How to Use mignonette in a Sentence

mignonette

noun

• Dress them with a rosé mignonette — a bit of the wine mixed with cracked black pepper and shallots.
  — Victoria James, Cosmopolitan, 9 June 2017
• There emerges a gnawing need to have those lamb ribs again, and the omelet slathered with caviar, and the oysters spiked with Sichuan mignonette.
  — Jeff Gordinier, Esquire, 18 Oct. 2017
• Serving: Place the grilled fish on a serving platter, drizzle with the mignonette, and garnish with cilantro.
  — Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2017
• Be sure to include some fragrant plants such as a fragrant rose, Four o’clocks, mignonette or petunias.
  — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 21 Mar. 2018
• Make Mignonette: Combine red wine vinegar and finely chopped shallot in a bowl.
  — Dawn Perry, Country Living, 19 June 2017
• Briny local oysters shine brighter with a judicious splash of yuzu mignonette.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022
• Known for their seafood, the fresh, on-ice, oyster bar is complimented with a selection of mignonette sauces.
  — Danny Sanchez, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Oct. 2017
• With unadorned raw oysters or oysters and mignonette, the classics — Muscadet, Chablis and Sancerre — are all wonderful.
  — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021
• Like any good meal, start with a dozen oysters, broiled then doused in a spicy diablo sauce for something different than your usual mignonette.
  — Omar Mamoon, SFChronicle.com, 27 Dec. 2019
• Snacks include oysters, hot sauce, crackers and hibiscus mignonette and cheese and onion croquettes with grape husk mustard.
  — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
• From 3-6 p.m. indulge in a half-dozen oysters in a Champagne mignonette, along with other small bite and drink specials at this Italian trattoria.
  — Holly Baumbach, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2021
• For example, a Palette dish made with oysters, red vermouth mignonette and caviar is served in a vibrant red-hued container with curls in the edges mirroring the shape of the oyster shells.
  — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 13 Feb. 2020
• Oyster fans can spend $2 for a plain East Coast variety with cocktail and mignonette sauces or splurge at $7 for two dressed- up mollusks (think oyster Rockefeller).
  — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 Feb. 2018
• Another current offering is borage sprouts and oyster leaf dressed in turnip juice mignonette with shallot and chive, meant to be eaten in just one bite.
  — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 17 Feb. 2017
• Another current offering is borage sprouts and oyster leaf dressed in turnip juice mignonette with shallot and chive, meant to be eaten in just one bite.
  — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 17 Feb. 2017
• Stay in the realm of finger food with hazelnut herb butter mussels, or, for oyster fans, try them with an intriguing ginger-shallot mignonette.
  — Sunset Magazine, 14 Nov. 2022
• The oysters themselves are impeccable, served with mignonette, cocktail sauce, horseradish, and a lemon wedge.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
• Eddie V’s isn’t just any chain restaurant — the menu items are top-of-the-line with fresh seafood selections, an oyster bar and steak options that are complemented by a variety of mignonette sauces.
  — orlandosentinel.com, 5 Oct. 2019
• My vegetarian friend enjoyed the cauliflower with roasted aubergine and smoked pine nuts, and yes, those oysters, served with a chamomile mignonette, are reason enough to come.
  — Michele Parente, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2019
• There’s no denying the magic of what a dozen oysters with a beautiful accompanying mignonette can do for your soul, even if not devoured oceanfront.
  — Jenn Rice, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2017
• The shellfish are drizzled with a modern take on mignonette; Shulman swaps the vinegar and black pepper traditionally used in the sauce for yuzu and finely grated jalapeno, adding heat and bright citrus notes.
  — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2017
• From the traditional mignonette and Rockefeller preparations to funky shooters like kale, sriracha and Pabst Blue Ribbon.
  — Mara Severin, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2021
• For something more refined, Haute Quarter Grill offers a cold oyster dish served with a strawberry, cucumber and ginger mignonette.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2018
• East and West Coast oysters with a fresh apple mignonette; a whole Maine lobster with horseradish cream and pear-habanero relish; and a traditional shrimp cocktail with cocktail sauce.
  — Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2022
• The acidity of blanc de blancs also lifts the flavors of raw oysters, similar to the way classic pairing sauces like mignonette do, while the wine's famous bubbles provide a fizzing textural contrast to the silky shellfish.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 19 Dec. 2019
• Try a few alongside a dozen oysters drizzled with Stillwater’s tangy cucumber-horseradish mignonette in the bar’s verdant backyard.
  — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 June 2021
• Even a single Wellfleet oyster ($3) is given every respect: My friend’s arrived atop an earthenware bowl of ice with a slice of lemon and three sauces, including a deeply flavorful cherry mignonette.
  — Joan Wilder, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2019
• The version here takes a light hand with the sweetness, and is an unexpectedly fine companion for oysters on the halfshell with kiwi-grapefruit mignonette, before the steaks and Martinis begin.
  — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022
• Travelers paddle out to the sea farm, and, upon arrival, workers provide an overview of the operation—before shucking oysters right out of the water and passing them around with lemon wedges and mignonette.
  — Kelsey Ogletree, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2021
• The oysters, usually local Maine and Massachusetts varieties, are just $1.50 each and come on large trays of ice with the classic fixings: lemon wedges, horseradish, cocktail sauce, and shallot mignonette.
  — Alex Delany, Bon Appétit, 30 July 2019

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