Parsley Sauce (Salsa de Perejil)

Origin: Lima

Source: Lucila Cabello, 1890

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Cook a large bunch of parsley tied with a thread into a bundle.
  2. Once it has come to a boil, take it off the heat and, keeping it tied, cut off the stems, leaving only the leaves.
  3. Grind the leaves well in a mortar, moistening with a tablespoon of water.
  4. Mix in two tablespoons of raw milk cream, two of red wine vinegar, two of pure olive oil, and a tablespoon of grated Gruyère cheese.
  5. If the sauce is too thick, thin it with half a cup of milk.
  6. Sprinkle with pepper and a little salt, since the cheese is already salty.
  7. If desired, also mix in the crumb of a piece of bread soaked in vinegar.

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