Salsa verde 2

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Italian or curly parsley, finely chopped
2 Garlic cloves,very finely minced
2 tablespoons Capers,rinsed and chopped
¾ cup Virgin olive oil
¼ cup Red wine vinegar, champagne vinegar or lemon juice, or to taste
Salt

Directions

From "The Savory Way" by Deborah Madison. Bantam.

Combine parsley, garlic, capers and olive oil in a bowl and stir in vinegar or lemon juice to taste. Season with salt.

Serve sauce with pasta, white beans, tomatoes or hard-cooked eggs.

Makes approximately 1 cup. Serves 4.

NOTES: For variety, include a small portion of other herbs (chervil, basil, dill, fennel greens, thyme, arugula, etc.) with the parsley.

If you're using lemon juice for the acid, add some of the zest to the sauce.

Nutritional analysis per serving: 366 calories; 38 grams total fat; (5.3 grams saturated fat); ⅕ grams protein; 1.9 grams carbohydrates; 0 milligrams cholesterol; 6½ milligrams sodium.

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