Parsley Mint Salsa Verde Food

SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Peel the garlic and pick the herb leaves, then finely chop on a large board with the capers, gherkins and anchovies.
• Place in a bowl, add the mustard and vinegar, then slowly stir in the oil until you achieve the right consistency.
• Balance the flavours with black pepper, a bit of sea salt and maybe a little more vinegar.

MIXED HERB SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Salsa verde is traditionally made with parsley, but I quite like to mix it up a bit and use a bit of basil and mint in there too. Use it to jazz up meat, fish or roasted vegetables, or you could even enjoy it as a lovely dip for roasted new potatoes.
• Pick and roughly chop the herb leaves in the centre of a large chopping board. Add the garlic, capers, cornichons and anchovies and continue chopping and mixing it all together until fine.
• Scrape everything into a large bowl and add the mustard, extra virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar. Have a taste and season with salt and pepper. You might need to tweak the flavours a little, so keep tasting and add more oil, vinegar and seasoning if needed until you get it just right.

LAMB CHOPS WITH MINT AND PISTACHIO SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• For the salsa verde: In a medium bowl, add the parsley, olive oil, mint, pistachios, capers, lemon juice and salt and stir with a rubber spatula until combined. Set aside to let the flavors marry.
• For the lamb: Meanwhile, heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Dry the lamb chops well with a paper towel and season with the salt. Brush the grill with olive oil and grill the chops for 4 minutes on each side for medium rare. Remove to a plate to rest for 10 minutes.
• Drizzle the chops with some of the sauce and serve the remaining sauce alongside.

ITALIAN SALSA VERDE, A TANGY GREEN ITALIAN CONDIMENT

Steps:

• Rinse the capers and place them in a small bowl of room temperature water to soak while you get the other ingredients ready.
• Do the same with the anchovies if they are salted, if in oil, just pat them dry with a kitchen paper.
• Tear the bread up, place in a small saucer, and pour the vinegar over, squashing down the bread to soak the vinegar up.

SALSA VERDE (CAPER AND PARSLEY SAUCE)

Steps:

• If using capers packed in salt, in a small bowl soak in water to cover by 2 inches for 15 minutes and drain. In a food processor combine all ingredients except vinegar and finely chop. Salsa verde may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring salsa verde to room temperature before proceeding. Just before serving, stir in vinegar.

PARSLEY MINT SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Whisk together oil, vinegar, water, garlic, shallot, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper until salt has dissolved. Whisk in herbs. Let stand 20 minutes for flavors to develop.

FRESH HERB SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine herbs, garlic, and vinegar; if desired, add capers and anchovy fillets. Pulse until coarsely chopped, 20 seconds. Transfer to a small bowl and stir in olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.