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Mignonette Sauce

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 1/2 cup

Ingredients

1 tablespoon coarsely ground white or black peppercorns (vary amount according to taste)
1/2 cup white or red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots or sweet onions
Salt to taste

Preparation

  1. Combine all ingredients and chill. Serve with chilled oysters or clams on the half shell.

TagsSauceFrenchEuropeanShallotVegetableDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeQuickEasy5 Ingredients or FewerNo-Cook
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