ALEPPO PEPPER Chile Flakes
$ 4.95
Fruity Aleppo pepper flakes have a tangy flavor and moderate heat, with notes of raisin and sun-dried tomatoes, making them an excellent choice anywhere chile pepper flakes are called for.
This quintessential sun-dried, intensely merlot-ruby-red colored, large-flaked, seeded pepper comes from a burgundy chile also known as the Ḥalabī pepper (فلفل حلبي) and bears the name of its ancient city —Aleppo— in the semi-arid north Syrian Plateau, home to one of the world’s most distinguished and vibrant cuisines. Surrounded by fertile lands and located along what was once the Silk Road, Aleppo was a food capital long before Paris, Rome, or New York.
❖ What does Aleppo pepper taste like?
Aleppo pepper’s crushed red flakes has a fruity, yet earthy, warm flavor similar to the ancho chile. The taste is summer sweet and savory, with notes of raisin, pomegranate, and even sun-dried tomatoes, and mild, cumin-like undertones.
It is only moderately hot, has mild “chilliness” (partly because the seeds have been removed, partly because the chilli itself is milder than many), with a warm, melting texture. It has a very robust, inherently smoky faintly smoky flavor that hits you in the back of your mouth, tickles your throat and dissipates quickly—is the perfect kiss of heat that recipes like tomato sauce require.
Aleppo pepper, the signature Syrian spice, is widely used in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine, used in cooking or as a condiment at the table, where it eclipse other crushed red pepper flakes as a go-to flavor base that adds complexity, brightness and depth to any recipe. It adds that bit of “wow” to a wide array of dishes—and yes, it’s as delicious as it sounds.
❖ How to enjoy Aleppo pepper flakes? ....So many ways!..
- To add a more nuanced kick of spiciness to dishes than red pepper flakes can offer, give Aleppo pepper a try.
- A little sprinkle of the deep red, mild chile flakes will bring out the flavor of everything on your plate, from roasted tofu and grilled clams to basic microwave popcorn.
- Aleppo pepper’s flakes can be sprinkled on salads, potatoes, and deviled eggs.
- Let it rain upon even your greasiest of pizza slices.
- If you want to have a stupendous flavor homemade pizza, try a classic recipe: olives, Aleppo pepper, and fresh mozzarella. This spice will give your pizza the perfect amount of heat, and salt.
- Sprinkle it on hummus and see what a difference it makes.
- Or sprinkled on breakfast scrambled eggs, bean soups, tuna salad, doner kebabs, popcorn, grilled corn, or in chili.
- Add Aleppo-style pepper to oil for a stand-out roast chicken marinade.
- Rub it on roasted vegetables, add it to salad dressing, or even use it to rim a cocktail glass.
- Use it as a finishing touch on plates of hummus, sizzling spears of kebabs or blended with red bell peppers in muhammara.
- Pair it with soft cheese to create complete uncontrollable paroxysm.
- Equally at home in sweet and savory dishes, Aleppo pepper tastes great on grilled meats, such as chicken breast, steak and pork chops, and fish.
- Aleppo pepper does pair especially well with tomato-based foods, such as sauces, stews, or anything destined for the grill.
- It makes pasta and rice dishes sing.
- It makes a killer aioli for roasted asparagus.
- Be it hot chocolate, brownies, or candied nuts, is the baker's best spicy friend.
- Aleppo pepper is sold de-seeded and coarsely ground, so it's mellow enough to act as a finisher.
- Aleppo pepper's flakes are a perfect accent for anything requiring some extra punch but also balanced and nuanced flavor.
- Our favorite use for Aleppo pepper, is to toss the flakes with finely diced preserved lemons, and a little olive oil, and then to spread over a chicken before roasting.
❖ Ingredients: Aleppo Chile crushed with salt and sunflower oil added during the curing process.
❖ Note: Keep Aleppo pepper flakes as moist as possible, either by sealing the lid tightly after every use or, preferably, storing in your freezer.
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“In Arabic, the Aleppo red pepper is called ‘Baladi,’ meaning it belongs to my country,” said chef Marlene Matar, author of “The Aleppo Cookbook.”
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❖ Recipe
• Chicken Salad with Herbs and Aleppo Pepper | Light and summery... (from Bon Appétit Magazine)
❖ Post Script: In the past, we sourced Aleppo pepper from the Syrian town of Aleppo near the southern Turkish border, but with the war it stopped. Currently, most or our product is being sourced from an area about 40 miles north of Aleppo, in the Turkish region of Kahramanmaras, from suppliers who grow the peppers from seeds obtained through seed banks or from fleeing refugees who carried the coveted seeds across the border.
❖ Healthy and Natural
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A great option for following Paleo, Mediterranean or similar diets.
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Small Batch Hand-Blended ★ Non-GMO ★ Gluten-free ★ Soy-free ★ MSG Free ★ 100% Vegan & Vegetarian ★ Paleo and Keto diet compliant ★ Non-Dairy ★ Preservative-free ★ Additives-free ★ Non-ETO ★ Non-Irradiated ★ No Sugar ★ No Fillers, free of animal bi-products ★ Easy to store, minimal foot print. ★ No Artificial Intelligence ★ No artificial colors or flavors ★ No Robots (we pack your order by hand) ★ No BS ★
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It's simple → No Short-cuts, just 100% commitment to quality and authentic ingredients.
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Every batch is handcrafted with lots of attention and spice-induced watering eyes in Saratoga Springs, NY.
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We make Spice blends as if our own kids and friends eat them — because they do!!
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Classic OLIVE OIL BREAD DIPPING Seasoning
$ 3.00
This tasty spice blend, full of the flavors of the sunny Mediterranean, is the perfect companion to fresh crusty bread and extra virgin olive oil for an unforgettable bite packed with flavor.
To make a remarkable olive oil seasoning dip, mix 2 tablespoons Classic OLIVE OIL BREAD DIPPING Seasoning with ½ cup of your favorite extra virgin olive oil. Quick Tip: For best flavor gently heat oil with bread dipper for 30-60 seconds in microwave or on the stove top. You can of course easily adjust this with more or less seasoning to suite the tastes of your friends and family. We like to mix this and let it set for about 30 minutes prior to using as that allows the seasonings to fully marry with the olive oil. Serve hunks of crusty french bread around little ramekins of this signature blend paired with a top notch olive oil and watch it disappear!
For a tasty vinegar and oil salad dressing, mix 2 tablespoons Olive Oil Dipping Seasoning with 2/3 cup olive oil and 1/4 cup vinegar, let stand for at least 15 minutes.
This blend is quite versatile, and it makes a great marinade, using the dressing recipe from above, for chicken, pork or fish. Classic Olive Oil Dipping Seasoning can also be used as a dry rub for steaks, lamb or pork chops. It's delicious as a seasoning for breading or a topping for macaroni and cheese, or mixing some in with breadcrumbs for meatballs, or into sour cream for a quick potato chip dip or on your breadsticks just before they go in the oven. Also into salads, casserole, bread, pizza dough, pasta. A pinch of this blend is also great sprinkled on baked chicken, or french fries, or popcorn.
Ingredients: Hand mixed from rosemary, dried lemon peel, chives, roasted minced onion, Mediterranean oregano, parsley and Himalayan pink sea salt.
- 100% Natural, No Preservatives or Bulking Agents, No Sugar, Gluten Free Ingredients, Vegan, Non-GMO
GREEK Seasoning
$ 3.00
This robust blend is a blank canvas, just screaming for flavor fusion. Greek Spice, or Grecque, is a gentle and tasty, highly aromatic, seasoning blend for Mediterranean luvin’ flavor. It is versatile and easy to use. Greek need only be paired with olive oil.
Taste and Aroma
- It is an excellent choice for any Mediterranean cuisine, including seafood, salads and gyros.
- Perfect when roasting vegetables of every kind. Drizzle your favorite olive oil over vegetables before sprinkling them with Greek Seasoning.
- Adds a light, savory flavor to chicken, fish, lamb, and soups.
- Mix with any fruity Saratoga olive oil for a simple, delicious poultry marinade or to make a flavorful sauce for spaghetti, veal parmesan, or noodles.
- Or rub some between your hands and sprinkle it on a store-bought pizza to improve its taste.
- Good sprinkled on pork chops and steaks before serving.
- It’s a tasty blend for homemade shish kebabs or gyros sauce, and wonderful on grilled vegetables.
- Greek Seasoning also makes a flavorful topping on dips like hummus.
- For a classic gyros sauce, mix 2-3 teaspoons with 1 cup sour cream or plain greek yogurt, 2 tablespoons diced cucumber, and 1 tablespoon minced onion.
- For a nice shish-kebab marinade for lamb, beef, pork or chicken, mix 2 teaspoons Greek seasoning with lukewarm water to rehydrate, then mix with 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Cut 1 pound of meat into cubes, cover with marinade, and refrigerate overnight. Skewer, then grill until brown.
- As a marinade, try emulsifying red wine with olive oil, add fresh lemon juice and 1 or 2 tsp. of Greek and marinate in the refrigerator for three hours before cooking.
Non-Irradiated ★ Small Batch Blended ★ Freshness Dated
★ Good up to 1 year after opening, but even better if used within 6 months.
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Size: Three sizes available.
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Dietary Restrictions: Gluten-Free, No MSG, Non-Dairy, Non-GMO, zero additives.
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Oregano imported from Greece. Basil from Egypt. Rosemary and Thyme from Spain. Tellicherry Black Pepper imported from India.
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Premium quality.
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Hand-crafted in USA
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ROASTED GARLIC & Herbs Dip Seasoning
$ 3.00
This mouthwatering smoky garlic dip mix is delicious with potato chips, pretzels and vegetables. It also makes a wonderful, creamy salad dressing.
Use to season breadsticks, focaccia, mushroom stuffings or stir fries. Toss in with green salads or side salads (like chicken, potato or tofu), add to casseroles, meat gravies, soups or stews. Use with a little olive oil to create a wet rub for chicken, fish, seafood. Shake on buttered or steamed vegetables (especially green beans and potatoes). You will also find it a great way to spice up your burgers, salads, pizza and pasta as well. This blend is easy to love!
To make a quick salad dressing mix 2 tablespoons of Roasted Garlic seasoning with 2/3 cups of olive oil and 1/3 cup of either red wine or balsamic vinegar.
The flavor profile of our extra-flavorful Roasted Garlic & Herbs seasoning is a delightful balance of red bell pepper and roasted garlic flakes with the delightful undertones provided by rosemary, thyme, sun-dried tomato, savory, oregano, and Himalayan sea salt. Specially made for cooks to inspire extraordinary menus and deliver consistent recipes.
RUSTIC Rub
$ 3.00
Pucker up!
Rustic Rub is a subtle, aromatic Mediterranean fusion blend, unlike any product on market shelves today. We crafted this medley to evoke the herbal flavors found throughout the Mediterranean restaurants and bistros. Rustic is going to liven up your taste buds and could easily become one of your favorite blends.
- If you want to add something a little extra to a rack of tender lamb or a flavorful leg of lamb, you can rub some of Rustic on the meat, to your taste.
- This delicate blend passes its delectable full-bodied flavor into fish and seafood, and stands up wonderfully to strong flavored or gamey meats.
- Add to scrambled eggs, or on roasted, steamed or sautéed vegetables for an explosion of flavor.
- Rub a leg of lamb with fresh extra-virgin olive oil. Slather it with Rustic Rub all over lamb that you've studded with fresh garlic, and roast or grill it, and you have the taste of the Mediterranean right there on your plate.
- If you're making lamburgers, whisk some Rustic into your mayo and slather it over a toasted bun.
- Rustic is also an excellent marinade for pork, and turkey. Mix Rustic with extra-virgin olive and marinate the meat for ten minutes before cooking; the flavor permeates quickly.
- For pasta dishes, add a little olive oil and sprinkle with Rustic.
- Whisk some Rustic with Greek yogurt and use it as a spiced yogurt marinade for pork chops, or lamb skewers.
- Our Rustic Rub has an exquisite flavor. Remember though that it is a very delicate blend and will not hold up to a long or high heat cooking process as that would essentially cook off all of the great subtleties. For those processes, try adding it toward the end of the cooking time so the flavor will shine.
- Rustic Rub goes on pretty anything and everything.
- To convert into a paste, mix equal parts Rustic, olive oil and water. To make a thinner paste to use in a basting method for grilling, add a bit more of the liquids.
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Size: There are six different sizes.
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Dietary Restrictions: Gluten-Free, No MSG, Non-Dairy, Non-GMO, Zero additives.
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Easy to store, minimal foot print.
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Rosemary and Thyme imported from Italy and Spain. Paprika from Hungary. Tellicherry Black Pepper imported from Western India and Himalayan Pink sea salt from Punjab region of Pakistan. Fennel and lemon peel from California. Organic coriander from Oregon.
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Premium quality.
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Hand-crafted in USA.
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SARATOGA STEAK & CHOP®
$ 3.00
A lot of people will tell you that a great steak needs no more flavor than a kiss of flame and a pinch of salt.
The truth is that for any steak, whether a great cut or an inexpensive chunk of beef, the right seasoning is key to getting something spectacular. Based on the same idea, Saratoga Steak & Chop® was born.
Zesty, flavorful and complex, our blend is specifically formulated to work perfectly on beef & pork chop, to enhance but not overpower the flavor, and take the kind of intense heat that a steak needs. It has a robust flavor explosion designed for the bolder tastes of steaks and burgers.
We —and some of our friends— have discovered that Saratoga Steak & Chop's charms aren't limited to red meat. Far from it — from enlivening roast potatoes, to spicing up veggies on the BBQ, to making your simple side salad sing, our all natural, small-batch, makes this spice blend an indispensable partner in the kitchen. Don't forget to try it on salmon, pork chops, chicken, hash browns, tater tots, and even French fries. Use it on broccoli, mushrooms, and other grilled or roasted vegetables.
When sprinkled on a steak pre- or post-grilling, the taste of Saratoga Steak & Chop is comparable to a deli favorite: pastrami. One of our personal favorite is actually when it's paired with fish — big tuna, swordfish, or mahi-mahi steaks left overnight in a simple marinade of extra-virgin olive oil and our Saratoga Steak & Chop, then seared quickly on the grill outside or in a cast iron pan on the stove top.
The best method to use our blend for seasoning a steak is, first, bring your steak to room temperature for 30 to 60 minutes. Then, pat the meat dry with a paper towel and apply the spice rub generously (lightly or more to your taste) immediately before cooking (what the meat holds is the amount needed). Let the steak sit with the rub on at room temperature for 20/30 minutes. This will allow the flavors to absorb and the meat to rise in temperature. You don't want it more than 30 mins. on in advance as the salt will draw water out of the meat. This well-rounded rub will provide a nice crust while bringing out the natural flavors of the meat.
To use Saratoga Steak & Chop in a marinade, add ½ teaspoon of the mix to ¼ cup olive oil, ¼ cup water, and 2 tablespoons vinegar. Marinate the steak for 15 minutes or more in a plastic bag in the refrigerator before grilling. Be sure that you dispose of the marinade that has been in contact with the raw meat. Make fresh marinade if you wish to use it as a baste or sauce.
Ingredients: This robust seasoning features Hungarian Paprika, Tellicherry black Pepper, Garlic, Onion, roasted red Bell Pepper, black Mustard seed, Coriander, hot Pepper flakes, Rosemary, Thyme, Cardamom seeds, Dill seeds, and Himalayan pink sea Salt.
TUSCAN Dip Seasoning
$ 3.00
Delicious for a unique and luxurious treat!
Serve your Tuscan Dip oil with hot Italian bread or warm baguette. Or drizzle over fresh mozzarella and tomato slices for a healthy snack.
❖ What's inside?
A hand blended classic combination of sweet Oregano, crushed Red Pepper, fragrant Rosemary, delicate Marjoram, Parsley, and ancient Himalayan pink crystal sea Salt (Gourmet food grade). We crush the Rosemary before mixing so you won't experience any prickly needles.
