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Every home cook should know how to whip up a quick sauce! Whether you need the perfect spicy mayo to slather on a burger or a fresh pesto sauce to toss with pasta, this section has you covered! Here you’ll find everything from classic salad dressings to zesty chimichurri and everything in between.

Two crostini topped with butter and and marinated anchovies on a white plate.

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Marinated Anchovies (+Anchovy Toast)

A glass bottle filled with creamy salad dressing. A small dish of roasted garlic cloves in the foreground.

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Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette

A glass bottle of salad dressing with a bowl of fresh lettuce in the background.

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Fig Balsamic Vinaigrette

A glass bottle of bright orange salad dressing with a bowl of lettuce in the foreground.

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Miso Carrot Ginger Dressing

A paper towel lined baking tray with two different types of fried shallots.

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Crispy Fried Shallots (Two Methods)

A small white dish with a tall pile of spices.

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Za’atar Spice (+ Za’atar Oil for Dipping and Drizzling)

A small glass jar filled with red pickled chilis.

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Pickled Fresno Chilis

A white oval bowl filled with multi-colored roasted red peppers, oregano and garlic.

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Marinated Roasted Peppers

A white ceramic bowl filled with a coarsely puréed green and yellow pesto on a light gray shadowy background.

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Pistachio Pesto

A honey dipper coated and dripping with honey and crushed red pepper flakes on a white background.

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Sweet & Spicy Hot Honey

A mason jar filled with thinly sliced pickled shallots in bring with black peppercorns and mustard seeds.

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Quick Pickled Shallots

A plastic deli cup filled with vibrant green herbs sauce.

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Zhoug (Spicy Green Hot Sauce)

a white oval baking dish filled with roasted garlic cloves, olive oil and rosemary

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Oven-Roasted Garlic Confit

a mason jar filled with cherry tomato confit on a white background

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Cherry Tomato Confit

a tortilla chip dipping into a warm pot of melted queso and chorizo

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Choriqueso (Creamy Queso Dip with Chorizo)

a glass jar filled with spicy mayo with a spoon dipping into it

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The Best Spicy Mayo (Quick + Easy)

two bowls of Smooth and Creamy Homemade Hummus topped with olive oil and smoked paprika

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Smooth and Creamy Homemade Hummus

a bowl of bright green Arugula and Walnut Pesto

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Arugula and Walnut Pesto

a white ceramic bowl filled with salsa verde and tortilla chips on the side

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Tomatillo Salsa

a white ceramic bowl filled with creamy avocado salsa with limes and tortilla chips on the side

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Creamy Avocado Salsa

A mason jar filled with Lemon + Basil Vinaigrette

30 Minutes or Less | Salads | Sauces and Condiments | Spring Recipes | Summer | Vegetarian

Lemon + Basil Vinaigrette

Chimichurri sauce in a bowl with a silver spoon.

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Chimichurri

A bowl of marinated feta cheese with olive oil, garlic, shallot and green onion

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Marinated Feta with Lemon and Olive Oil

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