Cold Tomato Sauce ‘Jean Yanne’

Name: Cold Tomato Sauce ‘Jean Yanne’ (Sauce froide à la tomate pour Jean Yanne)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: For four people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: a sprig of flat leaved or ‘continental’ parsley, coarsely chopped; a sprig of flat leaved or ‘continental’ parsley, coarsely chopped; 3 tablespoons virgin olive oil; 12 leaves of tarragon, coarsely chopped; 1 teaspoon tomato purée; 1 tablespoon wine vinegar; 500 g (18 oz) tomatoes; ½ teaspoon salt; a pinch of pepper

Sauce froide à la tomate pour Jean Yanne

Preparation info

For
four
people

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

The Nouvelle Cuisine of Jean and Pierre Troisgros

By Jean Troisgros and Pierre Troisgros

Published 1978

About

Ingredients

500 g (18 oz) tomatoes
1 teaspoon tomato purée</

Europe
France
Sauce
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Plunge the tomatoes in boiling water for a moment, skin them and cut them in half. Squeeze each half in your hand to press out the pips and excess juice. Work the remaining pulp into a bowl through a fine sieve, pressing it through with the back of a spoon. Chill until needed.
The final stage must be done at the last moment to prevent the oil getting too cold a