Definition

Noun: A cold sauce, a type of mayonnaise, that is flavored with fresh green herbs and other green ingredients, giving it a distinctive color and taste.

Usage

This is a culinary term used to describe a specific type of sauce. It is typically served cold as a condiment or accompaniment to dishes like fish, cold meats, or vegetables.

Examples

• The chef prepared a delicate to accompany the poached salmon.
• For the appetizer, the asparagus was served with a dollop of .
• The recipe for calls for fresh tarragon, watercress, and spinach.

Advanced Usage

• "à la sauce verte": A French phrase meaning "served with green sauce."
  • The sole was prepared à la sauce verte.

Variants and Related Words

• Green sauce: A more general English term that can refer to various herb-based sauces, including .
• Salsa verde: An Italian or Spanish green sauce, typically made with parsley, capers, and anchovies, which is a different sauce from the mayonnaise-based .

Synonyms

• Herb mayonnaise
• Green mayonnaise

Related Phrases

• To dress with sauce verte: To coat or serve a dish with this sauce.
  • The cold chicken was dressed with a light sauce verte.

Noun

1. mayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and spinach or cucumber