MAKES: About 1 cup TIME: 10 minutes Simpler, purer, less complex than traditional pesto, parsley pure is to me at least more of a standby. For one thing, you can find decent parsley year-round. For another, it's a brighter, fresher pure and therefore less specific in...
MAKES: About 2 cups TIME: 20 minutes Citrus juice not just lime, but many others, as you'll see in the variations make fruit salsas special. They're sweet and sour, sometimes hot, usually appetizing and exciting. But you must taste while you're assembling them:...
MAKES: About 1 cup (4 servings) TIME: About 15 minutes When the Japanese chef Yumiko Kano showed me this sauce, she used it to dress blanched and shocked green beans (see Shocking Vegetables). But now I toss it on all sorts of vegetables, from grilled eggplant or...
MAKES: About 1 quart TIME: 26 hours, largely unattended Mushroom ketchup has been made in England for at least four hundred years, and with good reason: It has a rich, earthy flavor and velvety texture, and it's terrifically versatile. Spread it on toast (spectacular...
MAKES: About 11/4 cups TIME: 15 minutes This colorful dressing is the high-quality version of the goopy stuff they put on salads in many Japanese restaurants. I make it in the food processor, but if you prefer something smoother, just throw everything in a blender....
MAKES: 1 cup TIME: 10 minutes I have made whole-egg mayonnaise countless times with blender, food processor, and whisk, and though the machines make things marginally easier, all techniques are foolproof if you follow the simple suggestions in The Basics of Mayonnaise...
MAKES: About 1 quart TIME: About 2 hours Need a reason to make your own ketchup? How about this: It tastes incredible, it can be adjusted to your taste, and it's not loaded with high-fructose corn syrup like most bottled ketchup (in fact, it has just a bit of sugar)....
MAKES: About 21/2 cups TIME: 20 minutes Grilled fruit makes a fabulous base for salsa; its caramelized sweetness is offset perfectly by the tang of the lime juice and the crisp heat from the chiles. Use this sauce to dress a green salad, as a dip for tacos, or...
MAKES: 11/2 cups TIME: 15 minutes, plus a day or two to soak the seeds If you're a mustard enthusiast, you'll be amazed by how easy and cheap it is to make your own and how good it is. You can customize the flavor in many ways with minor adjustments; see the list at...
MAKES: About 1 cup TIME: 15 minutes The fresh, bright combination of ginger and scallions is the traditional and perfect accompaniment to Steamed Dumplings, Asian Style. It's also a fabulous addition to soups and, with a bit more oil, a convenient way to start a...
