Salsa Verde
This Italian salsa is a delicious accompaniment to grilled vegetables, fish, chicken, beef, sausages, lentils, potatoes, charred bread, pasta and fresh-cut tomatoes.
- Prep Time: 15 Minutes
- Cook Time: Rest Time 30 Minutes
- Total Time: 45 Minutes
- Category: Salsa
Ingredients
Scale
- Large handful parsley, chopped fine
- Large handful basil, chopped fine
- Large handful mint, chopped fine
- 2 tbsp capers, chopped
- 6 anchovy fillets
- 1 spring onion, thinly sliced and minced fine
- 1/4 – 1/2 clove garlic, crushed (depending on size of the clove)
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- Good olive oil
- 1/2 lemon
Instructions
- Combine parsley, mint, capers, spring onion, garlic and dijon mustard in a bowl.
- Chop your anchovies and then with a fork mash them up. Add to the bowl and mix it in well.
- Pour olive oil over the herb mixture until soaked in the oil. Its shouldn’t be swimming in oil, but have the texture of a thick dressing.
- To finish the sauce gradually add squirts of lemon juice, tasting each time until you find the perfect balance.
- Leave the sauce to rest for a minimum of 30 minutes so the oil can soak into the herbs and flavour develops nicely.
Keywords: Italian salsa verde, green sauce, Italian salsa, salsa verde sauce
Find it online: https://dev.leibniz.uk/italian-salsa-verde/