The Primal Blueprint Cookbook (40 page)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Stir olive oil into mayonnaise one tablespoon at a time until well blended. Repeat with vinegar, one teaspoon at a time. Taste and adjust with more olive oil or vinegar if needed. Finally, add Tobiko fish roe and stir until well blended.

Homemade mayonnaise is the base for this fast and easy sauce, which is delicious on fresh vegetables, fish, chicken, and salads. It’s especially good as a dipping sauce for steamed artichoke leaves.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Place mayonnaise in a small bowl. Begin adding lemon juice one tablespoon at a time, stirring to blend each time. Add mustard, lemon zest (if using), and capers, and stir to blend well.

Taste and add more lemon juice, mustard, or capers as desired. To enhance or change the flavor, consider adding fresh herbs or a few tablespoons of paprika.

Store in a tightly covered glass jar in the refrigerator and use within a week.

This homemade version of classic ketchup without any high fructose corn syrup might not fool the most die-hard Heinz 51 ketchup fanatic, but you might be surprised at how close this tastes to the original. It’s even been kid-approved.

If some liquid separates after standing, just shake or stir to remix before serving, as this ketchup has no emulsifying gums like the commercial versions. Also, feel free to adjust the vinegar and spice amounts to suit your taste. The honey or maple syrup amounts may be adjusted, too, but this is a reduced sugar ketchup; take care not to over-sweeten.

Even if you don’t use ketchup as a condiment very often, it only takes a few minutes to make a small jarfull if you keep these basic ingredients on hand in your pantry. Remember, ketchup is a useful base for many other homemade sauces, including shrimp cocktail sauce, BBQ sauce, steak sauce, Thousand Island dressing, and Grandma’s Easy BBQ Pork (see recipe on page 39).

INSTRUCTIONS:

Mix all ingredients in a food processor or with a hand held blender until smooth. Add a bit of water if too thick. Store in a tightly covered jar in the refrigerator.