Recipes with red wine vinegar

Asparagus with blue cheese drapes hot spears in a sharp red-wine vinaigrette loaded with crumbled blue and fresh chives. Six ingredients, one skillet, served warm or room temp. Spring side dish that punches well above its weight.

Classic French gribiche sauce with Dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, capers, cornichons, and hard-boiled eggs. Served alongside slow-simmered beef shank medallions and steamed baby leeks.

Thai cucumber pickles, a quick sweet-sour-spicy side of sliced cucumber, red chiles, onion, and cilantro in a red wine vinegar brine. Five-minute condiment.

Beach Bar Chicken and Cashew Salad layers poached chicken, fresh fruit, mandarin oranges, and cashews over greens with a coconut-yogurt honey dressing. A tropical, make-ahead summer salad.

Drunken leeks braised in red wine with garlic, finished with a splash of red wine vinegar and fresh parsley. A simple, elegant side dish ready in 30 minutes.

Orange and fennel salad shaves raw fennel over peeled orange segments, dressed in olive oil and red wine vinegar, finished with dried cranberries. A Sicilian classic done simple.

Black bean and salsa salad with corn, celery, scallions, and fresh cilantro. A no-cook diabetic-friendly vegetarian salad dressed simply with salsa and red wine vinegar. Pantry-pull lunch in 15 minutes.

Sauteed rabbit loin brined then braised with fennel, balsamic vinegar, and white wine, finished with a vibrant salsa verde of parsley, capers, spinach, and fennel fronds.

Grilled pasta salad with broiled zucchini and Spanish onion, roasted red peppers, penne, and red wine vinegar. Served warm or at room temperature in just 20 minutes.

Asparagus with a lemongrass and shallot vinaigrette with Dijon mustard and red wine vinegar. A Southeast Asian-influenced make-ahead side dish served at room temperature.

Beef en daube simmers stewing beef with bacon, pearl onions, red wine, and orange peel for 8 hours in the slow cooker. A French-Provencal classic adapted for the crockpot.

Black-eyed pea and rice salad with a Dijon red wine vinaigrette, grated carrot, and fresh herbs. A make-ahead vegetarian salad served at room temperature.

Homemade bourbon barbecue sauce with molasses, ketchup, red wine vinegar, soy sauce, and dry mustard simmered until thick and smoky. A rich, complex glaze for ribs, chicken, or brisket.

Butterflied leg of lamb marinated overnight in red wine, rosemary, coarse mustard, green peppercorns, and garlic, then grilled to a crusty, medium-rare finish. A showpiece for summer grilling.

Argentine-style grilled flank steak with classic chimichurri sauce of parsley, garlic, jalapeño, oregano, olive oil, and red wine vinegar. Sliced thin across the grain.

Classic tabbouleh salad with bulgur wheat, fresh tomatoes, cucumber, mint, parsley, and a lemon-olive oil dressing. A no-cook Middle Eastern grain salad that improves as it chills.