Garlic Walnut Lime Sauce

Name: Garlic Walnut Lime Sauce
Yield: Makes About 1 Cup
Cuisine: Kenya
Ingredients: Coarse salt (kosher or sea) and freshly ground white pepper; Coarse salt (kosher or sea) and freshly ground white pepper; ⅓ cup vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; Coarse salt (kosher or sea) and freshly ground white pepper; Coarse salt (kosher or sea) and freshly ground white pepper; ¼ cup walnuts or almonds, coarsely chopped; 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; ½ teaspoon grated lime zest; 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 4 slices white sandwich bread, crusts cut off; ¼ cup walnuts or almonds, coarsely chopped

Preparation info

Makes About
1 Cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Planet Barbecue

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2010

About

At Carnivore they serve crocodile with a garlic potato sauce that may remind you of Greek skordalia. I’ve taken a few liberties with the recipe; bread gives you a lighter sauce than potatoes. The result is a sauce fragrant with fresh lime zest and lime juice coupled with earthy undertones of walnut.

Ingredients

For the Sauce

4 slices white sandwich bread, crusts cut off
¼ cup walnuts or almonds, coarsely chopped

Africa
Kenya
Sauce
Vegan

Method

Place the slices of bread in a mixing bowl and add enough warm water to cover. Let the bread soak for 5 minutes, then drain it well in a strainer. Using your hands, squeeze the bread well to wring out any excess liquid.
Place the bread, walnuts, garlic, and lime zest in a food processor and puree to a smooth paste. With the processor running, gradually work in