Velvety-warm mustard-pepper sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient

Directions

INGREDIENTS:

1 (packed) cup chopped mustard greens or Swiss chard ½ cup coarsely chopped green pepper 1 large red-ripe tomato, cored, quartered ¼ cup loosely packed chopped cilantro 2 fresh hot green chiles, stemmed and seeded 2 garlic cloves, peeled 1 tablespoons mild olive oil ½ teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon ground coriander 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard 1 teaspoon sugar ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste ⅓ cup heavy cream Place greens, pepper, tomato, cilantro, chiles and garlic in a blender or food processor and process until smoothly pureed. Set aside.

Heat oil in a 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Add pureed mixture and cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until sauce is thick, 12 to 15 minutes.

Makes about 2 cups.

PER TABLESPOON: 15 calories, 0 g protein, 1 g carbohydrate, 1 g fat (1 g saturated), 3 mg cholesterol, 41 mg sodium, 0 g fiber.

Laxmi Hiremath writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, 6/24/92.

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