Minty Gremolata Sauce

By miss5elements

This piquant green sauce - based on the same classic mixture... - can be made up to 4 hours before serving (wrap tightly w/plastic to prevent discoloration). It's wonderful alongside or on top of lamb, chicken, white beans, seafood, and roasted beets.

Ingredients

• 2 c fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
• 1 c fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, loosely packed
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/4 t freshly ground black pepper
• 2 T finely grated lemon zest: ~2 lemons, preferably Meyer
• Generous pinch red pepper flakes
• 2 lg cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 c EVOO
• 2 T hot water

Preparation

Step 1

1. Chop together mint & parsley.
2. Place in a bowl w/salt, pepper, lemon zest, pepper flakes, & garlic.
3. Stir in EVOO w/a fork.
4. Then stir in hot H2O.