Sauce verte

Name: Sauce verte
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes approximately 375 ml (12 fl oz)
Ingredients: 50 g (1¾ oz) English spinach leaves; 50 g (1¾ oz) fresh tarragon; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh chives; 50 g (1¾ oz) fresh chervil or parsley; 50 g (1¾ oz) fresh chervil or parsley; 50 g (1¾ oz) watercress, trimmed; 1 clove garlic, roughly chopped; 250 g (8 oz) home-made or good-quality ready-made mayonnaise; 250 g (8 oz) home-made or good-quality ready-made mayonnaise

Preparation info

Makes approximately
375
ml

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Sauces

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

This colourful, mayonnaise-based sauce complements dishes such as the poached salmon fillet shown here.

Ingredients

50 g (1¾ oz) English spinach leaves
50 g (1¾

Sauce
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Wash the spinach leaves thoroughly three times in cold water until all traces of sand or dirt are removed. Drain. Wash the herbs thoroughly and drain.
Combine all the greenery in a food processor with the garlic and 30 ml (1