Aquafaba Mayonnaise

Combine the aquafaba, mustard, garlic, lemon juice, and salt into a tall jar or container.

Using an immersion blender, mix the ingredients until foamy.

With the blender running, slowly drizzle in the oil in a thin, steady stream.

Continue blending until the mixture thickens into a creamy mayonnaise.

Chimichurri Sauce – FODMAP

Gather all ingredients and equipment.

Place all ingredienets in a mini chopper or blender.

Process until smooth.

Chimichurri Sauce – HmF

Gather all ingredients and equipment.

Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender, and blend until smooth.

Georgian Green Sauce – FSP

Gather all ingredients and equipment.

Place the apricots in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Let soak for at least 1 hour, longer is better. Apricots can be soaked overnight.

Drain apricots, reserving the liquid.

Place garlic, walnuts and salt in a food processor or blender and pulse to a fine crumble.

Add the drained apricots, cilantro, parsley, and herbs. Blend.

With the machine running, drizzle in the lemon juice and olive oil.

Slowly add 1/2 cup of the apricot soaking liquid until a smooth, thick, but not pasty consistency is reached. Add more soaking liquid 1 Tablespoon at a time if needed.

Red Chermoula – FSP

Gather all ingredients and equipment.

Over medium heat, toast the cumin and coriander seeds until very fragrant. Let cool. Using a spice grinder, mortar and pestle, or small blender, grind the seeds into a powder. (If you do not have a spice grinder you can use pre-ground spices.)

In a food processor, blend together the tomato paste, olive oil, tomato puree, and lemon juice. Viscosity should be like a spreadable paste that does not run. Add more tomato paste as necessary.

Add the remaining ingredients. Blend well for 3-4 minutes.

Basil Spinach Pesto – FSP

Gather all ingredients and equipment.

To a food processor or small blender, add the basil, spinach, nuts/seeds, garlic, lemon juice, nutritional yeast and salt and blend/mix on high until a loose paste forms.

Add olive oil a little at a time (streaming in while the machine is on), scraping down sides as needed.

Add 1 Tbsp water at a time until the desired consistency is reached – a thick but pourable sauce.

Taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more nutritional yeast for cheesy flavor, seeds for nuttiness, garlic for bite / zing, or lemon juice for acidity.

Pesto can be frozen. Pour into ice cube trays for easy portioned servings.

Avocado Crema

Gather all ingredients and equipment.

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed until smooth. Adjust seasoning if necessary and serve.

Salsa Verde – Large Batch

Gather all ingredients and equipment.

Remove the husks from tomatillos, rinse until all sticky residue has been removed.

Optional: Remove seeds from the peppers for a milder salsa.

Place tomatillos, garlic, onion, and jalapeno in a pot, fill with water until ingredients are just covered. Boil for 10 – 15 minutes.

Blend cooked ingredients, cilantro and salt with 1/4 cup of cooking water for 30 seconds until ingredients are blended but sauce has texture. Add more water 1 Tbsp at a time if mixture is too thick.

Heat oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, slowly pour the salsa into the pan. Reduce to medium-low heat and simmer stirring occasionally for 15 minutes.