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Caper-Parsley Sauce

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This recipe is an accompaniment forFish Cakes with Caper-Parsley SauceThis versatile sauce, which can be made one day ahead, also complements roast beef, hard-boiled eggs or potato salad.

Ingredients

Makes about 1 1/3 cups

2/3 cup olive oil
6 tablespoons drained capers
6 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
6 anchovy fillets, chopped
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 large garlic cloves, halved
  1. Blend all ingredients in processor until coarse puree forms. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)

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  • Love the sauce! Delicious.

    • daphnar

    • NJ

    • 1/5/2016

  • Made this to go over fresh tuna fish cakes (tuna was on sale) and it was excellent. I have anchovy paste in a tube so used about 1 1/2" of paste. Put this on hard boiled eggs today for breakfast. Can see using it on steamed vegetables to perk them up.

    • cheriesmall

    • Ossining, NY

    • 11/18/2010

  • Excellent with the fish cakes. Used four anchovy fillets versus six. Would also serve a tarter-like sauce too.

    • Argyletraveler

    • Argyle, TX

    • 8/1/2010

  • Very good sauce. It's much better if left for a day in the fridge for the flavors to meld. I doubled the garlic and skimped a bit on the olive oil.

    • Anonymous

    • Charlotte, NC

    • 11/10/2009

  • I had to do a lot of juggling with the proportions to keep from being to tart. I served homemade tartar sauce on the side and that was just as popular although surely not as healthy.

    • radariii

    • UK

    • 3/27/2009

  • The sauce was great with the halibut cakes, and I caught one guest scraping out the sauce at the bottom of the dish and eating it straight. I used freshly marinated anchovies instead of canned, but otherwise wouldn't change a thing.

    • cdeinesj

    • Maryland

    • 1/1/2008

  • while my dinner guests enjoyed this sauce served witht the halibut cakes i thought the sauce was too tart - and i am usually a big fan of lemon! i tried adding more olive oil to soften the flavour but still did not like it. i would use a good home made tartar sauce instead.

    • cook_from_mtl

    • _mtl

    • 8/3/2007

  • I made this sauce for the fish cakes and it was just delicious! My husband just loved the way this sauce compliments the great "mild" taste of the fish cakes. I wouldn't change a thing. I will try our leftover sauce tomorrow with pasta as some reviewers suggested.

    • Anonymous

    • Queretaro, MEXICO

    • 2/21/2007

  • I made this with the fish cakes. The flavor was perfect with them. A little goes a long way. I love something tart and fresh with a savory main course.

    • Anonymous

    • Lakewood, WA

    • 11/16/2004

  • This recipe is fairly tart, but I wouldn't change a thing. We had leftover sauce on top of eggs this morning. Really good.

    • Anonymous

    • Galveston

    • 6/30/2004

  • This is a delicious sauce. I tried it first with the fish cakes and then leftovers on sandwiches. Yum. Also great on pasta

    • Anonymous

    • Columbus OH

    • 4/10/2003

  • I made this exactly to the recipe and was pleased with the result. Next time I would only use 4 anchovies as the flavor is slightly pronounced. I used it over poached salmon and was very pleased. I can not see using with beef as I believe the header suggests, only seafood.

    • Kim Schloemer

    • Washington, DC

    • 2/16/2003

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