Extra Herby Gremolata

Gremolata is usually made with just three main ingredients: flat-leaf parsley, fresh garlic, and lemon zest. This extra herby gremolata includes basil as well! 

I love this stuff! It adds so much pep and flavor to anything it’s added to. This small batch extra herby gremolata is perfect spooned on top of pan-fried fish and chicken breasts. Or as an accompaniment to grilled beef and lamb.

If you’ve got fresh herbs growing in your garden, feel free to add more kinds and/or different herbs altogether. I give you permission to still call it gremolata because, truly, who cares as long as it tastes great! You might recall I shared one last year made with fresh asparagus. So good! 

This time around I actually tossed this with some hot boiled new potatoes for a whole new side dish. I just checked back through my photos in case I had a photo of that but, sadly, no. Trust me, it was good. 

Extra Herby Gremolata

Any very tender stems can be left on the herbs, otherwise, use only the leaves. As mentioned above, mix and match your favorite herbs. 

Ingredients

1/2 lemon (for zest and juice)

1 clove garlic

Small bunch basil leaves, about 1/8 cup, tightly packed, or 10g

Small bunch parsley, about 1/8 cup, tightly packed, or 10g

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt

Few good grinds black pepper

Method

Rinse the leaves well with cool water and use a salad spinner to dry them well.

Peel, crush then mince the garlic.  

Finely mince the herbs. 

Grate the lemon zest into a small bowl. 

Add the minced garlic and herbs to the lemon zest along with the olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Stir well. 

Set aside for about 30-45 minutes to give the flavors time to blend. If not using till much later, refrigerate until ready to use. This can easily be made a day ahead. 

Enjoy! 

Welcome to the 7th edition of Alphabet Challenge 2025, brought to you by the letter G. Many thanks to Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm for organizing and creating the challenge. Check out all the G recipes below:

• Jolene’s Recipe Journal: Ginger Salad Dressing 
• Sneha’s Recipe: Gravy Wali Gatte Ki Sabji 
• Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Stir-Fried Tomato Ginger Beef 
• Food Lust People Love: Extra Herby Gremolata 
• Culinary Cam: Garlicky Fregola with Edamame, Mint, and Ricotta 
• Blogghetti: Sheet Pan Garlic Butter Salmon 
• Mayuri’s Jikoni: Guava Salad, Burmese Style 
• A Day in the Life on the Farm: Garlic Honey Chicken Thighs 
• A Messy Kitchen: Gâteau Ardéchois (Chestnut Cream Cake)
• Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice: Guinness Stout Crockpot Simmered Corned Beef

Here are my posts for the 2025 alphabet challenge, thus far:

A: Roasted Asparagus Soup

B: Blistered Sugar Snap Peas

C. Jersey Royal Chicken Chorizo Traybake 

D. Small Batch Dried Apricot Jam 

E. Whipped Espresso Cream 

F. Fish Sauce Roasted Chicken 

G. Extra Herby Gremolata – this post!

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