Condiments
How to Make Smoky Harissa for Delicious Dishes
Smoky North African Chili Paste for Grilled Meats, Eggs, Couscous, and Roasted Veggies Harissa is a fiery red chili paste strongly associated...
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Sauces
Sauce Gribiche (French Egg & Herb Sauce)
Sauce Gribiche is a classic French cold sauce made with hard-boiled eggs, mustard, vinegar, capers, pickles, and fresh herbs. It’s creamy without mayo, bright and tangy, and perfect when you want a sauce with real texture and crunch.
Dressings
Green Goddess Dressing (California Herb Yogurt–Mayo Sauce)
Green Goddess Dressing is a classic California sauce and dressing made with soft herbs, garlic, lemon, and a creamy base. It’s bright, fresh, and versatile—perfect as a salad dressing, dip for crudités, or drizzle for grain bowls and grilled proteins.
Condiments
Skordalia (Greek Garlic–Potato Dip)
Skordalia is a traditional Greek dip made by blending warm potatoes with garlic, extra-virgin olive oil, and lemon. It’s silky, pungent, and irresistibly tangy—perfect with fried fish, roasted vegetables, crusty bread, or beets.
Sauces
Guasacaca (Venezuelan Avocado–Cilantro Sauce)
Guasacaca is Venezuela’s beloved green sauce—looser and tangier than guacamole, blended with avocado, cilantro, parsley, green pepper, vinegar, and oil. It’s zesty, herby, and made to drizzle over parrillas (grills), arepas, empanadas, and fried yuca.
Dips
Bagna Cauda (Piedmont Warm Anchovy–Garlic Dip)
Bagna Cauda is a classic from Italy’s Piedmont region: a gently warmed dip of anchovies, garlic, olive oil, and butter. It’s rich, savory, and designed for dunking—perfect with crisp raw vegetables, warm bread, or as a drizzle over grilled meats.
Condiments
Toum (Lebanese Garlic Sauce)
Toum is a classic Lebanese garlic sauce—silky, pungent, and 100% plant-based. Made by emulsifying fresh garlic with oil, lemon, and ice water, it’s the cloudlike condiment that makes shawarma, kebabs, and roasted veggies sing.
Condiments
Zhoug (Yemeni Cilantro Chili Sauce)
Zhoug (also spelled zhug or skhug) is a bold green chili sauce from Yemen that spread across the Middle East. It’s bright with cilantro, spicy from fresh chilies, and lifted by cardamom and cumin. Amazing on shawarma, eggs, roasted veggies, and grain bowls.
Condiments
Shatta (Egyptian Chili Sauce)
Shatta is a punchy Egyptian chili sauce that’s fresh, fiery, and citrusy. Made with red chilies, garlic, lemon, and vinegar, it’s a staple table sauce across Egypt—perfect with grilled meats and fish, falafel, shawarma, eggs, and roasted veggies.
Condiments
Coconut Chutney (South Indian Fresh Coconut Dip)
Coconut Chutney is a quintessential South Indian condiment made with freshly grated coconut, green chilies, ginger, and roasted chana dal, finished with a fragrant mustard–curry leaf tempering. Creamy, fresh, and lightly spiced, it’s the perfect pairing for idli, dosa, vada, and uttapam.