Photo by Alex Lau, food styling by Susie Theodorou, prop styling by Sophie Strangio
Unlike most salsa machas, this kicky chile-and-peanut-laced one from Lil’ Deb’s Oasis in Hudson, New York, incorporates vinegar and orange juice for more rounded flavor. Use it as a dip for vegetables or sweet tropical fruit. Co-chef-and-owner Carla Perez-Gallardo calls it one of her favorite sauces in the whole world: “Crudités gets so French-ified and ranch-ified, and this feels more true to our tropicalia.”