beurre blanc
noun
: a seasoned butter sauce (as for fish) flavored with white wine, shallots, and vinegar or lemon juice
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This summer, The Garden offers even more to savor with seasonal pancakes (strawberry shortcake in July, s’mores in August) and new lunch options like Mediterranean Branzino topped with chardonnay beurre blanc.
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Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Spaghetti al Nero di Seppia At El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel, Santa Barbara, chef Alex Bollinger crafts this stunning dish with spaghetti al nero di seppia, complemented by rainbow chard and a delicate Champagne lemon beurre blanc, topped with Kaluga Reserve caviar.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
To start, perhaps a light combination of roasted cauliflower and anchovies or the red pepper mousse, then the hake with a creamy rosemary beurre blanc beef cheek.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
The fig-leaf vinegar, for example, winds up in a beurre blanc to dress up a filet of sole.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Spaghetti al Nero di Seppia At El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel, Santa Barbara, chef Alex Bollinger crafts this stunning dish with spaghetti al nero di seppia, complemented by rainbow chard and a delicate Champagne lemon beurre blanc, topped with Kaluga Reserve caviar.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
To start, perhaps a light combination of roasted cauliflower and anchovies or the red pepper mousse, then the hake with a creamy rosemary beurre blanc beef cheek.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
The fig-leaf vinegar, for example, winds up in a beurre blanc to dress up a filet of sole.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beurre blanc
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