the list of 40 ingredients

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Here’s where you’ll find the list of ingredients that will be used for all savory recipes in this newsletter.

Why the constraints? From the About page:

Using fewer ingredients in more ways isn’t boring—it’s something to strive for. We can do more with less. It means less food waste, a smaller grocery bill, fewer trips to the store, and no more lingering bottles of “what am I gonna do with that?” You’ll know these ingredients super well so you can use them with abandon (maybe without a recipe). It also just makes things easy…

Recipe Index

All recipes on 40 Ingredients Forever will be indexed here for easy perusing.

My 40 Ingredients

Bulk ingredients 

Vegetables

• Tuscan/lacinato kale

• Fennel

• Broccoli

• Scallions

• Avocado 

• Cherry or other small tomatoes

• Asparagus

Proteins

• Hot or sweet Italian sausage

• Boneless, skinless chicken thighs

• Ground lamb

• Large eggs

• Whatever 1-inch-thick fish looks good, whether salmon, halibut, cod, or something else

• Tempeh

Starches

• White beans (canned or dried)

• Sweet potatoes 

• Crusty bread

• Pasta

• Long-grain white rice

Flavoring agents

Acid

• Lemons

• Sherry vinegar

• Dijon mustard

Fats

• Extra-virgin olive oil

• Unsalted butter 

Heat

• Black pepper

• Chile flakes

Salt and umami

• Salt

• Soy sauce

• Feta

• Parmesan cheese

• Tomato paste

• Salted chicken broth

Other

• Garlic

• Shallots

• Ginger

• Ground cumin

• One hard-stem herb: rosemary, thyme, sage, or oregano 

• One soft-stem herb: parsley, dill, or cilantro

• Medjool dates

• Toasted sesame seeds

• Honey

Some asterisks

• There’s no need to go out and buy all these things right now. When a new recipe comes out, you might already have everything you need, need to get a few things, or adapt the recipe using what you already have—substitutions are given for every recipe.

• The list is being released piecemeal so that you might enjoy weekly recipes and learnings instead of deciding your 40 ingredients aren’t the same as mine and writing off the whole thing. (It’s also to make sure you don’t buy all this stuff at once.)

• This list is focused on savory meals and doesn’t include snacks or ingredients for sweet breakfasts or baking.

• Thank you so much for subscribing and being here. Have I told you recently how much I love doing this newsletter?