Paul Newman Recipe's.....???

I used to work here, in Agoura Hills, California - briefly
the job actually saved my life - but that's another story.

So rumor has it - that Paul Newman developed recipes for three vinaigrettes
for the restaurant, which could possibly be true - given the clientele of the restaurant
which was just a canyon's drive away from malibu.

so with all the restaurants I've worked in i either jot down the recipes or try to keep them memorized.....

anyway here are the three vinaigrette recipes.

Red Wine Vinaigrette
1 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup basil, chopped
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
2 cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
a pinch of sugar
1/6 cup Dijon mustard
1 cup Red Wine Vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
1 T chili flakes

mix everything together.


Balsamic Vinaigrette
4 cups Balsamic
1 cup cold water
2 cups Dijon mustard
3 shallots. roughly chopped
8 cups extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

i used a Burr mixer to make this, mixing all ingredients and slowly adding olive oil until emulsified

Citrus Vinaigrette
9 yolks
9 cups Extra virgin olive oil
3 cups lemon juice
3 cups orange juice
zest of one orange
zest of one lemon
5 T Dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste
3 shallots, roughly chopped

again I used a Burr mixer to make this.
** very important - mix the shallots, dijon, egg yolks and olive oil first into a thick mayonaisse - if you dont the vinaigrette will break
add the remaining ingredients.

I checked the menu and I believe the restaurant still uses these recipes, i worked there in 1999.