Fresh Herb Sauce Food

FRESH HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the watercress, parsley and walnuts in a blender and pulse until finely chopped. Add the oil, lemon juice and sugar, and season well. Blend for 1 min until everything has combined into a thick green sauce. Can be made several hours ahead.

ROASTED HALIBUT WITH FRESH HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°. In a medium bowl, toss the bread crumbs with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, 1 teaspoon of the minced garlic and the wine. Spread the crumbs on a pie plate and toast for 8 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine the 1/2 cup of oil with the parsley, arugula, marjoram, oregano, vinegar and the remaining 1 teaspoon of garlic. Season the herb sauce with salt and pepper.
• Lightly oil a large baking dish. Arrange the halibut fillets in the dish, season with salt and pepper and roast for 8 minutes. Sprinkle the fish with the toasted bread crumbs and bake for about 8 minutes longer, or until the fish is cooked through. Transfer the fish to plates, drizzle with the herb sauce and serve.

FRESH HERB SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Set a 6-quart pot of water (fill 3/4 full, adding 1 tablespoon salt) to boil, covered.
• Add pasta. Cook according to pkg. directions(usually about 10 mins.).
• Put all the herbs, zest,garlic and onion together on a cutting board.
• Chop all together until garlic is about 1/4 inch. Heat 2 tbls. extra-virgin olive oil in 12-inch skillet over medium high heat. Add herb/garlic/onion mixture to pan, lower heat to medium, and sauté with salt and freshly ground black pepper, taking care not to burn garlic-it should go about 5 minutes and be light blonde.
• Set sauce aside while cooking pasta. Just before draining, stir 2/3 cup pasta water into pan. Drain pasta, bring herb sauce to boil, and then add pasta to pan. Toss over medium low heat about 2 minutes. Season to taste and then toss with cheese. Turn into a bowl and serve. Enjoy!

FRESH HERB AND CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• If you plan to serve this with pasta, put your pasta on to cook now. This sauce would also complement certain meats, chicken, for instance.
• Peel and finely chop onion.
• Melt the butter, fry the onion, stir in the flour and fry until golden.
• Gradually add the stock, and bring the sauce to the boil, stirring constantly.
• Add the wine and sour cream and allow to simmer on low heat.
• Season the sauce with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Add the Mozzarella cheese cubes to the sauce and allow to melt over low heat.
• Stir the chopped chervil (or herb of choice) into the sauce.
• Beat the egg yolk with 2 tblsps of sauce, then blend into the rest of the sauce.
• Add cooked pasta of choice (recipe suggestion, tortellini, although I used the homemade gnocchi mentioned above).

FRESH HERB TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a sauce pan over medium heat.
• Add garlic, onion, and red pepper flakes (if using).
• Cook until onion is translucent (about 2 - 3 minutes).
• Add tomato sauce, water, and sugar.
• Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Add basil, oregano, thyme, and parsley. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and enjoy!