Sauce Verde is a traditional Italian recipe for a classic green sauce of herbs, capers, anchovy fillets and onions in an olive oil and lemon juice base thickened with bread that's traditionally served with cold white meats. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Italian version of: Sauce Verde.
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>The origins of this sauce are Italian, though a version had made its way to Britain in the Middle Ages. Here, however, you have the classic Italian version...
Ingredients:
1/2 garlic clove
1 tsp parsley, chopped
1 tsp chervil, chopped
2 tsp capers, chopped
2 anchovy fillets
1 small onion, grated
2 thin slices of stale white bread, finely crumbled
6 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
black pepper, to taste
Method:
Add the garlic, parsley, chervil, capers and anchovies to a pestle and mortar and pound to a smooth paste. Add the onion and bread and and mix to a smooth paste. Transfer to a bowl and whisk-in the oil drop by drop before seasoning with the lemon juice and black pepper.
This sauce is the ideal accompaniment to cold white meats.
