Easy Lemon Caper Sauce

This easy, delicious lemon caper sauce recipe is perfect served with fish, chicken or meat and makes a fantastic salad dressing.

Ingredients

Full recipe and amounts can be found in the recipe card below. 

• Capers. Salt-packed or brined capers.
• Lemon. Lemon juice and zest.
• Parsley.
• Chives.
• Olive oil. 
• Garlic.
• Salt and pepper. 

How to make lemon caper sauce

1. Prepare the capers: If using salt-packed capers, place then in a sieve and rinse to remove the salt. Allow the capers to drain then roughly chop (especially if they’re very big). Place them in a mixing bowl.
2. Make the sauce: Add the olive oil, lemon juice and zest, finely chopped herbs, crushed garlic and season with salt and pepper. Mix until combined, taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.

Can I make this ahead?

The sauce can be made up to a week ahead and kept in the fridge in an airtight container. Make sure to top the sauce with olive oil so that everything is submerged, this will preserve the ingredients in the sauce.

What to serve with lemon caper sauce

1. Grilled salmon
2. Lemon herb chicken breasts
3. Juicy grilled pork chops
4. Grilled sirloin steak

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Easy lemon-caper sauce

This easy, delicious lemon caper sauce recipe is perfect served with all meat and makes a fantastic salad dressing.

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Caper sauce, Lemon caper sauce, sauce recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 77kcal

Author: Alida Ryder

Ingredients

• ½ cup capers chopped
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lemon zest + juice
• 2 garlic clove crushed
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
• 2 tsp chives chopped
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Combine chopped capers, lemon juice and zest, garlic and herbs in a bowl and add a few tablespoons of oil.
• Season with salt and pepper then serve with the fish, chicken, beef or pork.

Nutrition

Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 607mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg