Bee Balm Salmoriglio

Salmoriglio is a southern Italian condiment that is spiced up here with some bee balm! It’s a perfect pairing with seafood and meats because of it’s bright lemony flavour!

Difficulty

Intermediate

Yield

Serves 8

Ingredients

1 cup flat leaf parsley leaves1 cup bee balm1 garlic clove1/2 cup grapeseed oil1/2 cup olive oil1 lemon, zest and juice1/4 cup water Salt and pepper to taste

Equipment

Measuring spoonsMeasuring cupsMixing bowls of various sizesSmall potWooden spoonStrainerHigh speed blenderSpatulaCutting boardChef's knifeTasting spoonsDish towel

Gather your mise en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather your ingredients.

Bring a small pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Add the bee balm and parsley and cook for only about 5 seconds. Remove and place immediately into an ice bath.

Once cool, remove the herbs and squeeze until dry.

In a high speed blender, combine garlic, lemon Citrus juice is good and all but the zest (small pieces of citrus peel) has even more flavour! The oils in the peel of the fruit help to give off that citrusy taste and smell.zest and juice, herbs and water. Begin blending at high speed.

Slowly add both oils to the mixture while blending, until all oil is combined and mixture is smooth.

Remove from the blender and check seasoning.