Spanish Word of the Day: aderezo

[Sam Wilson]

LiCR,

el aderezo - salad dressing, seasoning of cooked dish, or ornament/decoration/adornment

https://dle.rae.es/aderezo+ 

aderezo

MASCULINE NOUN

1.  

(= preparación) preparation

(= adorno) decoration

dar el aderezo definitivo a algo to put the finishing touch to something

2.  

(Cookery)

(= aliño) seasoning ⧫ dressing

(Sewing) adornment

(= reparación) repair

3.  (= joyas) set of jewels 

In Costa Rica I've never heard aderezo used for anything besides salad dressing, and in our neck of the woods folks are not accustomed to drowning their salads in store bought dressing. We use a lot of lemon juice and some sal and maybe mayonnaise and maybe less frequently vinagre.

• Vierta el aderezo sobre la ensalada y mezcle bien para combinar.
  Pour the dressing over the salad and toss it well to combine it.
  
  
• El aderezo a un lado, gracias.
  Please put the salad dressing on the side.

Types of salad dressings:

aderezo griego - Greek dressing

vinagreta balsámica de fresa - strawberry balsamic vinaigrette

aderezo ranchero - ranch dressing

aderezo de queso azul - bleu cheese dressing

aderezo italiano - Italian dressing

aderezo de miel - honey dressing

aderezo de semillas de amapola - poppy seed dressing

aderezo francés - French dressing

aderezo cesar - Caesar dressing

Receta para Aderezo de Queso Azul

Ingredientes:

2 diente de ajo

6 cucharadas de mayonesa

3 cucharadas de mostaza

6 cucharadas de yogur

6 cucharadas de vinagre de vino tinto

½ taza de aceite de oliva

200 gr queso azul

Preparación

Colocar en un bol el diente de ajo picado, la mayonesa, la mostaza y el yogur, mezclar hasta integrar completamente.

Agregar el vinagre de vino tinto y el aceite de oliva, batir con un batidor de globo hasta emulsionar.

Para culminar agregar pequeños trozos de queso azul.

¡Sabroso!

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Sam

[Christopher Howard]

Hola Sam,

 

Aderezo can also be used in a figurative sense like to spice something up or add something to a story or comment by using the verb aderezar

 

Christopher Howard

www.costaricaspanish.net

www.liveincostarica.com

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