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Levantine · Sauce / condiment

Red Zhug

A fiery Yemeni chile and parsley sauce with garlic, cumin and paprika, blitzed with olive oil into a thick, vivid relish. Spoon it onto eggs, grilled meat, falafel or flatbread.

  • YieldMakes about 300 ml, 8 servings
  • Hands-on10 min
  • Total10 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 2Fresno chile peppers, stemmed, seeded and roughly chopped
  • 1 cupfresh parsley, leaves and tender stems
  • ½onion, quartered
  • 3 clovesgarlic
  • 1½ tbspfresh lemon juice, from half a lemon
  • 1½ tspkosher salt
  • ½ tspcayenne pepper
  • 1½ tspground cumin
  • 1 tbsppaprika
  • 90 mlextra-virgin olive oil

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan
  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Parsley
  • Cumin
  • Paprika
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Food processor

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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