I bought myself some red wine vinegar for a recipe a couple months ago and have been staring at the bottle ever since.  I guess I need to find a few more ways to use it or eventually it won’t be any good and it will end up down the drain.  That is not a happy thought.

The recipe I used the red wine vinegar for was a really good salad dressing.  I know you can use regular white vinegar for most salad dressings, but wanted this dressing to be a bit fancier.  So, that’s why I ended up with red wine vinegar in my pantry.   The recipe is for Creamy French Dressing.  This is what you’ll need if you want to make it:

1 tblsp paprika
2 tsp light brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cayenne
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1 egg
1 cup canola oil

Mix together in a bowl all the dry ingredients with a fork, then add the red wine vinegar and the egg and mix with a hand-held beater on low until it’s all blended well.  Then slowly drizzle in the oil while running the beater constantly until you see the dressing get thicker.  This makes enough dressing for quite a few salads.  Store in a glass jar with a tight lid.  You’ll need to shake it up each time you use it.

This is an easy dressing to make and I wouldn’t mind making some more, but I’m just wondering if anyone has a really good recipe to try so I can use up my red wine vinegar.  Any marinades or other main dish recipes?  I’d love to hear from you!