Monday, August 4, 2014

Salsa Verde, a dressing made from cilantro.


One large bunch of well rinsed cilantro minus the big stems.
In to the bullet blender with 1/2 cup of olive oil, salt pepper, 3 or 4 garlic cloves and the juice from one lemon.
Blend it up until smooth. Add oil and salt as needed to adjust flavor and consistency.
Store in a handy squeeze bottle
Simply awesome on grilled swordfish, chicken, pork or steak.
Served with a simple tomato and avocado salad. One large tomato sliced, and dusted liberally with garlic powder. Add one avocado sliced up, dress with salt pepper, lots of olive oil and white vinegar.
Cilantro sauce even goes well on the morning egg on a muffin.



8 comments:

  1. Plis envĂ­ame un poco para probar, ni idea de que es el cilantro.

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    1. Cilantro es la hierba del coriander. Curatu en GuaranĂ­.

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    2. Actually I meant to say Chinese Cleaver.

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  4. Hi guys, this sounds very good and I am going to try it soon. It all looks great to. Good post

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    1. Hi John: I do the same thing with curly parsley. In Venezuela where I am originally from, it is a common dressing for grilled meats. I saw some cilantro at the store the other day and figured why not try the same thing. Its even better than the parsley. On grilled chicken (boneless skinless thighs) or swordfish it is just exquisite.

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