ALL PURPOSE GREEN HERB SAUCE Recipe
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Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves, smashed with side of knife, peeled
Pinch salt
1 c. chopped fresh herbs, i.e., sorrel, parsley, mint,
marjoram, basil, oregano, rosemary (must be minced),
chives...anything fresh, use two more more
1/4 c. olive oil
2-3 Tbsp. lemon juice, or to taste
Pinch toasted ground cumin seed
Few grains cayenne or drops of Jalapeno or Tobasco Sauce
Salt, freshly ground pepper
1 tsp. capers, rinsed, chopped
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Directions:1. Mix herbs, oil and acid: put garlic and salt in mortar and grind to a paste with pestle, or mince garlic and add to food processor with salt. Smash or whirl herbs until fairly fine. Add olive oil by drops and continue mashing with pestle or add to food processor while running, then lemon juice. Mash or whirl until "saucy".
2. Season: add cumin, something hot, salt and pepper to taste and the capers. Smash or whirl until sauce is coarsely textured. This happens quickly in a food processor.
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Notes: This is more a formula than a recipe, adjust it as needed and use often. Stronger herbs, such as marjoram, rosemary or oregano would be best with grilled lamb or beef. Lemon flavored herbs and a touch of mint are excellent with lamb, and fish, too. Milder herbs, i.e., parsley, chives or basil are best with grilled fish or chicken.
I've always made small amounts of this sauce with a mortar and pestle, but a food processor works, too.
The herb sauce keeps chilled 3-4 days and you can turn any leftover sauce into an herby salad dressing by adding a little vinegar or lemon juice and extra olive oil.
When serving with meat, add some of the pan juices to the sauce.
If sauce is for grilled fish, use mild herbs, especially chervil, sorrel and tarragon to taste (or parsley and basil) and thin out with juices from the meal's vegetable.
If you don't have cumin, use a little grated nutmeg or Turkish seasonings, or omit.
Again, no need to measure.
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