Sauce Verte (Green Herb Mayonnaise)

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Throw the spinach, watercress, parsley, chervil and tarragon leaves into boiling water and blanch briskly for 5 minutes.
  2. Drain, refresh and press them thoroughly.
  3. Pound the herbs, then wring them strongly in a cloth to obtain 1 decilitre of thick herb juice.
  4. Add this juice to 9 decilitres of Sauce Mayonnaise kept very stiff and well seasoned.

View on Foodymology