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.