Light herb sauce
This is a very quick and easy recipe for a delicious sauce!
It goes particularly well with baked potatoes, fish (such as salmon) and cold white meats.
It goes particularly well with baked potatoes, fish (such as salmon) and cold white meats.
73K 13 4.3
Last modified on: May 20th 2015
Keywords for this recipe:For 400 g, you will need:
- 1
parsley - 2
fresh coriander (cilantro) - 3
1 spring onion (scallion) - 4
chives - 5
350 g Greek yoghurt - 6
2 tablespoons Herb olive oil - 7
½ lemon - 8
salt - 9
pepper - Total weight: 570 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 8 min. | 8 min. |
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Peel, rinse and chop 1 spring onion (scallion) finely.
Rinse, dry and chop parsley and fresh coriander (cilantro) . The quantities are approximate: say 2-3 tablespoons of each.
Chop the chives finely, including the flowers if you can to add extra flavour and an attractive touch of colour.
Rinse, dry and chop parsley and fresh coriander (cilantro) . The quantities are approximate: say 2-3 tablespoons of each.
Chop the chives finely, including the flowers if you can to add extra flavour and an attractive touch of colour.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Put the herbs into a bowl and add 350 g Greek yoghurt.
Otherwise, you can use cream cheese or unsweetened fromage frais.
Otherwise, you can use cream cheese or unsweetened fromage frais.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Add 2 tablespoons Herb olive oil (or simply plain olive oil, if you don't have any) and the juice of ½ lemon.
Salt lightly and pepper generously.
Salt lightly and pepper generously.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Mix thoroughly, check the seasoning and it's ready.
Remarks
One interesting possibility with this sauce is the hot-cold contrast: piping-hot baked potatoes, split open with a spoonful of really cold sauce in the middle - simply delightful!
Make plenty at a time, as it is always popular.
Make plenty at a time, as it is always popular.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 491 Kcal or 2,056 Kj | 14 gr | 30 gr | 36 gr |
| 25 % | 5 % | 3 % | 6 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 86 Kcal or 360 Kj | 2 gr | 5 gr | 6 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 400 g : 1.82 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Greek yoghurt: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cretan-style salmon , Spinach and cashew brik rolls, Home-made doner kebab, Spinach fritters, Tzatziki, ... All |
 | Herb olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potatoes with smoked salmon, Little vegetable omelettes, Vegetable tartare, Quick flaky pizza, Thin cherry tomato and pesto tart, ... All |
 | Spring onion (scallion): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lebanese Tabbouleh, Super-green, super-thrifty soup, Potato galette, Spring veal sauté , Gravlax, ... All |
 | Lemon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cucumber and salmon salad, Mixed salad, Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction, Mushroom duxelles, Lemon tart, ... All |
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