SOS-Free Spice Blends for Flavor Without Salt, Oil, or Sugar
Our SOS-Free collection brings full, satisfying flavor to soups, stews, veggies, legumes, and grains—without salt, oil, or sugar. Each blend, like Chef AJ’s Black Bean Soup mix or the versatile general seasoning, is hand-blended in small batches using thoughtfully chosen spices such as cumin, smoked paprika, oregano, chiles, and more. These clean, culinary enhancers let you enjoy bold, natural taste while keeping meals fresh, plant-based, and heart-healthy.
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Bada Bing Bouillon Oooh-Mommy Umami
$10.00 – $27.00As featured in Forks over Knives Fall 2021 issue.
Umami Bouillon (broth powder) with no added salt! Add 1 Tablespoon to 1 Cup boiling water for a quick, nourishing umami flavored broth. Hand blended in small batches with veggies, herbs and spices: carrot, onion, tomato, bell pepper, Chiles, porcini, mustard, parsley, cumin, and thyme.
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Berbere
$10.50This fiery spice blend is used in many Ethiopian dishes. Builds a powerful curry sauce and doubles as a rub on meats and vegetables. Great addition to a Bloody Mary, sweet potato and cob corn.
Hand blended in small batches with: Chiles, fenugreek, ginger, long pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, nigella, coriander, allspice, and clove.
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Bo Kaap Curry
$10.50Mild aromatic curry from South Africa for fish, chicken and veggies. Named after an area of Cape Town, Bo-Kaap Curry dishes are generally made using fresh vegetables, fish or meat. Not as hot as traditional Indian curries, the rich and full body flavor of Bo-Kaap Curry is enhanced by fresh flavorful ingredients. Serve with rice.
Hand blended in small batches with: coriander, fenugreek, cardamom, turmeric, cumin, pepper, Chiles, mustard seed, clove, ginger, and fennel.
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Spicy Curry Soup
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Bouquet Garni ~ Three Pack
$9.50This classic blend, of peppercorns, French herbs and orange peel, is cleverly packaged in three over-sized tea bags, so they can be added directly to savory soups and stews. Just toss one or two bags in your pot! Enjoy the scent and savor the taste! Each bag approximately 1-1/2 T. Hand blended in small batches with: peppercorns, thyme, marjoram, parsley, tarragon, orange peel and bay leaf.
Calypso Chile Lime
$10.50Chile-lime blend sweetened with dried milled pineapple. Add a Caribbean note to just about any dish and get your taste buds dancing! No added salt!
Hand blended in small batches with: Persian lime, Guajillo chile, and pineapple.
Chef AJ Black Bean Soup Spice (UWL Recipe)
$10.00Black Bean Soup
Chef AJ’s UWL Recipe
An SOS-free blend developed for Chef AJ’s Black Bean Soup recipe (replace all spices in recipe with 2T plus 2t seasoning). A flavorful general seasoning for soups, veggies, legumes and starches.
Hand blended in small batches: cumin, oregano, smoked paprika, and chiles.
Dashi Kombu
$10.35Edible kelp used in Japanese cuisine to make dashi, a nutritious all purpose kombu soup stock. Use also to season sushi rice, to add an umami flavor to your cooking, or to ease digestion with dried bean dishes. Our Kombu is wild harvested off the coast of Maine. It provides high concentrations of iodine, calcium, potassium, iron, carotene, and B vitamins.
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals, including lead, which is known to the State of California to cause canser and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Depth
$11.25Umami flavors: meaty, earthy, savory, delicious ~ just what the name implies. Use as dry rub; add to stir fries, casseroles, risotto, soup & stew; heat w/ equal amount of oil to make rue for veggie/meat wine sauce.
Hand blended in small batches with: onion, long pepper, kombu, milled porcini mushroom, and sun dried tomato.
Dill Weed
$15.00A flavorful complement to foods, dill was also added to magic potions in the Middle Ages to protect homes and people from spells.
The flavor of dill has been described as citrus, fennel, and mint combined, and it’s best when added at the end of cooking to preserve the flavor. Add Dill Weed to salads, soups, fish and shellfish, vegetables and sauces.
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Dusk
$10.25This sophisticated, sweet dust adds complexity, exotic aromatics, and an immediate “sweet” register to desserts, fruit, berries, dairy products and cakes. Dusk turns the simplest desserts into and elegant ending to your meal. Sprinkle on fruit. Finish any dessert with sweet aromatic elegance. Pairs well with cream, crème fraiche, Mascarpone, or ricotta. Adds complexity to pound cake, shortcake, or lady fingers.
Hand blended in small batches with: orange peel, pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, and galangal.
Quick tips:
- Dust Dusk over grilled peaches and serve with Three Twins Madagascar Vanilla ice cream.
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Five Pepper Blend
$10.50 – $28.35Intensely complex and rich Umami flavors with a reduced heat profile. Use in place of black pepper on any dish.
Garlic
$8.50 – $27.00Consumed by Greek athletic competitors, by Egyptian pyramid builders, and by Roman soldiers, garlic has historically been credited for providing strength and speed.
Sprinkle on bread with butter, and toast for a flavorful punch. Or, when the texture of garlic is undesired, but the flavor a must, garlic powder is the solution, especially for sauces and recipes with liquid to absorb the powder.
