Jar-Shaken Lemon Dressing with Green Olives & Capers

Ingredients

• 1/2 oz (15 g) green olives
• 1 tsp (5 g) capers
• 1/4 oz (10 g) shallot
• 1 (3 g) garlic clove
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
• 1 tsp (1 g) dried oregano
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp (2 g) lemon zest

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Method

1. Chop the green olives and the capers fine, grate the garlic and the shallot straight into a screw-top jar.
2. Add the lemon juice and the dried oregano, screw the lid on and shake hard for 30 seconds, until the liquid goes cloudy and pale.
3. Pour in the extra-virgin olive oil and shake again until it thickens; twice as much oil as acid coats a leaf.
4. Grate the lemon zest into the jar, screw the lid back down and keep it in the fridge door a week. The oil sets firm in the cold, and half a minute of shaking at room temperature brings the drizzle back. Pour it over bitter leaves, grilled fish or cold green beans.