Salsa verde (parsley sauce)
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Categories: Healthy, Quick and easy, Vegetarian *eliminate the anchovy, Gluten free, Dairy free
Salsa verde means green sauce and is a common sauce in many regions in Italy, particularly those which serve it as an accompaniment to bollito misto (mixed boiled meats). It generally consists of parsley with garlic, hard-boiled egg yolks, breadcrumbs, vinegar, salt, pepper and oil but can also include capers and anchovies (in Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany and Piedmont) or pickled onions, pine nuts and/or boiled potato (in Bologna). Whatever the combination, it is the perfect aromatic accompaniment to boost the flavour of meat and fish dishes.
Salsa verde means green sauce and is a common sauce in many regions in Italy, particularly those which serve it as an accompaniment to bollito misto (mixed boiled meats). It generally consists of parsley with garlic, hard-boiled egg yolks, breadcrumbs, vinegar, salt, pepper and oil but can also include capers and anchovies (in Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany and Piedmont) or pickled onions, pine nuts and/or boiled potato (in Bologna). Whatever the combination, it is the perfect aromatic accompaniment to boost the flavour of meat and fish dishes.
Author: Woo Wei-Duan
Recipe type: Ricetta di base (Base recipe)
Cuisine: Interregional
Serves: 180 grams
Ingredients
- 30 grams flat leaf parsley, leaves removed, washed and dried
- 70 grams pine nuts, toasted
- ½ shallot, ends and skin removed
- 5 ml red wine vinegar
- 1 anchovy fillet in oil, drained
- 60 mls extra-virgin olive oil
- pinch sea salt
Instructions
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Add the pine nuts to toast them, shaking the pan occasionally to ensure they are evenly toasted (3 to 5 minutes).
- Place the shallot and anchovy into a food processor and blitz until finely chopped.
- Add the parsley and chop until coarsely chopped.
- Add the pine nuts, vinegar, 60 mls olive oil and a pinch of salt into the food processor and blitz until the sauce is still slightly chunky but the ingredients are well combined.
