Balsamic Vinegar & Walnut Oil Set – 2 x 50 ml

Balsamic & Walnut Oil Set by Lang Weinessig from the Southern Palatinate

The Balsamic & Walnut Oil Set from Lang Weinessig is a duo consisting of a dark balsamic vinegar and a cold-pressed organic walnut oil, each in a 50-milliliter bottle. Vinegar and oil in the exact quantity needed to get to know the pair.

The Balsamic & Walnut Oil Set is a small sampler set from Lang Weinessig in the Southern Palatinate, featuring two 50-milliliter bottles. The balsamic brings the concentrated sweetness of grape must, while the walnut oil adds nutty depth; together, they create the simplest dressing a salad bowl has ever known.

Nutty depth and concentrated sweetness on a leaf

The walnut oil tastes as authentically nutty as if someone had just cracked a walnut; it is cold-pressed and remains unrefined. The balsamic provides a counterpoint with its concentrated sweetness, and because both are intense, just a few drops of each over a plate of lamb's lettuce are enough. Using more would overwhelm the salad rather than seasoning it.

On lamb's lettuce with croutons and a few walnut kernels, this pair shows what it is capable of: first the oil so the leaves glisten, then the vinegar, then salt. They also work well together over shaved hard cheese, grilled vegetables, or in a lukewarm potato salad. On a slice of bread with goat cheese, a single drop of each is plenty.

A gift set that fits in any bag

Because the bottles are so small, the set is perfect as a small gift to carry in your bag, pack in your luggage, or take to a vacation rental where a good salad dressing is otherwise hard to come by. For a birthday or as a thank-you, it barely needs more than a ribbon around it, and for anyone not yet familiar with Lang Weinessig, it is the perfect introduction to the house’s range.

Those who want to enjoy the balsamic at their leisure later can find it as Balsamico Südpfalz in a large bottle. Four bottles instead of two, along with a mountain pepper oil, can be found in the Vinegar and Oil Connoisseur Set. Both sets are also ideal as a thoughtful gesture to accompany a dinner invitation.

Cold-pressed, to keep the nut in the oil

Walnut kernels are reluctant to give up their oil, and heat would strip away their aroma, which is why the oil mill presses them cold and leaves the oil unrefined afterward. The balsamic from Lang Weinessig is made in the opposite way, spending hours over an open fire until the grape must becomes dark and dense.

Thus, two opposing crafts meet in this set—the cold and the hot—and that is exactly what creates the contrast on the salad. The walnut oil is from certified organic cultivation, pressed from nothing but walnuts. Because such oil is neither bleached nor deacidified, it remains slightly cloudy and darker than refined products.

Walnut oil likes it fresh, balsamic is patient

Store the oil in a cool, dark place and use it promptly, as walnut oil loses its aroma faster than any vinegar. For a quick dressing, use two parts oil to one part balsamic, adding salt and pepper to taste. Walnut oil is not suitable for frying; its strength lies in cold preparation. For those who would like to discover more, the entire collection can be found in the Lang Weinessig assortment.

Walnut oil – Organic control number DE-ÖKO-006 EU Agriculture