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Cohen told \"GMA\" that this seasoning is meant for more than just bagels.

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PHOTO: Jake Cohen prepared a seared steak finished with his everything seasoning blend.
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First, he suggested adding it to a simple vinaigrette salad dressing that will rehydrate and awaken flavors in the dried garlic and onion.

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PHOTO: New York-style cheesecake topped with everything seasoning.
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For a main course application, Cohen said add it to a nice steak for \"a Jewish version of a French\" classic.

Plus, it can be sprinkled on top of sweet desserts like New York cheesecake or vanilla ice cream.

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PHOTO: Everything seasoning and olive oil on vanilla ice cream.
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\"Let's normalize adding savory ingredients to sweet dishes,\" he said. \"Salty sweet is the best flavor combination there is, am I right?\"

From New York City restaurants and food magazine test kitchens to his own apartment, Cohen brings a robust set of culinary skills to every table he sets.

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Cohen celebrates the vibrant food and flavors from his Jewish heritage and introduces them to a modern audience with influences from other cultures, including inspiration from his husband’s Persian-Iraqi traditions.

Everything Seasoning

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PHOTO: A blend of sesame and poppy seeds, salt, pepper, dried garlic and dried onion.
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Ingredients
1/4 cup white sesame seeds, toasted
1/4 cup poppy seeds
3 tablespoons dried minced garlic
3 tablespoons dried minced onion
3 tablespoons flaky sea salt
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions
In a small airtight container, mix together the sesame seeds, poppy seeds, garlic, onion salt and pepper. Store at room temperature for up to one month.

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\"Jew-Ish\" is on sale March 9 where all books are sold.

Excerpted from JEW-ISH: A COOKBOOK: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch © 2021 by Jake Cohen. Photography © 2021 by Matt Taylor-Gross. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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