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Italian Salsa Verde
Italian Salsa Verde is a fresh green herb sauce spiked with briny capers, pungent garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, fresh lemon and anchovies. This simple sauce only takes 5 minutes to make and it makes EVERYTHING taste better.
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 173 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 cup Italian parsley roughly chopped
- 3 large cloves garlic roughly chopped
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- 2 anchovies from a tin packed in oil
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons capers drained
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar (or red wine vinegar)
- ½ cup olive oil
Instructions
- Combine the Italian parsley, garlic, lemon zest and lemon juice, anchovies, crushed red pepper flakes, black pepper, kosher salt, capers, white wine vinegar and olive oil in the bowl of a mini food processor and pulse 8-10 times to chop and combine. Do not puree the salsa verde.
- Serve as a sauce for chicken, pork, lamb, shellfish, fish, vegetables. Serve as a dipping sauce with bread. Toss with lettuce greens for a bright salad. There's so many ways to use this sauce.
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Notes
- Each serving is about 3 tablespoons.
Nutrition Information
Calories
173kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
277mg
(12%)
Potassium
96mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
876IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
23mg
(26%)
Calcium
25mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 173
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 173kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 277mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 96mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 876IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 23mg | 26% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.