Receta Pear Vinaigrette

I would argue that you can have all the makings for a stellar salad, worthy of a James Beard award or something equally lofty, but if you dress it with some mediocre dressing you threw together at the last minute, the salad will quickly become forgettable at best, and jarring at worst. Case in point: I recently had a lentil salad at a restaurant that could have been amazing, but missed the mark due to a tart lemon dressing that overwhelmed the flavors of the salad. It needed the rounded depth of sherry vinegar instead of lemon, and it made all the difference.  A good vinaigrette takes minutes to make, can almost always be made ahead, and keeps well in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks. Really, there’s no excuse for not having a couple…