5.0 from 18 votes
Harissa Paste Recipe
Harissa paste is a spicy, delicious North African condiment that you can put on everything from scrambled eggs, roasted vegetables or grilled meats.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 16 2 tablespoon servings
Calories: 32 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Moroccan , North African
Ingredients
- 2 red bell peppers
- 4 Serrano peppers seeded
- 3 tablespoon lemon juice one lemon
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds or 1 ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds or1 ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon caraway seeds or 1 ¼ teaspoon ground caraway
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorn seeds or 1 ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh mint finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Rub all of the peppers lightly with oil and place them on the prepared baking sheet
- Roast Peppers until lightly charred, about 20 minutes
- Transfer peppers to a bowl and cover with a plate or plastic wrap
- While peppers are cooling, toast the coriander, cumin, caraway and black pepper seeds in a skillet over low heat, until fragrant, about 3-5 minutes
- Transfer the toasted seeds to a mortar & pestle and grind into powder
- When cool enough to handle, remove the skin, seeds, and membranes from the peppers.
- Put the peppers, ground spices, salt, garlic, mint, and olive oil into a food processor or high powered blender. Process until smooth
- Taste and add more olive oil, salt, or lemon as needed
- Transfer to a one-pint jar and refrigerate
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Notes
- Shortcut tip: Use a 16 oz jar of roasted red peppers, drained, in place of the fresh peppers.
- If you like more heat, don't remove the seeds from the serrano peppers.
- Peppers, even of the same variety, can vary in heat levels. This recipe is fairly mild, but if after tasting, it isn't quite hot enough, you can add cayenne pepper, in ¼ teaspoon increments until it is hot enough for your liking.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
32kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
292mg
(12%)
Potassium
45mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
493IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
21mg
(23%)
Calcium
7mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 162 tablespoon servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 32
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 32kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 292mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 45mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 493IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 21mg | 23% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.