ROASTED GARLIC HERB SAUCE

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This sauce-developed for our #cook90 initiative-is a kitchen workhorse. Use it to marinate fish, season rice, top a pizza, stir into scrambled eggs, or to add a final punch of flavor to a soup.

Provided by David Tamarkin

Categories     #cook90     Sauce     Quick & Easy     Garlic     Parsley     Mint     Herb     Lemon

Yield Makes about 1 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 head of garlic, separated into cloves, unpeeled
2 cups (packed) parsley leaves with tender stems
1 cup (packed) mint leaves
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (from about 1/2 large lemon)
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice (from about 1/2 large lemon)
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Steps:

  • Heat a medium, dry, heavy skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium. Roast garlic, stirring occasionally, until skins have darkened on all sides and cloves inside are soft, 12-15 minutes. Let cool.
  • Peel away skins and discard; transfer cloves to a blender. Add parsley, mint, oil, lemon zest and juice, red pepper, and salt. Blend until a pesto-like sauce forms.
  • Do Ahead
  • Sauce can be made 5 days ahead; store in an airtight container and chill, or freeze up to 1 month.

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