Recipes

Limón-Chile Tomato Salad

10 min

Introducing our vibrant Limón-Chile Tomato Salad—a delightful summer dish that bursts with flavor. Sliced steak tomatoes form the base, adorned with thin radish, jalapeno, and cilantro layers. A drizzle of lime juice and olive oil adds tanginess. Sprinkle on crumbled queso fresco, Limón-Chile, and Pacific sea salt for a crunchy, juicy, and refreshing experience. Vegetarian by default, easily vegan without the cheese. No tossing required—simply assemble and enjoy! For perfectly sliced veggies, a mandoline or Benriner works wonders. Experience the essence of summer on your plate with the unique blend of three chile flakes and fruity tartness from sumac in Limón-Chile—it'll elevate your summer veggies to new heights!

One-Bowl Caribbean Spice Shrimp Salad

1 hr, 10 min

Experience a budget-friendly delight with our one-bowl Savory Caribbean Shrimp Salad. This recipe is made using pantry staples and Caribbean Spice. When baby shrimp are used, it requires minimal chopping. Simply fold in the cooked baby shrimp, refrigerate, and allow all the gorgeous flavors like Thyme, Ginger, and Paprika to meld together, creating extra yumminess. Indulge in this easy recipe that's perfect for a quick lunch, a BBQ side dish, or just about any occasion!

Moroccan Chicken Salad

1 hr, 5 min

Discover the delectable flavors of our Middle Eastern Chicken Salad, featuring our beloved Cascade Mushroom Mix. Infusing the marinade with this mix was a game-changer, intensifying the umami goodness and making the chicken irresistibly "meatier". In this salad, we combine the mushroom mix with exotic Moroccan Ras El Hanout, creating a sweet, spicy, and complex medley. With the addition of grapes, pears, and walnuts, this dish becomes a delightful option for a satisfying lunch or a light supper.

Mediterranean Chicken Salad

10 min

Can you ever have too many ways to make a chicken salad? We don't think so, and using our Cascade Mushroom Mix in the marinade makes it even easier to come up with new versions. The umami in this mix creates magic in marinades and plays well with other blends, too! For this Mediterranean chicken salad, we paired the mushroom mix with Herbes de Provence, a delicious French herb blend that loves chicken. To round out the salad and add color, crunch and rich flavor, we used kale, broccoli and pine nuts. This is a perfect lunch for a lazy weekend day.

Black-Eyed Pea, Kale and Calico Salad

10 min

This Southern classic got a Pacific Northwest with with Calico Fish Rub in the dressing. The Calico Fish Rub's ingredients just make sense.... It’s spicy from the Korean chile flakes and citrusy and fresh from the dill weed and sumac. Once combined with the good mustard and brown sugar, the dressing is balanced and full of flavor that will infuse into the kale and black-eyed peas.

Buffalo Blue Cheese Chicken Salad

The salad starts with an easy sheet pan chicken, pulled from a quick two-ingredient marinade of buttermilk and Buffalo Spice. Stay with the recipe proportions for a satisfying medium heat or fire it up with more Buffalo Spice.  The heat is complimented by the tang of apple cider vinegar and a pep of lemon crystal for a lively and versatile flavor. This chicken is sure to be a staple around our house this summer and will do equally well on the grill. Then toss it together with all the other goodies and you've got a salad that really satisfies. And just for fun: is it blue or bleu cheese?

Winter Citrus Salad

Winter often gets overlooked for its fruit bounty so keep your eyes open and don't miss out. This salad hits all the flavor highlights and brings the promise of spring right to the table. It is sweet, salty, sour, and best of all bright! To top it off, we created a French inspired strawberry vinaigrette with our Orange Tarragon blend. Full of umami with shallots, chives, garlic and black pepper, this blend brings the garden to the plate to complement the fruit. Once emulsified, this vinaigrette is a pretty, dusty pink, with bright and fruity flavors. The recipe makes a generous measure of vinaigrette and it is delicious with so many things! Arugula, goat cheese and radicchio make a great pairing, or drizzle it on grilled salmon or chicken.

Smoked Brined Trout

Trout is such an underrated fish. It's hardly fishy and has such a mild, delicate flavor. This makes it perfect for our brine. Our Northwest Forest Brine is forward with spices like juniper, California bay leaf, and fennel; infusing the flaky trout from the inside and out. As if this flavor bomb wasn't enough, we heat-smoked the trout to make it really taste like the Cascade Mountains. This brine does more than keep our trout juicy, it also helps preserve it making it a delicacy, hot or cold. Feel free to use any fresh trout available in your area. We always suggest buying local, the fresher the better!For a tasty salad we dressed the trout in a sour cream-Lemon Herb Pepper dressing. Then we added it atop a mound of peppery arugula for a complete meal. Enjoy it on toast with some thinly sliced radishes!

Chicken Nigella Caesar Pasta Salad

Our Nigella Caesar makes chicken breast juicy and brown nicely. It's also a delicious sprinkle and makes such an easy homemade dressing, only needing water and oil. This dressing is awesome to have on hand, not just for a twist on a traditional Caesar salad, but also as a marinade and sauce. In this recipe, it gets used both ways — to marinate our chicken and to coat the pasta salad. We used some summer staples like fresh tomatoes, cucumber and arugula to bring it all together. We also dabbled with some lentil gluten-free pasta for some extra protein, but feel free to use your own favorite pasta. Enjoy this salad warm or as cold leftovers, if you have any!