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  • noun A French sauce of chopped parsley, garlic, and sometimes herbs, oil, and vinegar.

Etymologies

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French persillade, from persil ("parsley")

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Examples

  • When she heard the food-related word "persillade," she asked if it was from French and spelled it right away.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • When she heard the food-related word "persillade," she asked if it was from French and spelled it right away.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • When she heard the food-related word "persillade," she asked if it was from French and spelled it right away.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • When she heard the food-related word "persillade," she asked if it was from French and spelled it right away.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • The classic way to prepare rack of lamb is to top it with a mixture known as persillade, a combination of chopped parsley, minced garlic, olive oil and breadcrumbs - almost always made from French-style white bread.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • The most arresting new dish for autumn is described on the menu as "caramelized roscoff onion with a persillade of Somerset snails, smoked bone marrow and cepes."

    Creating a Seasonal Menu Bruce Palling 2010

  • Cod cheeks and clams came in a buttery persillade that soaked on to the hunk of toast beneath, and made eating it all a two-stage affair.

    Restaurant review: the Potted Pig 2011

  • Top each piece of chicken with a slice of pickle, sprinkle with the persillade, and serve.

    One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

  • Pim Techamuanvivit Abalone meunière-style with a seaweed persillade.

    California Eating 2009

  • Katie from Thyme for Cooking is writing about persillade this week, which she says is the garlic and parsley mixture that makes escargot taste so great.

    Weekend Herb Blogging #72 Recap The Seasons are Changing? Kalyn Denny 2007

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  • "And then, just as we Brits abandon our stew to the hungry hordes gathered at the table, the cooks of other nations will add a vital snap of freshness and vigour to lift it from its sleepy brown torpor: the French their persillade of vivid parsley, anchovy and lemon; the Moroccans a slick of tongue-tingling harissa the color of a rusty bucket; and the Italians a pool of hot, salty salsa verde pungent with basil, mustard, and mint."

    -Eating for England by Nigel Slater, p 2

    March 20, 2010