Sauce Gribiche

Recipe from Judith Jones

Adapted by Julia Moskin

Updated February 16, 2026

  • Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Spencer Richards.
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5 minutes
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This recipe is adapted from “The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food,” the memoir of Judith Jones, the book editor who among many other things first brought Julia Child into print. It comes together in about five minutes and improves cold meats, cold cuts, blanched asparagus, boiled potatoes – almost anything you can think of. Take note: the egg needs to be really finely chopped to achieve the sauce’s optimal texture. —Julia Moskin

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Ingredients

Yield:About ¾ cup

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

  • 1 tablespoon wine vinegar

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1 tablespoon capers

  • 2 cornichons, finely chopped

  • 1 hard-boiled egg, finely chopped

  • Freshly ground pepper

  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

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Nutritional analysis per serving

2 grams carbs; 99 milligrams cholesterol; 293 calories; 21 grams monosaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 5 grams saturated fat; 30 grams fat; 1 gram fiber; 288 milligrams sodium; 4 grams protein; 1 gram sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a bowl, mix all ingredients except parsley. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking. When ready to serve, mix in parsley. Serve with cold meat like leftover leg of lamb or roast chicken; also good on roast vegetables like carrots and turnips, or good-quality cold cuts like rare roast beef or turkey breast.

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Dave

Put the hard-cooked eggs through a potato ricer to get a really fine (and uniform) texture.

Great technique for egg salad, too.

Michele

I ate yesterday at db bistro in nyc and had for a first course asparagus with gribiche sauce. I came home looking for a good recipe for gribiche, and found this one. It's terrific and easy! Chop everything very finely and whisk in the olive oil at the end as if you were making a mayonnaise. Then, when you're ready to serve, add the parsley. I grilled the asparagus and then chopped it into 2-inch pieces, spread the sauce on the bottom of a platter, then piled the asparagus on top.

Tom Dorrance

Yeah, me, too.
I had this tonight at 80 Thoreau Restaurant, Concord MA.
It was the 1st course in the 4-Course Asparagus Diner Menu.
They grilled the Asparagus and laid it on a bed of this sauce with
Smoked swordfish fritters, saffron and topped with new Spring greens.
O. M. G. This is what food should be.

Jenny

Maybe it was my capers but I found the capers plus sqlt pretty salty (and I am an oversalter) - personally id salt to taste, I also used a half a fresh squeezed lemon to use it up and think the recipe benefitted from it.

Margo

Delicious on steamed asparagus and cold chicken breast slices!

Stomping around

Pardon me…. but that sauce looks more like it came out of someone than it should go on to someone’s food. Chunks!

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Adapted from "The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food" by Judith Jones (Knopf)

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