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16 recipes

Recipes

Everyday cilantro sauce

Everyday cilantro sauce

The gentle green one. Everything on the plate gets brighter and nobody loses an eyebrow.

5 min
Shawarma seasoning, seven jars into one

Shawarma seasoning, seven jars into one

Earthy, red and pepper-forward. The one you already make every time you make the oven shawarma, finally written down.

5 min
Tzatziki that won't go watery

Tzatziki that won't go watery

Thick, cold and loudly garlicky. The salt does the work, not your fists.

15 min
Chunky chimichurri for steak night

Chunky chimichurri for steak night

Parsley, oregano, garlic and vinegar, chopped not blended. The steak's best friend.

10 min
Five-minute harissa yogurt

Five-minute harissa yogurt

Smoky, cooling and quick. The yogurt does the calming, the harissa does the talking.

5 min
Salsa cruda for peak tomatoes

Salsa cruda for peak tomatoes

Grated ripe tomato, garlic and basil. The less you do to it, the better it is.

10 min
Salsa verde, anchovy and all

Salsa verde, anchovy and all

Sharp, briny and green. The Italian one, not the tomatillo one.

10 min
Grated tomato and Calabrian chili

Grated tomato and Calabrian chili

Grated tomato with a Calabrian kick and a lemon lift. Sauce or dip, your call.

10 min
Za'atar yogurt with sumac

Za'atar yogurt with sumac

Herby, tangy and green-flecked. The cooling spoon for anything off the grill.

5 min
Zhoug with a proper temper

Zhoug with a proper temper

The Yemeni green sauce that bites back. The cardamom is the tell.

10 min
House dressing you'll eat by the spoon

House dressing you'll eat by the spoon

The one you make once and then put on absolutely everything, darling. Do keep up.

10 min
The lemon-caper dressing that thinks it's a Caesar

The lemon-caper dressing that thinks it's a Caesar

Bright, briny and thin enough that every leaf gets some.

5 min
Tomato sauce so simple you'll die

Tomato sauce so simple you'll die

Marcella's three ingredients, one of which you bin, and a fourth she never sanctioned.

Serves 41 hr
Miso-sesame vinaigrette, good on almost anything

Miso-sesame vinaigrette, good on almost anything

The jar in the fridge door you reach for without thinking.

5 min
Tahini ranch, hold the Hidden Valley

Tahini ranch, hold the Hidden Valley

Ranch, reimagined in tahini and soft herbs. Not a bottle in sight.

15 min
Garlic tahini, properly loosened

Garlic tahini, properly loosened

Nutty, garlicky and pourable. The sauce that makes vegetables interesting.

10 min

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