Recipes

Pink Chili Crisp

With just 1 minute of your time and 1 cup of neutral oil, you can easily make chili crisp at home using our Pink Chili Crisp blend. Say goodbye to measuring and hello to flavor-packed convenience! Sprinkle, drizzle, and dollop this fiery chili oil on your favorite foods like rice, eggs, noodles, and pizza.  

Sweet Carrot Rice Pudding

30 min

Ready to whip up something cozy with a twist? We've adding green cardamom pods for aroma and our special Kashmiri garam masala blend for a flavor kick. Picture yourself enjoying a bowlful, topped with chopped pecans and coconut flakes. It's a vegan twist on classic rice pudding, with all the warm, comforting flavors of carrot cake.

Mayan Cocoa Arroz Con Leche

8 min

Mexican Chocolate Spiced Rice Pudding, known as "Arroz con Leche," is a quick and comforting dessert that ingeniously utilizes leftover plain white rice. It effortlessly comes together in minutes, thanks to our Mayan Cocoa mix. The blend gives the rice pudding a hint of bittersweetness from Valrhona Cocoa Powder, and a spicy kick from ancho chiles and cinnamon.  Enjoy it either warm or chilled – this dessert is a delicious treat that is luscious and satisfying. 

Chimichurri Spiced Olive Oil

5 min

Chimichurri Spiced Olive Oil is a versatile and delicious condiment that can elevate a wide range of dishes. Here are some fantastic ways to use it at home: Grilled Meats: Drizzle Chimichurri Spiced Olive Oil over grilled meats, such as steak, chicken, or pork, to add a burst of flavor. Roasted Vegetables: Toss roasted vegetables, like potatoes, carrots, or bell peppers, in Chimichurri Spiced Olive Oil before baking to infuse them with zesty, garlicky goodness. Marinade Base: Use it as a base for marinades to enhance the flavors of your favorite proteins before cooking. Salad Dressing: Mix Chimichurri Spiced Olive Oil with a splash of vinegar or lemon juice to create a vibrant and tangy salad dressing. Bread Dip: Serve it as a dip for crusty bread, adding a delectable twist to your bread-snacking experience. Pasta: Drizzle Chimichurri Spiced Olive Oil over cooked pasta for a simple yet flavorful pasta dish. Pizza: Use it as a finishing touch on homemade or store-bought pizzas for a unique and aromatic twist. Seafood: Brush it over grilled or baked seafood, like shrimp or fish, to enhance their natural flavors. Cauliflower Steaks: Brush Chimichurri Spiced Olive Oil on cauliflower steaks before grilling or roasting, giving them a savory and herbaceous kick. Avocado Toast: Elevate your avocado toast game by drizzling Chimichurri Spiced Olive Oil over the creamy avocado slices. Potato Salad: Mix it into potato salad to give it a South American flair. Grain Bowls: Add a drizzle of Chimichurri Spiced Olive Oil to grain bowls, such as quinoa or farro dishes, for a burst of flavor. Sandwiches: Use it as a condiment for sandwiches, wraps, or paninis to add a delightful herbaceous note. Vegetable Dip: Create a dipping sauce for raw or grilled vegetables by mixing Chimichurri Spiced Olive Oil with yogurt or sour cream. Stir-Fry: Add a tablespoon of Chimichurri Spiced Olive Oil to stir-fry dishes for an extra layer of flavor. The possibilities are endless with Chimichurri Spiced Olive Oil, so feel free to get creative and experiment with different dishes to find your favorite combinations. Enjoy the vibrant and aromatic flavors it brings to your culinary creations!

Vegan Richa's Instant Pot Fried Rice

20 min

Fried rice is an easy satisfying meal and using an Instant Pot makes it even easier for days when we are short on time. It is also a great way to use up any leftover vegetables. Richa's recipe is a good "basic" fried rice recipe that allows for creativity with spices and ingredients. Tofu mimics the egg, and the "eggy" flavor comes from a secret ingredient- Kala Namak- also known as Black Salt. This complex mineral compound has a rich sulfur content that blooms when cooked into a delicious umami flavor.Richa Hingle is a longtime World Spice Merchants customer, as well as a prolific and award winning recipe developer, blogger, and photographer based here in Seattle. The recipes she has on VeganRicha.com are easy to follow, with step-by-step photos so that even the novice vegan cook can make delicious food. This is from her latest cookbook - Vegan Richa’s Instant Pot™ Cookbook It has many adaptations, swaps for allergies and special diets, full nutritional information, and will become your go-to guide for healthful, flavor-forward meals that are a breeze to get to the table.

Creole Sausage & Shrimp Jambalaya

15 min

Many cuisines have a meat and rice dish in their repertoire, and Jambalaya is the Deep South's version. This dish doesn't take all that long to cook, making it a delicious one pan meal. The rice absorbs all of the flavors from the Andouille sausage, garlic, shrimp and the "holy trinity" of Creole cooking—bell pepper, celery, and onion. Adding our Creole Spice doubles down on the flavor with a base of paprika, thyme, oregano and cayenne, giving the dish a solid kick of heat. This is a great choice for a week night dinner for two—or double it in a paella pan for a celebration.

Abuelo's Rabbit Paella

I had the pleasure of making this paella along with my friend Maria. She immigrated here from Madrid and while making this for me, she was beaming with nostalgia. She told me how her grandpa, Cristobal, took great pride in making paella outdoors in the hot Spanish summers. This Valencia-style paella is made with Saffron, Smoked Sweet Paprika, rabbit, and chicken. One of my favorite parts were the large creamy beans and nutty artichoke pieces. The rabbit gets tender while cooking and is similar in texture and flavor to chicken. We're a long ways from Valencia, but I would like to think this dish tasted like a summer vacation in Spain.Paella is a traditional, one-pan dish from Spain. The meats and vegetables used varies from region to region but all keep the signature saffron infused rice as the base. This type of recipe, Paella Valenciana, is hundreds of years old and comes from the paella birthplace, Valencia.A big thanks to Maria O'Connor who taught me her ways and her grandfather Cristobal Nebot for passing down this wonderful dish.

Butterfly Horchata

Aguas frescas vendors line parks in Mexico with their rainbow of brightly colored beverages. Of them all, horchata is my favorite. A creamy rice and almond blended brew with wisps of mild and exotic flavor from true cinnamon. Refreshing and sweet, horchata cuts the heat from popular Mexican street food and makes a perfect pitcher for any backyard BBQ. This season, we've given it a festive color boost with ice cubes made with butterfly pea flowers. Start a day ahead to make the ice and soak the ingredients for the horchata. The next day blend it up and you're good to go! As the ice cubes, melt they'll turn your horchata a sweet lavender color. True cinnamon might be thought of as more powerful or better than cassia cinnamon, which isn't the case. Of the two, cassia actually has stronger and spicier flavors whereas true cinnamon is more mild and less heat-forward. True cinnamon's soft bark makes it quick and easy to grind at home but also makes it more evanescent. Having fresh sticks and only grinding when need makes all the difference!

Achiote Paste

Fun alert! Spices offer so many ways to play with flavor and texture, and making achiote paste is a great one. Made with a combination of annatto seeds, spices and a little bit of liquid to bind it together, the paste can be used in a variety of rubs, marinades and sauces. Annatto seeds are the star and they provide an earthy flavor and deep red color to your food. The seeds are very hard and most easily ground in a high speed blender or electric spice grinder. Alternatively, you can put some elbow grease behind your mortar & pestle or molcajete to get the job done. Use the paste made fresh, keep it in the fridge or freeze in ice cube shapes so you'll always have some of this fantastic flavor on hand. The paste is traditionally formed into a brick for easy use.