Creole Sauce

• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 scallion, white part only, finely chopped
• Coarse salt (kosher or sea)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives or scallion greens
• 1 ripe tomato, seeded and finely diced
• 1 piece ( 1/2 inch) Scotch bonnet chile, seeded and minced
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, or more to taste
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• Freshly ground black pepper

1. Place the garlic, scallion, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a nonreactive mixing bowl and mash well with the back of a wooden spoon.
2. Add the chives, tomato, Scotch bonnet, and lime juice and whisk to mix.
3. Whisk in the oil in a thin stream; the sauce should thicken slightly.
4. Taste for seasoning, adding pepper and additional salt and/or lime juice as necessary.

clove garlic, scallion, salt, fresh chives, tomato, scotch, lime juice, vegetable oil, freshly ground black pepper

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/creole-sauce (may not work)