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Creamy Herb Sauce

This sauce -- designed with "Poached Whole Salmon" in mind -- has the creaminess of sour cream and mayonnaise, but in a lower fat version that isn't any less tasty. Use whatever fresh herbs you prefer, altering the list here to fit your tastes and what you have on hand. Serve with Poached Whole Salmon or other simply cooked seafood.

Type: Fish
Courses: Sauces

Recipe Ingredients

1   Lowfat sour cream - (8 oz)
1/4 cup 59mlReduced-calorie mayonnaise
  (or plain low-fat yogurt)
1/4 cup 4g / 0.1ozFresh parsley sprigs - (firmly packed)
1 tablespoon 15mlFresh minced dill
  (or 2 tspn dried dill)
1 teaspoon 5mlFresh minced tarragon
  (or 1/2 tspn dried tarragon)
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1/4 cup 59mlCapers - drained

Recipe Instructions

Place all the ingredients, except the capers, in the work bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Stir in the capers and transfer to a serving bowl. Cover and chill for up to 2 days.

This recipe yields about 1 1/4 cups.

Source:
Simply Seafood (recipe archive) at http://www.simplyseafood.com

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