Pine nut, cumin and egg yolk sauce
An old Catalan sauce, made with hard-boiled and finely chopped egg yolks, cumin, olive oil, and water, brought to a rolling boil.
This Catalan sauce is quick and easy to prepare, using hard-boiled and chopped egg yolks and olive oil.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time10 min
- Cook time3 min
- Total13 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodCooking in a saucepan
- Estimated cost$8.53 $1.42 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $3.25
- $0.27
- $3.53
- $0.48
- $0.96
- $0.04
Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- In a mortar, combine the cumin with the hard-boiled egg yolks. ≈ 3 min
- Add the water, oil, and salt, then pour everything into a pot and bring to a rolling boil for 2 to 3 minutes.
The bill
Pine nut, cumin and egg yolk sauce
- 100 g of shelled pine nuts$3.25
- 3 medium-sized cloves of garlic$0.27
- 30 cl (approximately 1 1/4 cups) of very high-quality olive oil$3.53
- A little cumin$0.48
- The yolks from 3 hard-boiled eggs$0.96
- fine salt$0.04
Total$8.53
that's $1.42 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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