Gremolata
Gremolata is a fresh and zingy, parsley, lemon and garlic condiment delicious with fish, chicken, drizzled over roast, crushed new potatoes or mashed potatoes and a traditional accompaniment to the classic Milanese dish Osso Bucco.
Quick to whip up using easily obtainable ingredients, this is a wonderful recipe to keep in your arsenal to add that touch of ‘WOW’ to a simple and speedy supper.

How to make Gremolata
Collect all your ingredients together:
- fresh flat-leaf parsley, thick stems removed
- garlic cloves, peeled
- lemon zest
- olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
How to make this tasty condiment:
- Place the peeled garlic in a food processor and blitz until finely chopped.
- Add the parsley and blitz again, until finely chopped.
- Add the lemon zest, sufficient olive oil to get the consistency you are looking for and some salt and pepper.
- Blitz again. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.

Ingredients 
1 Blitz garlic 
2 Add parsley and … 
… blitz again 
3 Add lemon zest and olive oil 
4 Blitz. Adjust seasoning

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Gremolata
Gremolata is a fresh and zingy, parsley, lemon and garlic condiment delicious with fish, chicken, drizzled over roast, crushed new potatoes or mashed potatoes and a traditional accompaniment to the classic Milanese dish Osso Bucco.
Ingredients
- 25g fresh flat-leaf parsley, thick stems removed
- 6g/2 garlic cloves, peeled
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 – 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
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Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.
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Place the peeled garlic in a food processor and blitz until finely chopped.
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Add the parsley and blitz again, until finely chopped.
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Add the lemon zest, sufficient olive oil to get the consistency you are looking for and some salt and pepper.
-
Blitz again. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.
Recipe Notes
Equipment:
- food processor
- kitchen scales
- chopping board and knife
- grater
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