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Caribbean Green Seasoning Recipe

Versatile Caribbean Green Seasoning is the perfect sauce to have on hand, it is so easy to prepare at home, made with a blend of fresh herbs and vegetables. Great for stews, sauces, curries, soups or use as a marinade.
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Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Trinidadian
Keyword: Caribbean greens seasoning recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 7kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch cilantro (I used culantro/Shado Beni)
  • 1/2 bunch parsley
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 3 green onions/scallion
  • 10 cloves garlic
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 8 sprigs thyme
  • 1 Scotch Bonnet pepper or 5 pimiento/aji dulce peppers(no-heat)

Instructions

  • To prepare green seasoning you can use a blender or the food processor, if you use a blender then you will need to add a little water to get the blender going.
  • Roughly chop up the cilantro, parsley, celery, green onions, remove stems from the pepper and add to the blender, along with the garlic, onion, ginger, thyme.
  • Process until the mixture looks pureed like baby food. If you are using a food processor then you will not need to add water, process until the seasoning looks like pureed baby food, scrape down sides and process again.
  • If you are using a food processor then you will not need to add water, process until the seasoning looks like pureed baby food, scrape down sides and process again.
  • To use your green seasoning, use about 2 tablespoons of green seasoning per recipe.
  • You can prepare in large batches and freeze them in ice cube trays, after they are frozen, remove the cubes from the trays and store in freezer bags.

Nutrition

Calories: 7kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.04g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 66IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.2mg