Sweet Potato Pesto
This Sweet Potato Pesto blends soft roasted sweet potato with parmesan, garlic, and walnuts to create a velvety, flavorful sauce that feels both comforting and fresh. It’s an easy and...
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Dips & Spreads
Impress your guests with these pre-dinner dressings, dips and spreads. Make the average salad stand out with a creative salad dressing; a range of delicious dips and spreads for bread.
Greek Beer & Cheese Dip
This creamy beer dip from Chef Giorgos Tsoulis blends the smooth richness of cream cheese with the foamy bite of blonde beer, creating a dip that’s both bold and comforting....
Mediterranean Beetroot Yogurt Dip
This Mediterranean Beetroot Yogurt Dip is as beautiful as it is healthy and delicious. The natural sweetness of beetroot blends with yogurt, fragrant thyme, and a hint of garlic (of...
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
There’s nothing better than hummus—except roasted red pepper hummus. The addition of roasted red peppers provides a fantastic depth of flavor to this classic Mediterranean dip, giving it a slightly...
Beetroot Pesto with Pistachios
​This vibrant Beetroot Pesto with Pistachios by Chef Giorgos Tsoulis offers a delightful twist on traditional pesto, blending the earthy sweetness of roasted beets with the rich nuttiness of Aegina...
Whipped Feta Cheese with Greens
If you like feta cheese, you’ll love this creamy version with fresh greens, which is extremely easy to make in just 2-3 minutes. While it keeps well in the fridge,...
Avocado Hummus with Spinach
The green spinach and well-ripened avocado give this delicious hummus an intense green color. And since this hummus includes mashed avocado, why not call it guacahummus?🥑 For any hummus and...
Easy Feta Beetroot Dip
Colorful, healthy, seasonal – it is a joy to behold! This beet and feta cheese dip is a delicious pink madness spread on a slice of sourdough toast. The result:...
Baba Ganoush
A delightful Eastern Mediterranean dip, and one of the most popular Middle Eastern dishes, baba ghanoush holds its own without needing to be part of the meze – a selection of...
Duxelles: French Mushroom Paste
Duxelles is a traditional French mushroom paste that is perfect for soups, risottos, but can also be enjoyed on toast. It’s made with minced mushrooms (white, brown or wild porcini...
Walnut Skordalia (Greek Garlic & Bread Dip)
Skordalia is a traditional Greek dip made from toasted bread, garlic, olive oil, and vinegar. It’s a great accompaniment to fried fish, vegetables, or you can use it as a...
Muhammara: Middle Eastern Red Pepper Dip
The word muhammara means red, blazing flame and this is what you’re getting with this delicious Middle Eastern dip with Syrian origins. Muhammara is made with red peppers, tahini, breadcrumbs,...
Taramosalata: Greek Fish Roe Dip
If you’ve been to Greece or have eaten at a Greek restaurant or taverna, you’ve most definitely seen this delicious dish on the menu. This very appetizing, salty, tangy, thick...
Homemade Moroccan Spice Blend
This Moroccan spice mix is perfect for marinating, coating or rubbing. Although you could just go out and buy premixed spices making them yourself will give you a much nicer...
Nuoc Cham: Vietnamese Dipping Sauce
Many recipes for "Nouc Cham" are calling for the garlic and the chili to be crushed in a mortar. You will need to find your own balance on that. The...
Coriander & Cashew Pesto
A good pesto has got to be one of the most versatile ingredients one can have in their fridge. Liven up that boring old sandwich, a welcome change from tomato...
Sweet Chilli Jam
Every time I make this stuff I end up putting it on virtually every meal I have and it never lasts in my fridge more than a couple of days....
Tapenade
I like olives in any shape and variety. For me, Tapenade, is the best you can do with an olive. This Mediterranean sauce/dip gives you the full, earthy, rich and...
Hummus Recipe by Chef Thomas Wenger
I like the Middle Eastern Mezze or appetizers. Mezze almost always consists, of Hummus (chickpea - sesame spread) and Babaganoush (eggplant- sesame dip) served with warm pita bread. Other items...
Bearnaise Sauce
Bearnaise and Hollandaise are, I believe, a couple of the major reasons many people dine out. I suppose they feel that these beautiful rich sauces are too difficult to make...
Summer Tomato Salsa
You'll never buy pre-made salsa again. This salsa is very versatile, it can be served with toasted pita bread as a dip, makes a great accompaniment to grilled or barbequed...
Niter Kibbeh (Ethiopian Spiced Clarified Butter)
Niter Kibbeh is a key ingredient in many Eritrean and Ethiopian dishes; like berbere spice, it is must-have ingredient for cooking authentic Ethiopian food. It is possible to make niter...
Roasted Garlic Recipe – How to Roast Garlic (With Video Instructions)
This is a deliciously sweet and easy way to enjoy garlic and the roasted garlic recipe is so simple that I’m sure it will become the only way you eat...
Prawns in Carrot, Lime and Cilantro Dip
The recipe for this dip has been with me for a few years now. It combines the best of both worlds, the "Asiatic" spices of ginger, chili and lemongrass with...