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Bedouin Salsa

While the restaurant serves the ultra-spicy salsa alongside hummus, tsatsiki, and baba ghanouj, chef Eric Leyden suggests it as a lively accompaniment to meats and hearty lentil or tomato soups.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    40 min

  • Yield

    Makes 2 cups

Ingredients

8 to 10

garlic cloves, peeled

3

fresh jalapeños, stemmed

6

fresh serrano chiles, stemmed and chopped

3

/4 cup coarsely chopped sweet onion

2

heaping teaspoon kosher salt

1

/4 cup grapeseed or vegetable oil

1

/3 cup fresh lemon juice

1 to 1

1/2 cups flat-leaf parsley sprigs

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat a comal or dry 12-inch heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron; not nonstick) over medium-low heat until hot.

    Step 2

    Cook garlic and jalapeños, turning with tongs occasionally, until blackened in spots, about 15 minutes. Cool slightly, about 15 minutes.

    Step 3

    Combine all ingredients except parsley in a food processor and finely chop. Add parsley and pulse a few more times.