Garlic-Cilantro Herb Sauce

Name: Garlic-Cilantro Herb Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about ½ cup (120 ml)
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: about ¾ bunch (35 g) Cilantro; about ¼ bunch (20 g) Parsley; about 4½ chiles (30 g) Chile; 1/2 tsp ground (1 g) Cumin; 1/4 tsp ground (0.5 g) Cardamom; 1/8 tsp (0.5 g) Sugar; 1/4 tsp (1.5 g) Salt; 2 cloves crushed Garlic; 3 Tbsp (45 ml) Olive Oil; 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Water

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

CONDIMENT · SABIH, EGGS & GRILLED MEATS

In the published recipe, this is the condiment for sabih. The same recipe pairs it with Sabih Tahini Sauce, the tahini sauce.

Ottolenghi's zhoug - a fiery herb sauce for sabih and eggs.

On the jar

ZHOUG

Method: blend
Yield: about ½ cup
Ingredients: 10

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Olive Oil 45 mlWater 30 ml

Ingredients

Cilantroabout ¾ bunch (35 g)
Parsleyabout ¼ bunch (20 g)
Chileabout 4½ chiles (30 g)
Cumin1/2 tsp ground (1 g)
Cardamom1/4 tsp ground (0.5 g)
Sugar1/8 tsp (0.5 g)
Salt1/4 tsp (1.5 g)
Garlic2 cloves crushed
Olive Oil3 Tbsp (45 ml)
Water2 Tbsp (30 ml)

Method

This sauce needs a blender. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Jerusalem-born Middle Eastern–Mediterranean cook with London restaurants including Nopi (Michelin) and Ottolenghi delis. James Beard Cookbook Award finalist; vegetable-forward published recipes.

Originally published as Zhoug (Yemenite Green Chile Sauce).

Adapted from a Yotam Ottolenghi recipe (Yotam Ottolenghi / The Guardian (sabih)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

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What do the quantities mean?

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Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Yotam Ottolenghi / The Guardian (sabih) (published as “Zhoug (Yemenite Green Chile Sauce)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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