How to Use beurre blanc in a Sentence

beurre blanc

noun
  • From escabeche to beurre blanc, here are the very best dishes to get your ramp fix this spring.
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 7 May 2020
  • To say beurre blanc is transformative is to say the very, very least.
    — Alex Hitz, House Beautiful, 28 June 2013
  • Place salmon filets skin side up on a platter and garnish with salmon roe beurre blanc and lemon wedges.
    — National Geographic, 2 July 2019
  • The grits are paired with andouille sausage, paprika beurre blanc and crispy spinach.
    — Alexa Stone january 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Whole trout is tightly bundled in chicories, grilled until smoky, then bathed in beurre blanc.
    — Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The beurre blanc came out smooth and creamy, though the lipped edges of the pan ran hot, burning the edges of the liquid.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2023
  • Under a decadent caviar beurre blanc, a bounty of scallops awaited.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
  • His finishing touches include citrus beurre blanc, chive, and lemon zest.
    — Bypayton Kirol, Fortune Well, 1 July 2024
  • Its creamy mouthfeel seamlessly connects with beurre blanc sauce, which further enhances the wine’s rich flavours.
    — Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Maryland blue crab draped with lemon beurre blanc and presented on a crisp wonton nets another rich pleasure.
    — Washington Post, 27 July 2021
  • Our favorite bite of the night was a dish with Kaluga caviar served atop a buckwheat blini that floated in a moat of beurre blanc.
    — Maddy Johnston, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served, but come for a cocktail and stay for a meal of fresh tuna tartare followed by seared grouper in a beurre blanc.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2019
  • There is also fresh lobster with creamy tarragon sauce and beurre blanc (a French butter sauce) on a bed of fettuccine.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • So, too, fat nine-herb cappelletti were bathed in a beurre blanc and a judicious sprinkling of Parmigiano.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 11 June 2021
  • Nawab takes Maryland Peekytoe Crab meat and poaches it in a French beurre blanc, thinned with lemon juice.
    — Julia Sayers, AL.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Dots of horseradish cream, fingerlings and powdered cashews bring earthy flavors to classic Dover sole in beurre blanc.
    — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • The fish sits atop a full plate of velvety beurre blanc perforated with umami capers from the Mongers’ stash and a fresh lime wedge.
    — Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
  • As mandated by the brewpub bible, there is a burger, a thin patty ground in-house and served with raw-milk cheddar and smoked tomato beurre blanc on brioche.
    — Julia Thiel, Chicago Reader, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Choose the former to more fully taste the tender fish, cross-hatched and simply presented in a beurre blanc sauce that makes its savory flavors jump out.
    — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 1 July 2024
  • The 10 stylish courses included an absurdly succulent leek dressed in beurre blanc and lamb that had been cooked for three days.
    — Fiona Mozley, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The new dinner menu — with six starters, six entrees and six desserts — includes dishes like salmon in beurre blanc, coq au vin, beef Bourguignon and cassoulet.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Dishes featuring togarashi scallops with beurre blanc or charred gochujang pork with sour cherry soy sauce are only the tip of the culinary ice berg.
    — Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Dishes include chicken served with miso beurre blanc and truffle and wild mushrooms accompanied by a white chocolate béarnaise.
    — Jinnie Lee Kurt Soller Caitie Kelly Gisela Williams Roxanne Fequiere Elissa Suh, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Then drape the scallops with beurre blanc — a classic French sauce made with wine, vinegar, shallots and lots of butter — for an extra dose of luxury.
    — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Other menu highlights include whole branzino topped with gremolata and served with roasted baby carrots and mashed potatoes with beurre blanc sauce.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Mains include bulgar wheat stuffed cabbage, parsnip purée and herb oil; mussels, cider, parsley and seeded garlic baguette and seabass with beurre blanc, pickled dulse and pink fir potatoes.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • But there’s also tinned fish on a plate in the style of modern wine bars, chilled poached prawns with vadouvan aioli and roasted halibut in an elegant Meyer lemon beurre blanc.
    — Michael Russell, oregonlive.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • But guests would be wise to inquire about the nightly specials, which one night was roasted cod with crunchy skin sitting on a mound of risotto and caramelized blue oyster mushrooms sheened with beurre blanc.
    — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The star of the show here is their steamed halibut, served with leek fondue and a seaweed beurre blanc, which melts in the mouth, though vegetarians and meat lovers both have plenty to delight in.
    — Lela London, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Signature’s lobster complemented the firm, alabaster meat with a lush beurre blanc and tangy rings of shallot confit ($65).
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2021

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