Time-saving ingredients to add to your pantry

By Lesego Madisa, 9 June 2025

The Belazu range of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean-inspired pastes and pestos has just landed at Woolworths. From bold rose harissa to briny olive tapenade, these flavour boosters make it easy to cook with confidence – no chopping, grinding or guesswork required.

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Belazu pestos and pastes have been a cult favourite in both professional and home kitchens in the UK for years – and now they’re available at Woolworths. Known for bold flavour and no artificial additives, the range is made using traditional techniques and carefully sourced ingredients. Whether you want to simplify your cooking or try something new, Belazu helps you build flavour in seconds. Stir into soups, swirl into yoghurt, dollop onto roasted veg, or use as a base for marinades and sauces.

Rose Harissa Paste

Belazu’s signature paste is made with smoky chilli, garlic and rose petals. It's known for its heat and floral depth, adding a unique twist to everything from shakshuka to roast meat. Stir it into a tomato-based sauce or use it as a marinade for chicken or lamb to bring out its smoky, spicy warmth.


Warm harissa veg bowl recipe

This rose harissa can add a kick to desserts, too!


mini plum tarts recipe

Black Olive Tapenade

Rich, briny and versatile, black olive tapenade is a great topping for flatbreads or in grain bowls for extra savoury depth.

Balsamic Sun-Dried Tomato Paste

This paste brings intense tomato sweetness to any dish. Use it in pasta sauces, blend it into soups, or spread it on sandwiches. It’s also great as a topping for roasted vegetables or mixed into risottos for a rich, hearty flavour.


sun-dried tomato bruschetta recipe

Roasted Garlic

Add deep, caramelised garlic flavour without the fuss of peeling and roasting. Mix into mashed potatoes or use it in pasta dishes such as aglio e olio. It also works wonders as a spread for bruschetta or a topping for pizza.

Truffle and Artichoke Pesto

A creamy, earthy blend that adds an indulgent touch to meals. It's perfect as a topping for roasted vegetables or mixed into pasta dishes.


truffle-and-artichoke pasta recipe

Tagine Paste

The perfect shortcut for making Moroccan-style tagines at home. It’s also fantastic in stews, grain salads, or even as a spicy twist on roasted cauliflower.

Traditional Genovese Pesto

The classic Italian pesto, made with basil, pine nuts and aged Parmigiano Reggiano. Toss it with pasta, use as a sandwich spread or dollop onto pizza.
crispy pesto gnocchi recipe

Shawarma Paste

Packed with warm spices including cumin, coriander and paprika, this paste brings Middle Eastern-inspired flavour to chicken, lamb or veggies. Use it as a marinade, stir it into rice, or add it to wraps with yoghurt and pickles for an easy shawarma-style meal at home.


shawarma chicken wraps recipe

Photography: Jan Ras
Videography: Romy Wilson
Recipes and production: Abigail Donnelly
Food assistants: Bianca Jones and Bianca Strydom

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Whether you’re adding something new to a weeknight meal or building a dish around one great ingredient, Belazu pastes and pestos make it easy. Shop the full range at Woolworths and enjoy big flavour with minimal effort – there's no need to make it from scratch.

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Lesego Madisa

Article by Lesego Madisa

TASTE's commercial content producer loves thrifty recipes, fridge foraging and never says "no" to cake. When she's not flipping through the pages of food mags and cookbooks, she's happily baking and knitting in her tiny apartment.
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