Your most used/ versatile ingredient??

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  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    edited July 2018
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    It's either vinegar (red/white wine or balsamic), which I pour on vegetables/salads, use in sauces, etc., hot sauce, which I put on everything too, or fresh lemon, which I use on stuff I don't use vinegar on. I go through a large bag of lemons pretty much weekly. I think acidity is the most commonly underused element when people cook at home and I'm exactly the opposite and will throw acidity into everything to brighten up the flavour and balance out salt, sweet, and fat.

    As far as actual food goes, we use a ton of boneless chicken thighs, romaine, arugula, tomatoes, bell peppers, and cheese (parmesan flakes and goat cheese mostly.)
  • lmmolina98
    lmmolina98 Posts: 2 Member
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    Seasoning wise, I adore Everything But the Bagel from Trader Joe’s. My go-to is topping brown rice cakes with some Kite Hill cream cheese and sprinkling those bad boys with the seasoning. SO GOOD! My SO also grills his chicken with it.

    Actual foodstuff, I’d have to say bananas. I make protein shakes almost everyday with bananas and peanut butter powder. I’m a sucker for choco-bananas, too. Also can’t go wrong with mushrooms, Ezekiel sprouted wheat bread, and almond milk!
  • pessxx
    pessxx Posts: 1,246 Member
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    avocado and mascarpone
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 9,988 Member
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    My most used ingredient is definitely coffee.
    Most versatile -- either eggs or greek yogurt.
  • Keto_Vampire
    Keto_Vampire Posts: 1,670 Member
    edited July 2018
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    Another one for greek yogurt...by itself or even to dress dry meat. It helps that various brands have different flavors (chobani is notoriously sour, but runnier - best as a dressing) & textures (fage (fa-yah) is thickest, pretty bland, perfect for adding vanilla/hazelnut flavoring to or just eating regular on it's own - almost as satisfying as solid foods)

    *0% is stupid low in kcals (about 500kcal per 1kg tub)
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,088 Member
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    Quinoa and broccoli.... chicken...
  • FickleFruitBat
    FickleFruitBat Posts: 40 Member
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    aek585 wrote: »
    Spinach. I mix a handful into smoothies, throw some in with a salad, with pasta, sautee it by itself.

    I'm also a spinach fiend. : ) Garlic and curry also feature in many of my dishes.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
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    Mushrooms, I eat a full punnet most days.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,937 Member
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    Veggies.
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,440 Member
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    Seasonings.. chilli, curry powder ,lemon grass, garlic, ginger, I hate bland food.

  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
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    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
    Mushrooms, I eat a full punnet most days.

    I eat a lot mushrooms too (breakfast has 200g at the moment, plus I have them other meals) but I think my most used/versatile ingredient is zucchini. I use that in nearly everything (including pancakes and waffles)
  • cammiecane
    cammiecane Posts: 62 Member
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    Season wise- definitely garlic. Makes everything taste better!!

    Food-wise, Greek yogurt and liquid egg whites. Use these for everything, ranging from protein shakes as a mayo substitute to bythemselves for dessert or breakfast respectively.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,434 Member
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    Onions I guess. And oil.

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