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Green sauce

Name: Green sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Makes about 300g
Ingredients: Large bunch parsley; Large bunch coriander; Large bunch dill; Large bunch basil; Bowl iced water; 1 green chilli (optional); 2 garlic cloves; 80g vegetable oil; Juice ½ lemon

By: Pollyanna Coupland
Food producer, delicious.

Published: 23 Apr 24
Updated: 23 Apr 24

Make a generous batch of this aromatic herby green sauce, store it in the freezer and you’ll have the means to create beautiful, satisfying dishes at the drop of a hat.

This versatile green sauce goes perfectly with pasta, white fish, chicken, pork and roast veggies. Try it in our baked hake with green rice recipe for starters.

Easy
April 2024

Test kitchen approved

Makes about 300g
Hands-on time 10 min

Make a generous batch of this aromatic herby green sauce, store it in the freezer and you’ll have the means to create beautiful, satisfying dishes at the drop of a hat.

This versatile green sauce goes perfectly with pasta, white fish, chicken, pork and roast veggies. Try it in our baked hake with green rice recipe for starters.

Nutrition: Per tbsp

Calories: 40kcals
Fat: 4g (0.3g saturated)
Protein: 0.5g
Carbohydrates: 0.5g carbs (no sugars)
Fibre: 0.5g
Salt: 0.1g

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Ingredients

Large bunch parsley
Large bunch coriander
Large bunch dill
Large bunch basil
Bowl iced water
1 green chilli (optional)
2 garlic cloves
80g vegetable oil
Juice ½ lemon

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Method

Bring a pan of water to the boil. Once boiling, add all the herbs and blanch for 30 seconds, then drain and immediately put them in the bowl of iced water to halt the cooking process. Leave them to cool for a minute, then lift out and squeeze them dry to remove as much moisture as possible.
Roughly chop the blanched herbs, chilli (if using) and garlic, then put them all in a blender with the oil (if they don’t all fit at once, you can feed them in bit by bit as the previous batch breaks down). Whizz to a smooth green sauce with the consistency of a loose pesto.
Season well with salt, pepper and the lemon juice. Use in one of our great recipes (see related recipes, below) or store in an airtight container, bag or ice cube tray and freeze.