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Wolfgang Puck Sauce Recipes

Independent adaptations of Wolfgang Puck's publicly published recipes. Not created by, affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Wolfgang Puck.

Wolfgang Puck is an Austrian-American chef based in Los Angeles, where he runs Spago in Beverly Hills alongside CUT. He holds the James Beard award for Outstanding Chef, with Michelin recognition tied to the CUT and Spago lineage of restaurants.

Puck formerly ran Chinois in Santa Monica. He was an early adopter of the open-kitchen format that came to define California cuisine, a style still visible across his current Beverly Hills restaurants. PantryFlex adapts recipes Wolfgang Puck published and cites Wolfgang Puck as the source for each one.

By the numbers

13

recipes

54%

pour-and-shake ready

3.3:1 fat to acid

field median 2.7:1

8

ingredients per recipe, field average 6.8

Rice vinegar is Wolfgang's acid of choice, showing up in 5 of 13 recipes.

Compared with the whole catalog, Wolfgang reaches more often for honey (46% vs 8%), soy sauce (38% vs 10%), and rice vinegar (38% vs 7%).

How Wolfgang builds a sauce

Wolfgang Puck's 13 sauces in the catalog lean toward 8 vinaigrettes, 2 dressings, and 1 pesto. Of that total, 7 are jar-ready as a pour-and-shake or simmer sauce and 6 need a blender. Recipes cited to Wolfgang Puck include Perfect Vinaigrette, Caesar Vinaigrette, and Pesto.

Recipes

Perfect Vinaigrette
Perfect VinaigretteOn the jar: PERFECTWolfgang Puck's honey-dijon vinaigrette for everyday salads.Garlic Red DressingOn the jar: CAESARWolfgang Puck's Caesar vinaigrette for Caesar salad.Italian-Garlic PestoOn the jar: PESTOWolfgang Puck's pesto for pasta, grilled vegetables.Shallot-Thyme VinaigretteOn the jar: SHERRY-SHALLWolfgang Puck's Spago house dressing for salads.ChimichurriOn the jar: PARSLEYWolfgang Puck's classic chimichurri for grilled steak.Chinese Mustard VinaigretteOn the jar: CHINESE MUSTPuck's Chinese mustard vinaigrette for chicken salad.Cashew-Sesame DressingOn the jar: CASHEWWolfgang Puck's cashew-sesame dressing for chicken salad.Ginger Soy VinaigretteOn the jar: GINGER SOYWolfgang Puck's ginger-soy vinaigrette for chicken salad.Spicy Chinese Mustard SauceOn the jar: SPICY CHINESHeat and acid for eggs, tacos, and bowls.Asian VinaigretteOn the jar: ASIANWolfgang Puck's Asian vinaigrette for salads.Honey Mint VinaigretteOn the jar: CITRUS-HONEYThe dressing from Puck's rack of lamb.Reduced-Orange Citrus VinaigretteOn the jar: REDUCED-ORANWolfgang Puck's reduced-orange vinaigrette for citrus salads.Shallot Mixed Herbs VinaigretteOn the jar: BALSAMICPuck's Spago balsamic-walnut vinaigrette for salads.

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Kitchens

  • Spago · Beverly Hills
  • CUT · Beverly Hills
  • Chinois · Santa Monica

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Awards

  • James Beard Outstanding Chef
  • Michelin (CUT / Spago lineage)

Common questions

Which of Wolfgang Puck's sauces are pour-and-shake?
7 of the 13 sauces cited to Wolfgang Puck in the PantryFlex catalog fit a pour-and-shake jar, including Perfect Vinaigrette, Caesar Vinaigrette, and Pesto.
Where does Wolfgang Puck cook?
Puck runs Spago and CUT in Beverly Hills. He formerly ran Chinois in Santa Monica.
Are these Wolfgang Puck's actual recipes?
The sauces are adapted from recipes Wolfgang Puck published, with Wolfgang Puck cited as the source on every recipe page. PantryFlex is independent and not affiliated with Wolfgang Puck.

Citations

Every recipe lists its source and original title in the Provenance section of the recipe page.

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