Herbs & Spices

paprika

A ground spice made from dried red bell peppers or chili peppers.

Usual recipe measure: Usually measured in g
Recipes using this ingredient: 6 recipes shown

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In the kitchen

How it's used

Used to add color and mild heat to dishes, commonly in stews and rice dishes.

Substitutes

Cayenne pepperChili powder

Pairs well with

Made from dried peppers, it retains some vitamin A - the fat in cooking oil helps the body absorb it.

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Recipes that use paprika

MealLatin American

Black Bean Avocado Breakfast Arepas

Two portable arepa-style corn cakes filled with black beans, tofu crumble, avocado-lime mash, tomato, coriander and toasted pumpkin seeds.

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MealGlobal

Umami Bean Toast

A post-exercise breakfast — warm umami-forward bean mash on wholemeal toast, topped with blistered spiced tomato, crispy chickpeas, pumpkin seeds and sumac.

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MealAmerican

Avobesan Smash

A fast chickpea-avocado toast made fuller with nutritional yeast, toasted pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, lemon and rocket.

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MealMediterranean

Tuscan Toast Stack

A fuller Mediterranean beans-on-toast breakfast: white beans simmered with tomato, mushrooms, kale, garlic and smoked paprika, finished with nutritional yeast, pumpkin seeds and hemp.

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MealFusion