Walnut Free Persillade
This bright, garlicky herb sauce is one of those condiments that makes everything it touches taste more alive. Built from just a handful of fresh ingredients — flat-leaf parsley, raw garlic worked into a paste, good olive oil, and a hit of lemon — it comes together on a cutting board in minutes with nothing more than a sharp knife and a bowl. The technique of smearing the minced garlic against the board is a small but brilliant move that mellows its sharpness and blends it seamlessly into the finished sauce. A squeeze of lemon juice and optional zest keep the flavors clean and vibrant without any heaviness. It's the kind of recipe where store-bought shortcuts genuinely can't compete, and you'll want to spoon it over grilled fish, roasted vegetables, or crusty bread the moment it's done. Every ingredient here is straightforward and naturally free from tree nuts, so there's no label-reading required — just pure, herby goodness.
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4 servings
- 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, tightly packed
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ¼ tsp flaky sea salt, or to taste
- ⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp lemon zest (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Pile the parsley leaves on a cutting board and mince them finely with a chef's knife, rocking the blade back and forth until no large pieces remain and the parsley is uniformly fine.
- 2
Mince the garlic cloves as finely as possible, then use the flat of the blade to smear the minced garlic against the board 2–3 times until it forms a near-paste.
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