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Gremolata - Italian Green Sauce

Gremolata is a delicious, vibrant Italian green sauce consisting mainly of fresh parsley and zingy lemon. It goes perfect with almost all grilled, baked and roasted foods as well as salads and raw fish and meat dishes like crudo and carpaccio.
Author Charlé Visser
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 15 portions
Course Condiments, Sauces
Cuisine Italian, Mediterranean

Ingredients

  • 100 grams (1 ⅔ cups) parsley - flat leaf
  • 250 grams (1 cups) sunflower oil - note 1
  • 50 grams (¼ cups) olive oil - extra virgin - note 1
  • 15 grams (1 tablespoon) baked garlic - from ½ a head baked garlic - note 2
  • 20 grams (4 teaspoon) lemon juice
  • 10 grams (2 ½ teaspoon) brown sugar - optional - note 3
  • 4 grams (⅔ teaspoon) salt
  • 2 grams (1 teaspoon) lemon zest

Instructions

  • Wash, dry and pick flat-leaf parsley leaves before adding to a blender jug.
    100 grams parsley
  • Add baked or fresh garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, brown sugar, and salt to the parsley.
    15 grams baked garlic, 20 grams lemon juice, 10 grams brown sugar, 4 grams salt, 2 grams lemon zest
  • Add odourless oil like canola, as well as extra virgin olive oil.
    250 grams sunflower oil, 50 grams olive oil
  • Blend until you have a vibrant smooth green sauce. Taste for seasoning and adjust to your liking.

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Notes

  1. Oil is not traditional, but it does make gremolata more versatile and better. In 99% of the cases, we use the oil version in my kitchens.
  2. Traditionally, raw garlic is used. This is mostly a bad thing for me because we serve a lot of people who don't like walking around with garlic breath. The easy way around that is to bake the garlic in foil in the oven for 20 minutes at 320 °F (160 °C). When done, simply cool it down a bit and use the soft baked garlic cloves for a mild sweet taste.
  3. Sugar is an optional addition because I feel it needs a little balance. However, if you're following a low-sugar diet then leave it out by all means.
Storage Instructions
Store in the fridge for up to 5 days sealed airtight.
Can also be frozen for longer storage.

Nutrition

Serving: 30grams Calories: 184kcal Carbohydrates: 2g Protein: 0.3g Fat: 20g Saturated Fat: 2g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 16g Sodium: 108mg Potassium: 43mg Fiber: 0.3g Sugar: 1g Vitamin A: 562IU Vitamin C: 10mg Calcium: 12mg Iron: 0.5mg
Keywords:green sauce, gremolata, parsley sauce
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