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For this cold noodle dish from Gu Grocery, blend toasted sesame seeds with soy sauce, rice vinegar, pickled mustard greens, and orange zest and juice for maximum flavor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

In a post shared on social media, Celf Gallery in Cardiff said Sinnott's "love and zest for life played out in his exuberant and colourful paintings".

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The rest accumulated slowly and, for the most part, logically: lemon zest for brightness, bacon for savory crunch, avocado for cool richness.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

“With all due respect to cayenne,” Lev Sercarz said, he prefers the sweet heat and orange zest of the Aleppo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Incredible that anything could happen to take away this bubbling energy, the zest that fills everything I do.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

Turn the speed of your mixer down to medium, and add in your eggs one at a time, followed by your sour cream, citrus zests, and vanilla extract, making sure it is all evenly combined.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022

Jawad says the toast can be made in an over or air fryer and can be paired with fruit zests, syrups, sugars, flavored flakes, nut butters, chocolate, vanilla extract and spices like nutmeg.

From Fox News ● Feb. 17, 2022

During the lunch rush, Clevenger moves like a man who has as many arms as an octopus — boiling pastas and sauteing over eight burners and plating and dusting lemon zests and breadcrumbs to finish.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2018

It added to her a wealth, a rarity, which made the conquest of her the only object worth pursuing in a life swept bare for the moment of all other passions and zests.

From Eleanor by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

We are a phlegmatic set, to whom such zests should be dealt out homœopathically: else do we soon begin to criticise and take exceptions.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 by Various

Cut the zested limes in half, squeeze out 2 tablespoons juice and whisk into the coriander mixture to make a dressing.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2022

To serve, place chicken on a serving platter and drizzle with olive oil and a large squeeze of the zested lemon.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2022

Remember the lemon we zested for our cornish game hens?

From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2021

To this mixture I added chicken stock and heavy cream, let the sauce simmer until it thickened, then zested and juiced a big lemon directly over the skillet.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2019

Miss Matilda was aware of a slackening from the keen excitement and zested peril of their escape.

From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John

It turns zesting into a gesture instead of a task: a quick flick of the wrist, a fine snowfall of citrus oils that hits a warm dish and blooms immediately.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026

Photo: Microplane The Microplane is incredible for grating cheese super-fine and fast, it’s the ideal citrus zesting device, and it’s a solid replacement for a garlic press, all for a very reasonable price.

From The Verge ● May 18, 2022

This was exciting because “zest” is a word I loved as a kid, and zesting an orange felt like answering the call of a destiny long forgotten.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2022

If you must use those artisanal cocktail kits, keep them close to you and make sure you’re not accidentally zesting your neighbors with garnish.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2020

“I’m chopping and zesting and eating foods I’ve never tried before,” she said, “with ingredients I would have never thought of buying, like Meyer lemons and watermelon radishes.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2016