Italian Salsa Verde

Recipe Ingredients

1		Garlic clove
		Salt - as needed
2		Fileted anchovies
		= (preferably salt-packed)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Minced green onion
3/4 cup	30g / 1.1oz	Chopped parsley leaves
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped herbs - see * Note
1 tablespoon	15ml	Red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons	10ml	Capers in brine
1/2 cup	118ml	Olive oil

Recipe Instructions

* Note: Salsa verde is based on parsley, but it's the additional herbs that provide the subtle shifts in character. Use herbs such as basil, tarragon, arugula and mint according to your taste and the type of meat with which it will be served.

Place the garlic in a mortar with a pinch of salt and pound it to a paste. Add the anchovies and repeat. Add the onion, parsley, herbs, vinegar, capers and 1 tablespoon of oil and pound and grind until the paste is smooth. Stirring and grinding with the pestle, add the olive oil in 2 or 3 pours, making sure the sauce is well blended before adding more. Taste for salt and serve.

Food processor or blender variation: With the machine running, drop the garlic into the feed tube and run until it is finely chopped. Add the anchovies, onion, parsley, herbs, vinegar, capers and half the oil and pulse until pureed. With the machine running, add the remainder of the oil in a steady stream through the feed tube. Scrape down the sides of the work bowl as needed. Taste for salt and serve.

This recipe yields about 1/2 cup.

Each tablespoon: 125 calories; 94 mg sodium; 1 mg cholesterol; 14 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 1 gram carbohydrates; 1 gram protein; 0.24 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 07-03-2002

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