Green Cilantro Sauce

Description

Fantastic sauce for grilled anything.

• Source: Low Fat Lifestyle
• Formatted by Chupa Babi in MC: 07.12.07
• Makes ¾ cup

Ingredients

• ½ cup packed fresh cilantro leaves
• ½ cup packed fresh Italian parsley
• 2 shallots
• 1 large clove garlic
• 2 teaspoons peeled and grated fresh gingerroot
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
• ¼ teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes (more if you like it very spicy)
• ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Procedures

1. Have ready a bowl of ice water.
2. In a small saucepan of boiling water blanch cilantro and parsley 10 seconds and drain in a sieve.
3. Refresh herbs in ice water and drain again in sieve.
4. Chop shallots and garlic.
5. In a small nonstick skillet cook shallots, garlic, gingerroot, cumin, and red pepper flakes in 1 tablespoon of the water and oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until shallots are softened.
6. In a blender purée shallot mixture, herbs, remaining ¼ cup water, and soy sauce until smooth, about 1 minute, and season with salt and pepper.
7. Sauce may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
8. Bring sauce to room temperature before serving.
9. Just before serving, stir in lemon juice.

Nutritional information

Per 1 tablespoon serving:

• 9 Calories | trace Fat (39.8% calories from fat) | trace Saturated Fat | trace Protein | 1g Carbohydrate | trace Dietary Fiber | 0mg Cholesterol | 174mg Sodium.
• Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch) | 0 Lean Meat | 0 Vegetable | 0 Fruit | 0 Fat.