Mojo Verde is a punchy, herb sauce perfect for fish, meat and potatoes.

Name: Mojo Verde
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 cup
Ingredients: 2 cups coriander (cilantro); 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar ( or white wine vinegar or lime juice) ((notes)); 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped; 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup light extra virgin olive oil; 1/4 avocado (optional); 1 green chilli, roughly chopped (optional)

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Mojo Verde translates to Green Sauce and originates from spain as an accompaniment to meat, fish or potatoes. It similar to chimichurri in that it uses just a few ingredients, including a big bunch of fresh herbs. Mojo Verde (pronounced Mo-ho vair-day) is traditionally made using coriander (cilantro) but you can absolutely substitute some or all of the coriander with parsley.

Mojo Verde is kinda magical. It can transform plain steak or chicken into something so vibrant but it’s so easy to make. All you need is a handful of ingredients and a food processor.

While not traditional, I add a little avocado to mine which gives a little creaminess to the end result but you can leave it out altogether.

Also, while it’s punchy in flavour, it is not traditionally a spicy sauce. In my version, you’ll see that I’ve added optional green chillis and this totally depends on whether you like a bit of heat or not. We do 🙂

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Anyway, super simple to make so get to it and then check out my Beef Shish Kebab recipe so you have a way to use it all up.

Enjoy

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Mojo Verde

Mojo Verde - a punchy, herb sauce perfect for meat, fish or potatoes

Course Accompnaniement, Condiment

Cuisine South American

Keyword mojo verde, pesto

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 1 cup

Author Marie

Ingredients

2 cups coriander (cilantro)
1 tablespoon sherry vinegar ( or white wine vinegar or lime juice) (notes)
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup light extra virgin olive oil
1/4 avocado (optional)
1 green chilli, roughly chopped (optional)

Instructions

Place all ingredients (except the oil) in the bowl of a food processor.
With the processor on low, slowly drizzle in the olive oil until all combined.

Recipe Notes

I use a standard Australian 20ml tablespoon (4 teaspoons worldwide)
Avocado and chillis are not traditional but I like the creaminess the avocado adds and a little heat.