food & Wine, including a tropical snack mix that was named one of the publication’s 40 best recipes of 2018. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on April 25, 2017 Save Rate PRINT Share Close Photo: © Tina Rupp Total Time: 20 mins Yield: Makes 1/3 cup Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1 large shallot (thinly sliced) 1 ½ tablespoons sherry vinegar Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil Directions In a small bowl, toss the shallot with the vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Let stand for 15 minutes, then whisk in the oil. Notes Great With Cucumber salad, sliced tomatoes, pasta salad, steak salad, steamed asparagus or green beans. Originally appeared: June 2009 Rate It Print