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Prepared sauce vierge in a bowl with a spoon, fresh herbs just visible in the top right corner.

Sauce Vierge

Robyn
This fresh and zesty French sauce takes minutes to make and is the perfect recipe to transform grilled fish or meats, roast or steamed vegetables, spoon over tartines, or even mixed through pasta.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Dips | Sauces, sauces
Cuisine French
Servings 4 people
Calories 134 kcal

Equipment

  • Sharp Knife
  • Large bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tomatoes seeded and finely chopped
  • ½ Tablespoon capers in vinegar roughly chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 -3 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 Tablespoons fresh basil leaves finely chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley finely chopped
  • ½ Tablespoon fresh chives finely chopped
  • Pinch Sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Quarter the tomatoes, deseed them and finely dice (no need to peel the tomatoes).
  • Place the diced tomatoes in a large bowl with the roughly chopped capers, lemon juice, olive oil, basil, parsley and chives and a pinch of salt.
  • Mix well to combine, adding a little extra olive oil to get your desired consistency.
  • Taste for seasoning, adding a little more salt if needed.
  • Leave for 1-2 hours at room temperature to let the flavours develop.

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Notes

  • Olive oil - I prefer a looser sauce vierge made with 3 tablespoons of olive oil, however if you want a slightly less runny sauce, use 2 tablespoons of oil.
  • Tomatoes – Roma tomatoes or other large, ripe tomatoes.
  • Capers – I recommend using capers in vinegar.
  • Lemon – you can substitute with champagne vinegar or red wine vinegar if you prefer.
  • Herbs – here I have used garden favourites basil, parsley and chives, however you can use all basil, or a combination of your favourite fresh herbs. If you don’t have basil to hand you can use these basil substitutes or instead of parsley, these parsley alternatives. I have used chives to give a gently onion-taste instead of the more traditional garlic.

Nutrition

Calories: 134kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 1gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 33mgPotassium: 110mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 368IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg
Keyword French sauce, French tomato sauce, no cook sauce, tomato sauce

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