salsa verde
Americannoun
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Mexican Cooking. a green sauce of tomatillos, chile peppers, cilantro, garlic, and onion.
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Italian Cooking. a green sauce of olive oil and vinegar or lemon juice, flavored with parsley, capers, anchovies, garlic, and mustard.
Etymology
Origin of salsa verde
From Spanish and Italian: literally, “green sauce”
Example Sentences
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“You can make a salsa verde or a chimichurri out of it,” he added, noting that the ramp also pairs well with proteins like beef and chicken as well as pork and fish.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Blend it into a salsa verde for roast chicken.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2025
It’s excellent in condiments and sauces like salsa verde and chimichurri.
From Washington Times • Jun. 8, 2023
Maybe potatoes and pico de gallo, eggs with salsa verde; or stretching chicken adobo to two meals, using the sauce for enchiladas the next day, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2023
He traveled across the border weekly to pick up condiments and other supplies that graced our table as polio en salsa verde and enchilada con came.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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