Sir James'S Beetroot Salad
- 2 beets, cooked
- 2 egg yolks, raw
- 1/4 teaspoon prepared mustard, English
- 1/4 pint olive oil
- 3/4 tablespoon chili vinegar
- 3/4 tablespoon tarragon vinegar
- 1/4 pint whipped cream
- salt
- pepper
- To make the sauce, beat the egg yolks well in a basin, then add the mustard, pepper and salt.
- The drop by drop add the olive oil and the vinegars, beating well with a fork or whisk as for a mayonnaise.
- When the mayonnaise has "taken", add the whipped cream. Keep cold.
- Just before serving slice the beetroot and cover with the sauce, poured over the salad not mixed inches.
- Theodora Fitzgibbon notes: Sir James remarks: "A spendthrift for oil, a miser for vinegar, and a lunatic to mix it!" Nowadays, of course, a good mechanical mixer may be used in place of the lunatic.
beets, egg yolks, olive oil, chili vinegar, tarragon vinegar, cream, salt, pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sir-jamess-beetroot-salad-423509 (may not work)