Chadon Beni Sauce

Name: Chadon Beni Sauce
Ingredients: 1 cup densely packed fresh chadon beni (see Note) or cilantro leaves; 3/4 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves; 1 cup fresh lime juice, or more if needed; 1/2 Scotch bonnet pepper; 1/4 cup chopped green onions (white and green parts); 6 cloves garlic; 1 tablespoon kosher salt

December 9, 2011

Cooks' Note

Chadon beni—also called Shadow Benny in Trinidad and culantro or recao in Latin markets—has a broad, flat green leaf. Cilantro makes a fine substitute.

Ingredients

1 cup densely packed fresh chadon beni (see Note) or cilantro leaves

3/4 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

1 cup fresh lime juice, or more if needed

1/2 Scotch bonnet pepper

1/4 cup chopped green onions (white and green parts)

6 cloves garlic

1 tablespoon kosher salt

Preparation

Combine all the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Add a little extra lime juice if the puree is too thick to pour.

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