Harissa Vinaigrette

Harissa, the popular hot pepper paste used in North African cuisine, steals the spotlight in this vinaigrette. Serve drizzled over our Charred Cauliflower Salad for a little extra kick.

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup (120 ml) harissa paste
  • 1 cup (240 ml) red wine vinegar
  • 1⅓ Tablespoon (20 g) dry mustard
  • 1⅓ Tablespoon Winter Spice Seasoning
  • 24 small garlic cloves, roasted
  • 2 small shallot, peeled, roasted
  • 6 (90 g) pitted dates, or 3 fl. oz. honey, optional
  • 3 cup (700 ml) extra virgin olive oil

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients except olive oil into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  2. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 30 seconds.
  3. Reduce speed to Variable 3, remove lid plug and pour oil slowly through lid plug opening. Secure lid plug and blend an additional 15 seconds or until emulsified.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup (60 ml) harissa paste
  • ½ cup (120 ml) red wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons (10 g) dry mustard
  • 2 teaspoons Winter Spice Seasoning
  • 12 small garlic cloves, roasted
  • 3 (45 g) pitted dates, or 3 tbsp. honey, optional
  • 1½ cup (360 ml) extra virgin olive oil

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  2. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 30 seconds.
  3. Reduce speed to Variable 3, remove lid plug and pour oil slowly through lid plug opening. Secure lid plug and blend an additional 15 seconds or until emulsified.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup (60 ml) harissa paste
  • ½ cup (120 ml) red wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons (10 g) dry mustard
  • 2 teaspoons Winter Spice Seasoning
  • 12 small garlic cloves, roasted
  • 1 small shallot, peeled, roasted
  • 3 (45 g) pitted dates, or 3 tbsp. honey, optional
  • 1½ cup (360 ml) extra virgin olive oil

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  2. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 30 seconds.
  3. Reduce speed to Variable 3, remove lid plug and pour oil slowly through lid plug opening. Secure lid plug and blend an additional 15 seconds or until emulsified.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup (60 ml) harissa paste
  • ½ cup (120 ml) red wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons (10 g) dry mustard
  • 2 teaspoons Winter Spice Seasoning
  • 12 small garlic cloves, roasted
  • 1 small shallot, peeled, roasted
  • 3 (45 g) pitted dates, or 3 tbsp. honey, optional
  • 1½ cup (360 ml) extra virgin olive oil

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  2. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 30 seconds.
  3. Reduce speed to Variable 3, remove lid plug and pour oil slowly through lid plug opening. Secure lid plug and blend an additional 15 seconds or until emulsified.

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons harissa paste
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) red wine vinegar
  • 1 cup teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 cup teaspoon Winter Spice Seasoning
  • 6 small garlic cloves, roasted
  • ½ small shallot, peeled, roasted
  • 2 (20 g) pitted dates, or 11/2 Tablespoon honey (optional)
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) extra virgin olive oil

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the blade base.
  2. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 30-40 seconds.

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon harissa paste
  • 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon dry mustard
  • ½ teaspoon Winter Spice Seasoning
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled, roasted
  • ¼ shallot, peeled, roasted
  • 1 (10 g) pitted dates, or 2 tsp. honey, optional
  • ⅓ cup (90 ml) extra virgin olive oil

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the blade base.
  2. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 30 seconds.