Ingredients
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
1/2 tsp finely chopped shallot
2 tbls lemon juice
3 tbls olive oil
Zippy: add 2 tbls pepper jelly
Smoky: add 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
Sweet and Tangy: swap white wine vinegar for lemon juice
add 1 tbls honey
add 1 tbls toasted poppy seeds
add 1/2 tsp seedy mustard
Greek: add 1/2 tsp dried oregano
add 2 tbls crumbled feta
Preparation
Whisk together the ingredients above for a basic vinaigrette. Then customize by adding punchy flavors from the list of variations.