🔧 Mortar and pestle

A heavy stone, wood or clay bowl and a thick-headed stick for pounding and crushing spices, garlic and herbs into a powder or paste. Pounding releases more aroma than electric grinding.

Hand tools · Not common at home · Also called: Mortar, Pestle and mortar, Molcajete

Substitutes

Use instead

• Spice/coffee grinder
• Food processor · Less even and oily; needs a larger amount
• Rolling pin · Crush in a bag

It can also stand in for: Spice/coffee grinder, Pepper mill.

6 recipes with Mortar and pestle

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Homemade Green Chimichurri Sauce

Sauces

⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

chimichurrigreen saucegreen

Fresh green Argentine chimichurri sauce – the perfect partner for any grilled meat

9 ingredients⏱ 40 minafoona.com

174 calories

Olive oilRed wine vinegarGarlicHot paprikaDried oregano

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Spicy Red Tahini

Sauces

⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

red tahinismoked paprikaSpread

A rich red tahini with smoked paprika and lemon — a spread that goes with everything

9 ingredients⏱ 35 minafoona.com

117 calories

Raw tahiniSmoked paprikaLemon juiceGarlicCumin

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Homemade Garlic Aioli

Sauces

⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌾 Gluten-free

aioligarlic saucegarlic mayonnaise

Homemade garlic aioli — a real garlic mayonnaise sauce, creamy and rich, to serve with schnitzel, vegetables or bread

7 ingredients⏱ 45 minafoona.com

515 calories

Egg yolksGarlicMustardSaltBlack pepper

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Classic Vinaigrette

Sauces

⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌾 Gluten-free

vinaigrettesalad dressingFrench

Classic vinaigrette – a balanced French vinaigrette dressing with mustard, vinegar and olive oil

7 ingredients⏱ 35 minafoona.com

279 calories

Olive oilWhite wine vinegarHoneyDijon mustardGarlic

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Som Tam – Thai Green Papaya Salad

Salads

🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free

som tamgreen papaya saladThai salad

The salad sold on every street corner in Thailand: crisp strips of green papaya pounded in a mortar with garlic, chili, lime and fish sauce. Spicy, sour and refreshing, served with green beans and fresh basil leaves on the side.

10 ingredients⏱ 50 minafoona.com

229 calories

Green papayaGarlicHot chili pepperBrown sugarGreen beans

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Saffron and Zucchini Risotto

Pasta & Rice

🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian🌾 Gluten-free

saffron risottozucchini risottorisotto

A deep golden version of risotto alla milanese, with zucchini cubes sautéed separately and added only at the end, so they keep their bite. The saffron is steeped ahead in hot stock, and the color spreads evenly through the rice.

11 ingredients⏱ 45 minafoona.com

511 calories

OnionRisotto riceVegetable stockSaffronWhite wine