Take a piece of grilled fish or meat or steamed veg, eggs or even a bowl of grains. Ordinarily, these could err on the ordinary or almost meh. Add a quick green sauce that you made a little earlier to save all those wilted less than perfect looking herbs in the drawer of your fridge and not only have you given them a second chance in life, you have made your dish sing.
A fridge basic that is never not welcome. What could be better?
This will keep for 3-4 days in the fridge.
Salsa Verde
- 2 cloves of garlic (use confit if you have)
- 2 bunches parsley, mint, coriander, chives, basil (feel free to mix or keep it pure with one herb)
- 4 anchovy fillets (technically optional, but not in my opinion)
- zest of a lemon
- 2 tbsp lemon juice or red wine vinegar
- salt and pepper
- 1tsp chilli flakes or 2tsp Aleppo pepper
- 125ml olive oil (or more depending on how finely you chop the herbs)
- Crush the garlic on a board with a pinch of salt (if using shallot, let it sit in the lemon juice or vinegar for a few minutes while you chop everything else together to macerate and get rid of the raw onion taste)
- Pile together the herbs and anchovies and chop together finely. Add the garlic and lemon zest into the mix.
- Transfer to a bowl and add Aleppo pepper or chili flakes. Add lemon juice or vinegar, salt and pepper and olive oil and stir together to combine. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
- (If you are making this in advance, add the lemon juice at the end to stop the herbs discolouring.)
Have you made this dish?
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