My sister gave me some small cucumbers. I bought flat-leaf parsley and spring onion, so I decided to make a vegetable herb sauce. Since my last herb sauce was successful, I learned it from a Jamie Oliver cooking program. I found the link and have attached it at the bottom. It’s a great sauce to add to so many dishes. It’s a simple yet flavourful sauce; intensely savoury, salty and rich in umami. I enjoyed it with my ham.

Vegetables herbs sauce is a kind of dressing from mixing and cooking herbs: parsley, cilantro, basil or spring onion or oregano or rosemary. Addition to it are vegetables: garlic, onion, spinach, cucumbers, capers, anchovy and gherkins. Along with it lemon juice, vinegar, and oil. Season with salt and black pepper.

I am happy it turned out well. It sure does goes well with turkey, chicken, and vegetables. Why not make it for Christmas, New Year Eve dinner or New Year’s Day. Enjoy!!!

Ingredients

1 small cucumber, ends removed, thinly sliced
2 stalks spring onion, green parts only
1 Tbs minced garlic
1/2 lemon juice
1/2 onion, wedges
1 tsp capers
6 small gherkins pickled in sweet vinegar
6 anchovy fillets, roughly chopped
1 handful flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked
1/2 handful fresh basil, leaves picked
A few sprigs fresh oregano, remove stems
5 Tbs red wine vinegar
2 Tbs white wine vinegar
8 tablespoons really good extra virgin olive oil
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
1-2 Tsp sugar (OPT)

Method

Bring out Nutri Bullet. Blitz until finely cucumber, spring onion, onion wedges, garlic, capers, gherkins, anchovies, all the herbs, lemon juice, and vinegar, then slowly pour in the olive oil until you achieve the right consistency. Balance the flavours with freshly ground black pepper, a bit of salt, sugar and maybe a little more vinegar. Sauce should have sweet / sour herby flavour.

This sauce goes well with roasted ham, chicken, beef, lamb, turkey, French stick bread, salads and even as pasta sauce.

https://helenscchin.com/2025/12/21/vegetables-herbs-sauce/

For my herbs sauce:

https://helenscchin.com/2014/12/22/herbs-sauce/

Jamie Oliver salsa verdei:

https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/salsa-verde/

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