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From Jacques Pépin's kitchen · Independent / cookbook & television, Madison

shake · herb sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Tomato Capers Ravigote

From an award-winning kitchen

Ratio

OLIVE OIL 60LEMON JUICE 30

Ingredients

  • TOMATO120 g
  • CAPERS10 g
  • SCALLION25 g
  • ONION50 g
  • GARLIC3 g
  • PARSLEY15 g
  • SALT3 g
  • PEPPER0.5 g
  • OLIVE OIL60 ml
  • LEMON ZEST2 g
  • LEMON JUICE30 ml

Method

  1. Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): OLIVE OIL, LEMON JUICE.
  2. Add finishing notes: TOMATO, CAPERS, SCALLION, ONION, GARLIC, PARSLEY.
  3. Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

Provenance

French technique teacher and TV host based in Madison, Connecticut; James Beard Lifetime Achievement and Cookbook Hall of Fame. Former Howard Johnson's corporate kitchens and Le Pavillon lineage.

Originally published as Tomato Capers Ravigote.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

Yes — it passes the shake-fit checks and can occupy a jar column.

What do the quantities mean?+

Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?+

Adapted from Essential Pépin / KQED (published as “Tomato Capers Ravigote”). Full citation lives in Provenance.