Zhoug! (Spicy Cilantro Sauce)

Name: Zhoug! (Spicy Cilantro Sauce)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 4 medium cloves garlic, roughly chopped; 2 packed cups fresh cilantro (about 2 bunches, mostly leaves but skinny stems are ok); 4 medium jalapeños, seeds removed but reserved; 1 tsp fine sea salt; 1 tsp ground cardamom; ¾ tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp red pepper flakes, more to taste; ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil

By Cookie and Kate · Cookie and KatePublic

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Homemade zhoug sauce adds a spicy cilantro kick to any meal! Zhoug is a popular Middle Eastern condiment that's very easy to make. Recipe yields 1 1/4 cup.

Prep: 10 min
Total: 10 min
Servings: 1

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Ingredients

For 1 person

Cooking for

4medium cloves garlic, roughly chopped
2packed cups fresh cilantro (about 2 bunches, mostly leaves but skinny stems are ok)
4medium jalapeños, seeds removed but reserved
1 tspfine sea salt
1 tspground cardamom
0.75 tspground cumin
0.5 tspred pepper flakes, more to taste
0.75 cupextra-virgin olive oil

Steps

1
Place the garlic in your food processor and process until the garlic is broken into tiny pieces.
2
Add the cilantro, jalapeño (keep the seeds in case you want to make the sauce more spicy after tasting), salt, cardamom, cumin and red pepper flakes. Process until the mixture is all mixed together and very finely chopped.
3
While running the food processor, slowly drizzle in the olive oil. Scrape down the sides and blend until the sauce is mostly smooth.
4
Adjust to taste—for a spicier sauce, add the jalapeño seeds or additional red pepper flakes (¼ teaspoon at a time) and blend again. Too bitter? You can add more salt or give the flavors some time to mellow. This sauce’s flavor transforms with time, so if it’s too spicy or you just don’t love it right off the bat, let it chill in the fridge and try it again in an hour.

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Per portion

Calories: ~1713.4 kcal
Protein: ~13.2 g
Fat: ~162.2 g
Carbs: ~56.4 g
Fiber: ~5.4 g
Sodium: ~2324.6 mg

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