Patagonian Salsa

Name: Patagonian Salsa
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1½ cups (375 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 8 oz (225 g) mayonnaise Mayo; 1 hard-boiled egg chopped Egg; 1 Tbsp capers chopped (15 ml) Capers; 1½ oz (40 g) dill pickles chopped Dill Pickle; 1 white onion finely chopped White Onion; 1 tsp mustard (5 ml) Hot Mustard; 1 tsp chopped parsley (5 ml) Parsley; salt (2 g) Salt; pepper (1 g) Pepper

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Gastón Acurio recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Gastón Acurio.

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Ratio

Mayo 214 mlCapers 15 mlHot Mustard 5 mlParsley 5 ml

Ingredients

Mayo — 8 oz (225 g) mayonnaise
Egg — 1 hard-boiled egg chopped
Capers — 1 Tbsp capers chopped (15 ml)
Dill Pickle — 1½ oz (40 g) dill pickles chopped
White Onion — 1 white onion finely chopped
Hot Mustard — 1 tsp mustard (5 ml)
Parsley — 1 tsp chopped parsley (5 ml)
Salt — salt (2 g)
Pepper — pepper (1 g)

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Gastón Acurio. Peruvian. Cited awards include: Latin America's 50 Best: Lifetime Achievement 2013; World's 50 Best (Astrid y Gastón / orbit).

Originally published as Salsa Tártara (~1½ cups / 375 ml).

Adapted from a Gastón Acurio recipe (Gastón Acurio / Phaidon *Peru* (jalea card; howtoperu)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Gastón Acurio / Phaidon *Peru* (jalea card; howtoperu) (published as “Salsa Tártara (~1½ cups / 375 ml)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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