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Salad Dressing

4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 pieces hard-boiled egg yolks
• 1 pieces raw egg yolk
• 0.5 spoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• salt (a little)
• sugar (a little)
• 1 pinch white pepper
• 3 pieces shallots, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons tarragon, finely chopped
• 1 spoon oil
• 1 spoon white wine

Instructions

1. Finely grate 2 fresh, hard-boiled egg yolks and 1 raw egg yolk with half a spoon of vinegar.
2. While continuously stirring, add 1 teaspoon of mustard, salt, sugar, a pinch of white pepper, 3 finely chopped shallots, and 2 tablespoons of finely chopped tarragon.
3. Gradually mix in 1 spoon of oil, 1 spoon of white wine, and finally enough vinegar to achieve a pleasant taste.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.