Chermoula

Name: Chermoula
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about 1½ cups (360 ml)
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 5 garlic cloves, minced Garlic; grated zest of 1 large lemon (3 g) Lemon Zest; 1¼ tsp chili flake (6.25 ml) Chili Flake; 2½ tsp coriander, coarsely ground (12.5 ml) Coriander; ½ tsp turmeric (2.5 ml) Turmeric; 1½ tsp smoked paprika (7.5 ml) Smoked Paprika; 1 bunch Italian parsley (just under ¼ lb), chopped, stems OK (110 g) Parsley; ⅛ tsp saffron threads dissolved in 1.5 tsp water ~60 sec (0.62 ml) Saffron; ¼ bunch cilantro, chopped, stems OK (25 g) Cilantro; 1 tsp kosher salt (or to taste) Salt; ¾ cup neutral oil (canola/grapeseed) (180 ml) Canola Oil

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Maydān recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Maydān.

FINISHING SAUCE · CABBAGE SALAD OR GRILLED VEGETABLES

In the published recipe, this is the finishing sauce for cabbage salad. The same recipe pairs it with Sumac Onions, the pickled onions.

Maydān's chermoula for cabbage salad.

On the jar

CHERMOULA

Method: shake
Yield: about 1½ cups
Ingredients: 11
Jar batch: 1.25× recipe

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Ratio

CANOLA OIL 180 ml

Ingredients

Garlic5 garlic cloves, minced
Lemon Zestgrated zest of 1 large lemon (3 g)
Chili Flake1¼ tsp chili flake (6.25 ml)
Coriander2½ tsp coriander, coarsely ground (12.5 ml)
Turmeric½ tsp turmeric (2.5 ml)
Smoked Paprika1½ tsp smoked paprika (7.5 ml)
Parsley1 bunch Italian parsley (just under ¼ lb), chopped, stems OK (110 g)
Saffron⅛ tsp saffron threads dissolved in 1.5 tsp water ~60 sec (0.62 ml)
Cilantro¼ bunch cilantro, chopped, stems OK (25 g)
Salt1 tsp kosher salt (or to taste)
Canola Oil¾ cup neutral oil (canola/grapeseed) (180 ml)

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): CANOLA OIL.
Shake-to-line (dashed marks): add GARLIC. Spoon in, shake, and top up until the settled level reaches each dashed line.
Add by count: 2½ BUNCHES PARSLEY, ¾ BUNCH CILANTRO.
Season to finish: LEMON ZEST (about 1½ tsp), CHILI FLAKE (about ¾ tsp), CORIANDER (about 2 tsp), TURMERIC (about ¾ tsp), SMOKED PAPRIKA (about 1½ tsp), SAFFRON (a pinch).
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

Maydān (Rose Previte / Darnell Thomas). Middle Eastern / Levantine. Cited awards include: Michelin 1* (Maydān, Washington DC, first star 2020).

Adapted from a Maydān (Rose Previte / Darnell Thomas) recipe (Rose Previte / Darnell Thomas / Michelin Dining In (Maydān)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). A PantryFlex jar makes a 1.25× batch of it. The jar's printed lines, counts, and QR guide are already scaled to match, so follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Rose Previte / Darnell Thomas / Michelin Dining In (Maydān) (published as “Chermoula”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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