recipe question

[aveoamare]

So there's a recipe for leeks vinagrette, and the sauce that goes on it calls for cornichons. its sauce gribiche.

are the cornichons absolutly necessary? i dont have any...is there anything i can use instead? I have everything but the cornichons, is it going to ruin the sauce?

[Suzanne]

If you have any kind of sour pickle (although preferably not dill), you're fine. And if you don't, it won't be sauce gribiche but it will still be okay.

[indianwells]

I've doubled up on the Capers before now and you can't really taste any difference.

[Blade55440]

Originally Posted by aveoamare

So there's a recipe for leeks vinagrette, and the sauce that goes on it calls for cornichons. its sauce gribiche.

are the cornichons absolutly necessary? i dont have any...is there anything i can use instead? I have everything but the cornichons, is it going to ruin the sauce?

I realize this will be a stupid answer but just in case I assumed something good (or bad depending the stupidity involved in my answer).

Cornichons are basically (this is a generalization) gherkin pickles. So if you have little gherkins sitting around (I've yet to find a place that doesn't have something similar), then you're set. If not...them ****, try some B&B pickle chips, they both have the same kind of flavor to me at least.