Yield: 1 cupTime: 15 minutes This is a bright and fresh sauce for fish, and made even easier if you put the herbs and garlic in a food-processor! Ingredients 1/2 c extra virgin olive oil 1/2 c finely chopped cilantro 1/2 c finely chopped parsley 1/2 tsp smoked paprika 1 garlic clove finely grated zest […]
Sauces and Dressings
Lime Champagne Vinegar Dressing
This is my “house” salad dressing — there is always some in the fridge, and I use it on almost any type of salad (including grain salads). It is so easy to make salad dressing, especially this one. Yield: 1/2 cup Time: 5 minutes Ingredients 1 limes (about 1/8 cup) 1/8 cup champagne or white […]
Green Goddess Dip
Yield: 28 servingsTime: 15 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling time This Green Goddess Dip has a perfect balance of tang, freshness, and umami, and uses Greek Yogurt as base (instead of mayonnaise). Ingredients 1/2 cup fresh mint 1/2 cup fresh dill 1/2 cup fresh basil 1/2 cup roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley 1/4 cup chopped chives […]
Quick Tzatziki
Yield: Serves 6-8 Time: 20 minutes Allow about 15 minutes to let the yogurt strain. Ingredients 16 ounces plain yogurt (nonfat is fine; whole is better) 1 clove garlic Kosher salt to taste 1/2 English cucumber, halved and thinly sliced Lemon juice and/or zest to taste Directions Place the yogurt in a fine strainer over […]
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
Yield: Makes about 2 cups Time: 1.5 hours (15 minutes active) This salsa comes together quickly (and can be made two days ahead). Ingredients 1 pound tomatillos (about 6 large), papery husks removed, rinsed 1/2 large onion, cut into thirds 2 serrano chiles, halved, seeded 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup (loosely […]
Sauce Gribiche
Delicious, dynamic, easy. Yield: 1.5 cups (enough for 8+ servings) Time: 10 minutes Ingredients 6 Tablespoons olive oil 2 Tablespoons dijon mustard 2 Tablespoons white wine vinegar 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped 3 Tablespoons capers, chopped 4 cornichons, chopped (or can substitute gourmet pickle, ie Bubbies) approx 1 teaspoon salt optional: hot sauce Directions Whisk olive […]
Grilled Artichokes with Green Garlic Dip
Grilled artichokes are a revelation. If for whatever reason you can’t or don’t want to grill artichokes, you can steam them in 1/2 inch water for 45 minutes. Ingredients 6 globe artichokes 2 lemons 1/3 cup olive oil Green Garlic Dip 3/4 cup minced green garlic, white and light green parts only 1 egg 2 […]