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Lemon Caper Sauce

Lemon Caper Sauce

A delicious Lemon Caper Sauce perfect for enhancing your meals with a burst of flavor.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course sauce
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 tablespoons
Calories 140 kcal

Equipment

  • small skillet
  • Jar
  • immersion blender

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup salted butter cut in pieces
  • 2 cloves garlic finely minced
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice fresh squeezed
  • 4 tablespoon capers drained
  • 2 tablespoon parsley finely minced
  • sea salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Melt the butter over low heat in a small skillet.
  • Add the garlic and sauté gently for a minute. You don't want to brown the garlic, you are merely infusing the flavor into the butter and taking the raw edge off.
  • Whisk in the lemon juice and capers and let the sauce gently simmer for another minute or so.
  • Add the parsley and season with salt if needed.

for creamy lemon caper sauce

  • Melt the butter over low heat in a small skillet.
  • Add the garlic and sauté gently for a minute. You don't want to brown the garlic, you are merely infusing the flavor into the butter and taking the raw edge off.
  • Transfer to a jar and stir in the lemon juice.
  • Use an immersion blender to emulsify the mixture.
  • Add the capers and parsley and taste to season with salt.

Notes

Lemon caper sauce can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to a day or two. Reheat very gently over low heat to serve. If you try to heat this sauce over too high a heat, or too quickly, it will break.

Nutrition

Serving: 2tablespoonCalories: 140kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 0.4gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 270mgPotassium: 23mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 593IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 0.2mg
Keyword caper, keto, lemon, low-carb, Mediterranean Diet, sauce
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