Condiments, Sauces & Pastes

Dive into this creamy cauliflower and potato chowder for a comforting vegetarian meal.

This spiced chili paste adds life to slow-roasted salmon, eggplant parm, one-pan chicken, and more.

Including pesto, salsa verde, chimichurri, and more, these kicky condiments zhuzh up any meal.

This vegetarian bowl is as colorful as it is hearty: brown rice and quinoa, roasted tofu and broccolini, avocado, cabbage slaw, and a turmeric-spiked dressing.

We tried 19 Caesar dressings—Ken’s, Cardini, Marzetti, and more—to find our favorite.

This dinner salad combines decadent burrata cheese with a spicy tahini dressing that clings to every crinkly leaf of Napa cabbage.

The ideal sick-day soup, with a cozy broth and tiny pasta.

These striking, two-toned cookies get a nutty flavor from tahini and a dose of chocolate from cocoa powder.

Chinese five-spice gives classic crackle cookies a delightfully warming flavor and alluring aroma.

A festive, elegant gingerbread cake infused with orange and warm spices, and capped with a glossy dark chocolate ganache.

Salty-sweet miso glazed carrots topped with a savory scallion gremolata makes the perfect Thanksgiving side dish.

This sheet pan dinner taps savory miso mayo for richness and flavor—as a coating for roast chicken and a finishing drizzle.

No coating or frying here! Toasted breadcrumbs and a blanket of melty cheese replicate the flavors and textures of eggplant parm in a fraction of the time.

This spin on Korean kongguksu is a lightning-fast dinner for hot nights.

Nutty, cooling tahini yogurt makes the ideal condiment counterpart to tender, glazed long hot peppers—as a side dish, toast topper, or sandwich stuffer.

Fluffy, sweet Hawaiian rolls layered with melted cheese and spicy-sweet seeni sambol are the perfect crowd-pleasing snack.

A creamy tahini sauce (made with lemon juice and tangy dijon mustard) solves the problem of creating a rich and well-dressed chicken salad without the mayo.

Spicy, slurpy noodles meet summer’s sweet tomatoes.

Peanut butter and soy sauce are the base of this flavorful sauce for chicken thighs that get perfectly tender. Don’t forget the rice and a big squeeze of lime!

Upgrade your grilled skirt steak with this Coca-Cola-spiked marinade, which both tenderizes and caramelizes the meat.

With a peanut butter sauce and crunchy vegetables, this easy-to-love noodle salad is a surefire hit with kids and adults alike.

With a miso-boosted cheese sauce and no shortage of potato chips.

Bust up the “what’s for lunch” blues with this highly adaptable recipe for creamy, crunchy, salty-sweet noodles in peanut butter sauce.

Tofu in peanut sauce, weeknight peanut butter noodles, coconut peanut mochi balls, and much more.