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Avgolemono Sauce dripping from a spoon into a white bowl.
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Avgolemono Sauce Recipe

This easy Greek Avgolemono Sauce is a refreshing burst of flavor! This paleo sauce is ready in 15 minutes or less, all you need is 4 ingredients.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Sauces & Condiments
Cuisine: Greek
Keyword: cuisine greek, dip, easter, easy, egg lemon sauce, eggs, gluten free, greek dish, greek recipe, lemon, paleo, quick, sauce, whole30
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 58kcal
Author: Bethany Galloway

Ingredients

  • 2 fresh lemons juiced
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon starch cornstarch or 1 tablespoon tapioca
  • 1.5 cups 355ml broth *see notes
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Drizzle of olive oil optional

Instructions

  • Without turning on the heat, whisk the eggs in a medium saucepan until frothy.
    eggs being whisked until frothy in pot with whisk
  • Juice the lemons and whisk the juice into the eggs.
    adding lemon juice to eggs
  • Slowly whisk in 1 cup of broth.
    Adding broth to pot.
  • Turn heat on medium and continue whisking until the sauce begins to thicken.
    whisking ingredients in pot on stove
  • Mix starch with some of the remaining 1/2 cup of broth to make a paste, and then mix in the rest of the broth.
    Starch and broth in white bowl with spoon.
  • Slowly whisk the tapioca mixture into the pot on the stove until it thickens up. Turn off the heat, season with salt and black pepper to taste, add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil (optional), and serve.
    whisking thick sauce in stainless steel pot

Notes

*Broth:
  • if you happen to be making Lahanodolmades, the broth from steaming them is amazing in this recipe, and it's totally fine to add it hot, straight from the pot. Otherwise, use chicken broth or vegetable broth. 
  • you can add up to 2 cups of broth (475ml) if you like your sauce runnier.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 58kcal | Carbohydrates: 3.8g | Protein: 4.6g | Fat: 2.7g | Saturated Fat: 0.8g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 317mg | Sugar: 1.9g