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Zhoug Recipe
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Zhoug Recipe

8 ingredients About 3 cups openrecipes
Zhoug Recipe

Yemen's fiery hot green spice paste, zhoug, can be added to salads and used as a sauce for meat, fish, and poultry dishes. Yemenites believe that eating zhoug...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

139
Calories
1g
Protein
14g
Fat
4g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound jalapeño or serrano chiles
  • 1 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 cup chopped Italian parsley
  • 2 tablespoon coarsely chopped garlic
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for storage

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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