One of my all-time favorite condiments! I also like to eat it straight.

• This sauce can be served alone, as an appetizer or a light lunch entrée. It is also amazingly compatible with a number of foods. You can serve it as a dip for raw or steamed vegetables, in pita bread with anything and everything, as a sauce for vegetables or grains, with Chickpea and Sweet Potato Koftas alongside Couscous-Quinoa Tabouli on baked fish... the list is endless.
  

1. Place the garlic, all the herbs, the dried fruit, and the walnuts in a food processor, and pluse until it forms a paste.
2. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the lemon juice and yogurt. Add salt and cayenne to taste.
3. Cover tightly and refrigerate until use. Just before serving, you can sprinkle a little extra cayenne on top and decorate with small sprigs of parsley and a few walnut halves, for a finished look.