Recipes with white wine vinegar

Potato and mussel salad with a saffron vinaigrette, sliced fennel, black olives, tomatoes, and torn basil. An elegant Australian bistro-style salad dressed while the potatoes are still warm.

Chunks of tomatoes and lots of Italian spices make this a real winner.

Hot and sour soup with shredded pork, tofu, wood ears, bamboo shoots, and silky egg ribbons. A restaurant-style Chinese soup thickened with cornstarch and finished with sesame oil.

Whole artichokes simmered in lemon-seasoned water until tender, then served upright with a punchy vinaigrette of garlic, capers, pimientos, and white wine vinegar.

Braised red cabbage with tart apples, red wine, brown sugar, vinegar, and caraway seeds cooked in bacon drippings. A classic German side, good hot or cold.

Jalapenos en escabeche pickled with cauliflower, carrots, pearl onions, and garlic in white wine vinegar brine. The Mexican taqueria classic for tacos, tortas, and beyond.

Authentic Chinese hot and sour soup with cloud ear mushrooms, golden needles, silken tofu, shredded pork, and the signature tangy-spicy-savory broth thickened with cornstarch.

Italian tomato pasta salad with elbow macaroni, canned tomatoes, white wine vinegar, herbs, and parmesan. A no-mayo, oil-free cold pasta salad that chills for hours to blend flavors.

Lemon turkey stir-fry and pasta: marinated turkey cutlets sauteed with slivered lemon, garlic, scallions, and fresh spinach, tossed over spaghetti. Bright, zesty, and faster than ordering in.

Braised lettuces with escarole, Belgian endive, and Boston lettuce seared golden then oven-braised with garlic, herbs, and white wine vinegar. Finished with a cream reduction sauce.

Garbanzo and rice salad tosses chickpeas, brown rice, tomato, green pepper and red onion in a dill-and-white-wine-vinegar dressing. A make-ahead vegan salad that improves overnight.

Mom's beef stew braised in red wine and tomato sauce with white wine vinegar, oregano, potatoes, and carrots. Low and slow comfort food for six.

Ground chicken and veal patties loaded with sautéed mushrooms and herbs, pan-fried and oven-crisped, then served with a punchy Dijon and English mustard sauce. Bistro-style burgers for eight.

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Bay scallop stew layers tender bay scallops over diced fennel, potato, and green beans in a saffron-fish broth scented with basil, dill, and tarragon. French Provençal seafood supper.

Sweet and sour green beans with bay leaf, cloves, and vinegar. Diabetic-friendly vegetarian side dish ready in 13 minutes with sugar substitute.