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Raspberry Vinaigrette + Oxo Giveaway

Updated 10 May 2024 Published 6 August 2012 33 Comments

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As eagle eyed viewers of my blog will have noticed, I am a big fan of my Oxo Good Grips Garlic Press. Hence when I discovered Oxo were on Twitter I was only too keen to let them know and offered to review any of their products. I was kindly sent the Oxo Good Grips Salad Spinner and Salad Dressing Shaker. If you have never owned a salad spinner before then you don’t know what you’ve been missing. My husband bought me one when we got married and was not impressed when excitedly he told me he had a surprise gift for me! My initial reluctance to accept such a mundane gift was later replaced by a “how did I ever function without one of these” attitude.

After 16 years of solid service my spinner was beginning to show signs of wear and tear and I was thinking of replacing it. I hadn’t realised what a jalopy it had been until the Oxo Good Grips one arrived. Gone are the days of holding the lid down with my thumb to stop it flying off, as are the feelings of having done a gym workout just to get my lettuce dry. The Oxo one is a one touch wonder (well a few plunges) and even has a brake, plus for ease of storage the plunger can be retracted with a sliding lock. This truly is the Rolls Royce of salad spinners! So next I tried out the Oxo Good Grips Salad Dressing Shaker. Up until now I’d made and stored dressing in a plastic lidded beaker (very 70’s). Well I have now come out of the dark ages and could not be more pleased with my new Shaker. It is stylish, practical and pours beautifully. When your salad dressing splits into oil and vinegar layers you just shake and don’t need to worry that the lid might come flying off! If you’d like to win these great gadgets go to the end of this post for your chance to win them.

So armed with my new salad making gadgets I set about recreating a Raspberry Vinaigrette which I’d had a few years ago and loved. It had been a one off seasonal offering from a supermarket and I’m pleased to say that I think I nailed it! I paired my dressing off with an organic bag of baby leaves with rocket. The peppery flavour of rocket went really well with the tang of the raspberries and now that summer is finally here it’s the perfect way to use up any excess berries!

So you start by washing and spinning your salad leaves dry.

Put all the ingredients in a mini blender and whizz for a minute.

Now decant and serve with your favourite salad – Rocket goes very well.

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Raspberry Vinaigrette

A summery dressing with fresh raspberries.
Course condiment
Cuisine British
Servings 100 ml
Author Camilla

Ingredients

  • 60 g Raspberries
  • 3 tbsp Walnut oil or Light olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
  • ½ tbsp Cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp Runny honey
  • ½ tsp Dijon mustard
  • Salt and Freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  • Put all the ingredients into a small blender/herb chopper and whizz for 1 minute.
  • Store in the fridge and shake before serving.
  • Dress your favourite salad leaves. Use within 4 days.

Notes

The picture shows a double portion.

If you would like to win the Oxo Good Grips Salad Spinner (rrp £25.99) and the Salad Dressing Shaker (rrp £12) I have one set to give away, just enter the Rafflecopter draw below.

How to enter:
Complete the Rafflecopter form below to confirm your entries made via blog comments, Twitter, etc.
This giveaway will close on 14/7/2012.
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Only open to UK participants over the age of 18.
There is 1 prize worth £37.99. There’s no cash alternative and the prize is not transferable. No part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions.
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I am running this giveaway on behalf of OXO UK who will be responsible for sending the prize to you if you win. Their decision is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
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Comments

  1. Paul Wilson

    08/08/2015 at 12:05 am

    Great for sunny days.

    Reply
  2. Paul Wilson

    23/02/2014 at 12:25 am

    Nice idea for vinagrette.

    Reply
  3. Lesley Bambridge

    12/09/2013 at 10:51 am

    I love kitchen gadgets and I don’t have a salad spinner. my last one was a tupperware and lasted years

    Reply
  4. Courtney

    13/08/2012 at 10:07 am

    Oooh great giveaway, that salad looks so nice!

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    Reply
  5. Nic

    13/08/2012 at 12:36 am

    Wow, those look great!

    Reply
  6. Jen

    12/08/2012 at 6:02 pm

    Great looking gadgets and that dressing looks divine!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      12/08/2012 at 8:52 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  7. Susan El Carter

    11/08/2012 at 3:00 pm

    The gadgets sound like ‘must-haves’ – I have been on the receiving end of a lid flying off whilst shaking stuff – not a pretty sight and takes forever to get rid of the oil stains.

    Never had a Salad Spinner – have resorted to shaking each leaf to rid of excess water. (I know – life’s too short to waft a lettuce leaf)

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/08/2012 at 3:19 pm

      Yep, life’s hard enough so lets rid ourselves of oil stains and wet leaves at least!

      Reply
  8. Sandy ferguson

    10/08/2012 at 11:56 pm

    That is so clever, perfect for adding a little something special to the humble salad!
    Would really love this!

    Reply
  9. Fiona Martin

    10/08/2012 at 3:48 pm

    Always wanted a salad spinner but never got round to buying one – always shake the leaves but fed up of excess water running across my plate!! And I love the Oxo design – they look fab – would love to win.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      10/08/2012 at 5:48 pm

      Fingers crossed:-D

      Reply
  10. Gill Bland

    10/08/2012 at 12:37 pm

    Ooh a salad spinner. My husband would shake his head, but it’s make my take-to-work salads so much less soggy!

    Reply
  11. Jo Young

    09/08/2012 at 7:37 pm

    I’ve got loads of raspberries at the moment and that dressing sounds delicious!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      09/08/2012 at 7:57 pm

      Thank you, wish I had raspberry bush!

      Reply
  12. Maggie

    08/08/2012 at 9:15 pm

    I like the posh salad spinner. Oxo is a very reliable brand and I like the fact it’s non slip too! Great post.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/08/2012 at 10:05 pm

      You’re right, I don’t think Oxo make anything that slips!

      Reply
  13. Hele R

    08/08/2012 at 3:39 pm

    Thank you for the recipe. It looks yummy!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/08/2012 at 5:05 pm

      Thank you. Do come again!

      Reply
  14. Jacqueline @How to be a Gourmand

    08/08/2012 at 8:40 am

    What a beautiful Vinaigrette! Rich in colour and in flavour!. I agree with you – a salad spinner is worth having especially if you have salads very often!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/08/2012 at 9:13 am

      We seem to be living off salad at the moment, and now my new gadgets put a big smile on my face!

      Reply
  15. rita cooks italian

    08/08/2012 at 7:11 am

    I love the way you decant the vinaigrette! It looks good and I’ sure it is delicious on top of your favourite salad leaves.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/08/2012 at 8:10 am

      Thank you so much Rita:-)

      Reply
  16. Sophie

    07/08/2012 at 9:26 pm

    Sounds fab – I haven’t got a salad spinner at the mo and could really use one! Handy gadget!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/08/2012 at 10:18 pm

      Good luck Sophie!

      Reply
  17. Diana Cotter

    07/08/2012 at 5:23 pm

    That’s a particularly neat mini-blender 🙂 The other gadgets are pretty nifty too….

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/08/2012 at 6:53 pm

      You’ll find them all on my Kitchenalia page!

      Reply
  18. Jean Bolsover

    07/08/2012 at 5:01 pm

    Very handy gadgets 🙂

    Reply
  19. Zoe

    07/08/2012 at 10:41 am

    Always been a bit snooty about salad spinners but might have to give them another thought now!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/08/2012 at 1:37 pm

      You should, I couldn’t live without one now!

      Reply
  20. Catherine

    07/08/2012 at 10:36 am

    oooh they look very good indeed, fingers crossed!

    Reply
  21. Mich Puece of Cake

    07/08/2012 at 9:38 am

    What handy gadgets to have! And your vinaigrette looks very delicious!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/08/2012 at 12:46 pm

      Very handy and thank you for the compliment:-)

      Reply

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