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Salsa Verde

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Easy-peasy Lemon (or orange or lime or whatever you want or vinegar for that matter) squeezy!

Ahh, it trips off the tongue but you'll never eat mint sauce out of a jar again! So is it just a posh version of mint sauce? Not really. It has basil and parsley as well as mint and can be eaten with anything: try it with fish, it is fabulous.

Also look at the variations tab. Using citrus instead of vinegar and mixing up the other ingredients gives an endless set of possibilities

Directions

Do not use a food processor or blender. Chop everything finely

Crush the garlic with the salt like I've shown you and put it in a bowl with the mustard, vinegar, pepper, chopped capers and copped anchoviees

Mix it thoroughly - you do this before adding the herbs so you don't get patches of lots of garlic or capers or whatever in the finished sauce

That’s it

Ingredients

  • A big bunch of flat-leaf parsley
  • A big bunch of Basil
  • A big bunch of Mint
  • A handful of chopped capers
  • 3 tblsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tblsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tblsp Mustard of your choice
  • 2 anchovies
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • Salt and pepper

Variations

Pretty much endless. You need herbs, acid, oil and seasoning. the picture has the classic in the red bowl and parsley and sage with orange and lemon instead of vinegar and I left the anchovies out in the other bowl

Basically swap the herbs and acid around however you like: Coriander and lime is beautiful - add chilli to that and maybe dump the mustard; Tarragon, french mustard and lemon would be great with chicken

Play around but remember its just herbs, acid, oil and seasoning like a proper Indian Chatni

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