Muhammara
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5.0
96 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Total Time
10 mins
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Servings
4 to 6
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Course
Appetizer
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Cuisine
Middle Eastern
Muhammara
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Muhammara is a Middle Eastern roasted red pepper and walnut dip that originated in Syria. Nutty, zingy, spicy, and sweet, it's fantastic on pita, fresh veggies, and more. Use jarred roasted red peppers in this recipe, or roast the peppers yourself.
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Ingredients
- 3 roasted red bell peppers
- ½ cup bread crumbs fresh or store-bought
- ½ cup walnuts
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1½ tablespoons pomegranate molasses*
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper or ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- freshly ground black pepper
- fresh mint for garnish
- pita bread for serving
Instructions
- In a food processor, place the red peppers, breadcrumbs, walnuts, olive oil, pomegranate molasses, garlic, lemon juice, Aleppo pepper, cumin, and several grinds of pepper. Pulse until creamy and season to taste.
- Garnish with fresh mint. Serve with pita bread or follow one of the serving suggestions in the blog post above.
Notes
- *If you don’t have pomegranate molasses, replace it with 2 teaspoons maple syrup and add an additional 2 teaspoons lemon juice.
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