Carolina Gelen Sauce Recipes
Independent adaptations of Carolina Gelen's publicly published recipes. Not created by, affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Carolina Gelen.
Carolina Gelen is a cookbook author working in Romanian-American / home cooking; recognized with James Beard Book Award General 2025 (Pass the Plate).
By the numbers
3
recipes
67%
pour-and-shake ready
1.5:1 fat to acid
field median 2.7:1
8.3
ingredients per recipe, field average 6.8
Rice vinegar is Carolina's acid of choice, showing up in 2 of 3 recipes.
Compared with the whole catalog, Carolina reaches more often for garlic (100% vs 35%), rice vinegar (67% vs 7%), and maple syrup (33% vs 1%).
Recipes
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1 kitchen · 1 national award
- Maple Dijon DressingNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: MAPLE DIJON
- Dill Capers ToppingNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: DILL CAPERS
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Kitchens
- Independent / cookbook author · New York
Awards
- James Beard Book Award General 2025 (Pass the Plate)
Citations
- Maple Dijon Dressing · adapted from Carolina Gelen / GMA (Pass the Plate / Clarkson Potter)
- Dill Capers Topping · adapted from Carolina Gelen / GMA (Pass the Plate)
- Honeyed Garlic Sauce · adapted from Carolina Gelen / Food52
Every recipe lists its source and original title in the Provenance section of the recipe page.