Italian Gremolata Recipe / Zesty Italian Herb Sauce Recipe

Italian Gremolata hails traditionally from Italy. This is basically a condiment, which is conventionally made with fresh green herbs, garlic, olive oil, with lots of lemon zest and juice, incorporated to add a punch to this Sauce.

Italian Gremolata is a classic accompaniment with Italian braised meat dishes, however this is a versatile sauce & is also used as a topping or garnish. 

I have used Italian Gremolata as a marinade & even packed it inside my Desi Kebabs. Do check out the recipe of my Gremolata Chicken Tikki Kebabs, by clicking on the name. 

My index finger is bathed in an emerald glow as I wipe out the last remnants of this gloriously zesty, loudly punchy, bang on flavour Italian Gremolata. After having well mannerly filled the Italian Gremolata into the glass bottle with a spoon, which will go into storage, my saliva bursting tongue & my citrusy, pungent, garlicky aroma caulked nostrils refuse to wait one more moment. I unabashedly coat my index finger with what has remained on the walls of the grinder jar, luckily for me, the spoon forgot to scrape it off. 

It takes seconds to be sucked off from my index finger with a squelching sound & as it lands on my tongue my eyes are pulled shut & what starts with puckering of my lips is soon converted into euphoria of my senses.  I continue to do this till the grinder jar almost looks squeaky clean. 

Not a good etiquette, I know, but then when no one is looking, I don't mind being a bad girl. Gosh !!!! the Italian Gremolata does have this hypnotising effect on my senses every single time, making me forget my manners.

Italian Gremolata / Zesty Italian Herb Sauce Recipe ~

Author ~ Piyali Sekhar Mutha

Yields ~ Fills a 150 gm glass jar

Cuisine ~ Italian

Type ~ Sauce / Condiment

Time ~ 10 minutes Preparation + 5 Minutes Blending

Ingredients ~

1 Cup Parsley Leaves (tightly packed), leave out the thick, big stems

4 Large Cloves Garlic

1 Tbsp Lemon / Lime Juice

1 Tbsp Lemon / Lime Zest

1 Tsp Black Pepper, coarsely ground

1/2 Tsp Red Chilli Flakes (adjust according to taste)

1/2 Cup Olive Oil, preferably extra Virgin Olive Oil for added flavour

Salt to taste

Let's Make Italian Gremolata / Zesty Italian Herb Sauce In Easy Steps ~

Step 1 ~

* Wash Parsley leaves. Discard the thick, big stems, while retaining the smaller ones.

* Use Lime or Lemon to extract juice & zest

Step 2 ~

* Take the grinder jar & add the parsley leaves with small stems, garlic cloves, lime / lemon zest and whizz to a roughly chopped consistency.

* Add Lemon / lime Juice, crushed black pepper, red chilli flakes, olive oil & salt. Pulse once or twice till everything in the jar is combined homogeneously. Your Italian Gremolata Sauce / Zesty Italian Herb Sauce is ready.

Step 3 ~

* Take a clean, dry, glass jar. Transfer the Italian Gremolata / Zesty Italian Herb Sauce into the glass jar using a clean dry spoon. Place the lid tightly. Refrigerate immediately. This sauce remains without spoiling in the refrigerator up to a week.

Use Italian Gremolata / Zesty Italian Herb Sauce as an accompaniment with meats, toppings on canapés.

I have loved it as a dipping sauce with Indian snacks like Samosas, Pakoras.

I have used it as a marinade for chicken & fish, Paneer / Cottage Cheese & Tofu.

I have packed Italian Gremolata / Zesty Italian Herb Sauce in my Tikki Kebabs, Patties, Fish Cakes.

I have even used this as a salad dressing.

Pictorial Procedure ~

Step 1 ~

* Wash Parsley leaves. Discard the thick, big stems, while retaining the smaller ones.

* Use Lime or Lemon to extract juice & zest.

Step 2 ~

* Take the grinder jar & add the parsley leaves with small stems, garlic cloves, lime / lemon zest and whizz to a roughly chopped consistency.

* Add Lemon / lime Juice, crushed black pepper, red chilli flakes, olive oil & salt. Pulse once or twice till everything in the jar is combined homogeneously. Your Gremolata Sauce is ready.

Step 3 ~

* Take a clean, dry, glass jar. Transfer the Italian Gremolata / Zesty Italian Herb Sauce into the glass jar using a clean dry spoon. Place the lid tightly. Refrigerate immediately. This sauce remains without spoiling in the refrigerator up to a week.

Recipe Reference ~ Feasting At Home

Other References ~ Wikipedia 




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