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5 from 3 votes

Simple Garlic Herb Sauce (Vegan, Paleo)

A flavorful sauce with sharp notes of garlic and a pleasing herbal blend you can customize to your own tastes.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Servings: 6 oz. sauce
Calories: 68.84kcal
Author: Max

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ Cups baby kale packed
  • 8 large basil leaves
  • 6 " sprig of thyme
  • 4 " sprig of oregano flowers removed
  • 2 " sprig of rosemary
  • 1 large clove of garlic
  • 3 Tablespoons olive oil or other tolerated oil
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice alt: 1 teaspoon amchur + 1 Tablespoon water
  • dash of salt

Instructions

  • Cut and measure your herbs, then chop the herbs, salt, and garlic all together, preferably in a food processor or blender (once you've plucked the leaves off and discarded the stems).
  • Add the kale leaves to the bowl of the food processor or blender, then add 1 Tablespoon of the oil and pulse your processor to incorporate some of the kale.
  • Now drizzle in the rest of the oil until the sauce is mostly uniform (unless you like the bits of herb and garlic). This may take 1-2 minutes if you have a weak blender, but if it takes any longer, try adding up to 1 Tablespoon more oil (similar to making pesto sauce). Alternatively, if your blender is very powerful, you can just add everything in and blend on high for as long as needed.
  • Once done blending, your sauce is ready! To store it, I recommend freezing it in ice cube trays in small portions, to be defrosted as needed.

Notes

KALE: for oxalate issues, go for flat-leafed kale. You can also sub any other tolerated dark leafy green (not lettuces), but opt for a more neutral-tasting pick when possible.
HERBS: you can use any herbs you'd like, but basil is a good neutral base for most people, and is easily available most places, so I recommend you keep that one (if tolerated).
GARLIC: alternatives to garlic include green onions, garlic scapes, scallions, or even ¼ teaspoon garlic powder.
LEMON JUICE: if you can't tolerate lemon juice, you can sub the same amount of lime juice (or ½ teaspoon of either amchur or sumac + 1 Tablespoon water).

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 68.84kcal | Carbohydrates: 1.25g | Protein: 0.34g | Fat: 7.22g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 35g | Sodium: 51.26mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 0.2g