Primal Blueprint Healthy Sauces, Dressings and Toppings
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Shropshire-based photographer Mark Sisson's photographic work is regularly published in an array of books and journals including BBC Wildlife, Birds and The Countryman.
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Primal Blueprint Healthy Sauces, Dressings and Toppings - Mark Sisson
PRIMAL BLUEPRINT
Healthy Sauces, Dressings & Toppings
MARK SISSON
WITH JENNIFER MEIER
Primal Blueprint Healthy Sauces, Dressings & Toppings
© 2012, Mark Sisson. All rights reserved.
Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, reproduction or utilization of this work in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including xerography, photocopying, and recording, and in any information storage and retrieval system, is forbidden without written permission of Mark Sisson.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012918932
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sisson, Mark, 1953–
Primal Blueprint Healthy Sauces, Dressings & Toppings / Mark Sisson with Jennifer Meier
ISBN 978-0984755158
1. Cooking 2. Health 3. Diet 4. Low Carb
Editor/Project Manager: Aaron Fox
Assistant Editors: Jessica Tudzin, Brad Kearns
Editorial Assistant: Gail Kearns
Design/Layout: Kristin Roybal
Cover Design: Caroline De Vita
For more information about the Primal Blueprint, please visit www.primalblueprint.com For information on quantity discounts, please call 888-774-6259
Publisher: Primal Nutrition, Inc.
23805 Stuart Ranch Rd. Suite 145
Malibu, CA 90265
acknowledgments
Mark Sisson: This book was only made possible by the vibrant community found at my blog, MarksDailyApple.com. The daily feedback I get each week from tens of thousands of readers trying to live healthy, Primal lifestyles in the modern world is what inspired this cookbook. Many thanks to each and every one of you.
My co-author Jennifer Meier deserves enormous credit for bringing our vision for this cookbook to life with delicious original recipes (many of which have become staples in my own kitchen), and with all the incredible photographs she took. With the hundreds of sauces and dressings she tested in preparation for this cookbook it was quite a sticky undertaking, but she handled it like a pro.
Aaron Fox, my general manager and MarksDailyApple.com webmaster was instrumental in coordinating the efforts of everyone in the project, and was the main copy editor of the cookbook. Jessica Tudzin, Primal Blueprint Publishing’s new editor, also provided valuable editing support. My ace designer Kristin Roybal came through yet again with a fabulous interior design and layout. Caroline De Vita did a tremendous job with the book cover design. Finally, much gratitude to Brad Kearns for his excellent insights, and to Gail Kearns who assumed the task of divining all the macronutrient breakdowns and metric unit measurements.
Special thanks to my wife Carrie and children Devyn and Kyle for their love and support.
Jennifer Meier: It has again been a huge pleasure to work with Mark Sisson and the entire Primal team to develop this cookbook. Their inexhaustible quest to find real solutions to the health issues of today has forever changed the way I cook. I also want to thank the readers at MarksDailyApple.com. Your enthusiasm for truly delicious food inspires me as a chef. Every recipe in this book was created with you in mind.
contents
INTRODUCTION
QUICK AND EASY COMBINATIONS
SAUCES
hollandaise sauce
béarnaise sauce
horseradish sauce
mornay sauce
marsala sauce
almost traditional turkey gravy
roasted meat gravy
sausage gravy
onion gravy
onion-mushroom sauce
quick mushroom sauce
slow simmered mushroom sauce
bolognese sauce
marinara sauce
pancetta tomato sauce
peppery roasted tomato sauce
veracruz sauce
spicy poblano sauce
bell pepper sauce
roasted red pepper pesto
coconut-cilantro pesto
arugula-watercress pesto
creamy arugula sauce
minty caper sauce
fennel-olive tapenade
leek-garlic sauce
coconut-shallot sauce
lemon butter sauce
brown butter-sage sauce
tomato-coconut curry sauce
stir-fry sauce
tomato salsa
carrot salsa
avocado salsa
coconut milk whipped cream
dark chocolate coconut sauce
dark chocolate pudding sauce
berry-coconut sauce
raspberry butter sauce
coconut-lime sauce
SALAD DRESSING
basic vinaigrette
ranch dressing
caesar dressing
thousand island dressing
blue cheese vinaigrette
dairy-free green goddess dressing
bacon dressing
tarragon dressing
rosemary dressing
mint dressing
basil-lime dressing
basil oil dressing
basil-berry dressing
raspberry dressing
coconut-cilantro dressing
avocado-lime dressing
creamy avocado dressing
sesame-coconut dressing
lemon-ginger dressing
coconut masala dressing
tahini-olive dressing
macadamia oil dressing
sumac dressing
garlic oil dressing
sweet and smoky paprika dressing
DIPS, CONDIMENTS AND GARNISHES
barbecue sauce
fresh tomato ketchup
easy ketchup
dijon mustard
yellow mustard
shallot mustard
mayonnaise
lemon aioli
dill pickles
tartar sauce
pickle relish
spicy relish
scallion-ginger relish
harissa hot sauce
basic hot sauce
red pepper hot sauce
olive gremolata
bacon chive butter
blueberry chutney
sweet potato bacon dip
roasted cauliflower dip
artichoke dip
onion dip
sundried tomato dip
chicken liver dip
SPICE BLENDS
barbecue rub
cajun rub
chili powder
taco seasoning
indian spice blend
green curry paste
coconut spice blend
za’atar spice blend
chimichurri spice blend
french spice blend
nori salt blend
dried herb blend
lemon herb blend
fennel blend
mushroom powder
MARINADES
basil lime marinade
spicy cilantro marinade
ginger-garlic marinade
lemon-garlic marinade
lemon-pepper marinade
balsamic-rosemary marinade
mustard marinade
coconut-almond marinade
aromatic thai marinade
indian marinade
southwest marinade
mediterranean marinade
jamaican marinade
anchovy paste
INGREDIENT INDEX
introduction
If you know how to grill steak, sauté vegetables, and toss raw greens, then you know how to cook a basic meal. The problem is basic can get boring really fast. Luckily, there are dozens of easy ways to add excitement and variety to your daily dishes.
Here’s how it works: buy your favorite protein and a selection of brightly colored vegetables. Then turn to any page in this cookbook. Guaranteed, you’ll find a yummy sauce, dressing, condiment, or seasoning that will take the meal you’re planning from simple to sensational, whether it’s with a bowl of spicy salsa, a smear of tangy barbecue sauce, or a delicate drizzle of white wine and butter.
Many of the recipes in this book are inspired by the classics—Béarnaise sauce, Thousand Island dressing, Dijon mustard—but with a lighter, fresher twist. And others, such as the Coconut-Almond Marinade (page 241) and the Lemon-Ginger Dressing (page 150), are creative and bold. But they all add nutrients to your meal, using only Primal-approved ingredients and nothing objectionable. That means no flour, grains, legumes, added sugar, or trans or partially hydrogenated fats. It also means little or no dairy. For those who do not consume dairy, we have indicated those few recipes that contain it with a symbol of a milk carton.
My book, The Primal Blueprint, has empowered thousands of people to make necessary lifestyle changes with minimal sacrifice and little chance of failure. Primal Blueprint Healthy Sauces, Dressings & Toppings is an extension of that empowerment. Even if you don’t already follow a Primal/paleo lifestyle, and you’re simply searching for ways to eat better by going on a gluten-free, dairy-free, or low-carb diet, this cookbook is for you. You’ll find easy cooking techniques to help you reach your nutritional goals with more than 120 no-fail ways to boost the flavor of anything and everything you eat.
Although they are based on an eating strategy that emulates the hunter-gatherer diet of our ancestors, these recipes are for the modern palate, with innovative and lively flavors. This is the primary focus of Primal eating: foods that are both delicious and nutritious, made from quality sources of protein, fresh vegetables and fruit, and satisfying essential fats. Our hunter-gatherer genes are programmed to crave these life-sustaining foods. Stray too far into low-fat/high-carb territory and you’ll find that weight loss, high energy, and a strong immune system will always be elusive.
A diet heavy in grains (wheat, barley, corn, etc.), legumes (peanut, soy, and other beans), simple sugars, and trans and hydrogenated fats and oils makes most people sick and sluggish over time. These aren’t the foods our genes are historically programmed to eat. Neither are processed convenience foods. Lucky were our hunter-gatherer ancestors who did not have them as an option.
If you’ve been turning to commercial sauces, dressings, condiments, and seasonings to enhance your meals, it’s likely you’ve been disappointed. The flavor is usually nothing to rave about. Even worse, their ingredients put your long-term health at risk. When you open a bottle of store-bought salad dressing, you are more than likely pouring preservatives, sweeteners, and industrial oils onto your otherwise healthful salad. Indeed, there are few things you can do in the kitchen as dangerous as pouring these poisons masquerading as dressings and sauces onto your food.
This cookbook is a better solution, especially if convenience is important to you. Making homemade sauce from scratch can be intimidating, but the recipes in this cookbook prove that making a great one is possible, even if you’re short on time, cooking experience, or both. While all the recipes are infinitely versatile, they are also simple to prepare, and many can be made rather quickly. You’ll learn tricks for thickening sauces, discover a variety of healthful oils for salad dressings, and see how easy it is to stock your spice drawer with fresh, homemade rubs.
Every recipe also comes with a macronutrient profile (courtesy of Paleotrack.com) so you can get an idea of the nutritional breakdown at a glance. Keep in mind that all calculations are approximations, with all