Salsa verde
By Fleur
@Fleura (28941)
United Kingdom
November 25, 2021 7:40am CST
So I was looking for things to make with parsley, and discovered salsa verde which, as @LadyDuck has mentioned, is a traditional Italian accompaniment to meat and fish.
I found what seemed like a believable recipe online so thought I would try it out. It basically consisted of lots of finely chopped parsley mixed with a little tarragon, salt, garlic, olive oil, capers, vinegar and mustard.
I made quite a big pot of it and tried it with roast chicken. It was quite nice, but I wasn’t crazy about it.
The rest of the pot sat in the fridge for a few days until I got it out again and tried it with roasted cauliflower - I liked it much better and ended up spooning out more and more!
So I’m not sure whether it was just a better taste combination, or perhaps the sauce improves over time as the flavours meld together?
I definitely plan to make more though!
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@LadyDuck (454979)
• Switzerland
25 Nov 21
@Fleura We use regular onions, but the white varieties because they are sweeter.
In the traditional recipe there is also a little quantity of the soft inside part of bread . You mix it to the vinegar, so that it can make a thicker past when you add the olive oil and the other ingredients.
I use it when I make steamed white fish, but we use it more for our traditional "Bollito misto", several kind of meat cuts boiled.
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@marguicha (214294)
• Chile
25 Nov 21
I do not use tarragon nor mustard either in mine.
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@marguicha (214294)
• Chile
25 Nov 21
I make a much simpler salsa verde with less ingredients. I am curious as to why salsa verde might be Italian when the name is in Spanish.
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@Fleura (28941)
• United Kingdom
26 Nov 21
@marguicha @LadyDuck are the Italian and Spanish names the same?
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
25 Nov 21
We like pesto in noodles with ground beef. YUM!
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
25 Nov 21
@Fleura We brown ground beef and then make this pasta on top of it.
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@Fleura (28941)
• United Kingdom
25 Nov 21
@DaddyEvil I see. Never come across that. Looks good though.
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