Canarian Mojo Verde Sauce Recipe
Mojo verde sauce is typical of the Canary Islands and perfect with grilled fish or potatoes!
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 333.18kcal
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of cilantro
- ½ a bunch of parsley
- 5 large garlic cloves
- 2 small green peppers of choice you can use something spicy, or 1 cup of chopped green bell pepper, chopped
- 1-2 teaspoons sea salt adjust for salt after blending the first time
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- 1 cup of extra virgin olive oil quality counts!
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
Instructions
- Remove the stems from the cilantro and parsley and roughly chop the leaves
- Roughly chop the garlic and mash it to a paste in a mortar and pestle
- Add the cilantro, parsley, mashed garlic, chopped pepper, sea salt and cumin to a blender or food processor and pulse a couple of times.
- Slowly drizzle in the olive oil while blending slowly (you don't want to over process the sauce, the truly traditional way would be to do it all in a mortar and pestle).
- Add the vinegar to taste, and then adjust for salt and cumin.
Nutrition
Calories: 333.18kcal | Carbohydrates: 3.06g | Protein: 0.69g | Fat: 36.14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 393.73mg | Potassium: 112.7mg | Fiber: 0.88g | Sugar: 1.03g | Vitamin A: 636.88IU | Vitamin C: 39.35mg | Calcium: 15.05mg | Iron: 0.73mg