Recipe

A large bottle of olive oil, a bottle of vinegar, a plate of sea salt, and a pepper grinder. This casual kitchen still is a simple recipe for balsamic vinegar, a sauce so unremarkable that it often doesn't look like a sauce at all but it is: In French, it's called la sauce vinaigrette. A good one turns a bowl of salad into something extraordinary. It's not just for salads. A splash of balsamic vinegar on the plate can elevate any number of dishes—grilled fish or chicken, seared steak or wilted vegetables.

Served in a light and flavorful yogurt sauce, salmon steaks from the skillet or grill will melt in your mouth. This salmon steak recipe is nearly impossible to mess up and quick enough to be ready in less than 20 minutes.