I call this AWESOME Blend for the very simple reason that it’s shorter than ‘Awesome on Everything Blend,’ which is exactly what it is! Our local spice shop in Anchorage, Summit Spice and Tea, used to have a green herb blend, called Chena, that I used for a multitude of different applications. When they stopped making it I was forced to create my own version. I now make eight batches at a time, of the recipe below, just to keep it on hand at all times.
It is worth noting that I don’t purchase, or even use, many spice blends. Instead I prefer to keep a well stocked cupboard from which I can choose exactly what will mix well into any particular dish. That being said, however, as you can see from the list below there are plenty reasons for me to keep this particular blend stocked. In fact, it even holds a special up-front place on the shelf.
Ideas for Use:
- On Roasted Root Vegetables
- On Raw Vegetables with a splash of Vinegar for Crudités
- Dashed on Steamed Vegetables
- Mixed with Sour Cream and Mayo for a Dip
- Seasoning for Popcorn
- On a Mediterranean Inspired Sub Sandwich
- Mixed into your Burgers
- To spice-up Meatloaf
- To Season Fries
- In a Red Meat or Spaghetti Sauce
- In a red or white sauce for Pizza
- In Marinara Sauce for Bread Sticks
- Added to Falafel mix
- Mixed into Hummus
- To season Soup or Stew
- To Spice up your Dumplings over soup or stew
- In a Cream Sauce for Pasta
- On Pasta alone with Butter or Olive Oil
- To Season Garlic Bread
- On Red or White Meat, or Fish
- As a rub for a Beef Roast or Roasted Chicken
- … The list goes on and on….
“AWESOME Blend”
By: Semiserious Chefs
Makes: A little under 2 Tablespoons
Ingredients:
- 1/2 t garlic powder
- 2 t dried parsley
- 2 t dried basil
- 1 t dried chives
- 1/4 t fine sea salt
- 1/8 t pepper
Directions:
- Mix all of the ingredients together.
- Grind with a mortar and pestle, spice grinder, or bullet as desired.
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