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How to make a killer salad dressing

It’s salad time! If you’re like us, you love bringing fresh, vibrant bowlfuls of perfectly balanced ingredients to the table, finished off with drizzles of some zesty, homemade dressing. While dressings are an intrinsic part of all our salad recipes, sometimes it’s great to just wing it and create your own…

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What Is tamarind?

Tamarind is a unique ingredient derived from a type of fruit and is distinctively tart and sweet. Growing in pods on large trees native to tropical Africa, its name comes from the Arabic term 'tamar hindi,' which means 'Indian date’, reflecting a longstanding association with Indian cooking...

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What is pectin?

Pectin, friends, is a polysaccharide (a type of carbohydrate) found in the cell walls of plants. We only care about it as it’s crucial for jam-making (and relishes and chutneys too) because it acts as a gelling agent and is what helps a preserve set…

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What even ARE capers?

Capers are the unopened flower buds of the caper bush (Capparis spinosa), a perennial plant native to the Mediterranean region. It’s a hardy shrub that thrives in rocky, arid, sunny environments and is found in parts of Italy, Spain, Greece, and North Africa. Capers are also cultivated in Australia…

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