Pungent Parsley and Caper Sauce
- 1 ounce Italian or French bread, crusts removed
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, Champagne vinegar or sherry vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, halved, green shoot removed
- 1 cup, tightly packed, flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1 tablespoon mint or basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1 hard-boiled egg yolk
- 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
- freshly ground pepper
- Combine the bread and vinegar, and toss together.
- Let sit for 10 minutes, then tear the bread into small pieces.
- Turn on a food processor fitted with the steel blade, and drop in the garlic.
- Once it is chopped and adhering to the sides of the bowl, stop the processor and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Add the herbs to the processor, and pulse several times until contents are finely chopped.
- Add the bread, capers and egg yolk to the bowl, and turn on the processor for about 30 seconds.
- Stop and scrape down the sides, then turn on again and add the olive oil in a slow stream.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
italian, red wine vinegar, garlic, parsley, mint, capers, egg yolk, extra virgin olive oil, salt, freshly ground pepper
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013690 (may not work)