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Muhammara Recipe

This Turkish muhammara recipe is a wonderfully tangy red pepper and walnut dip that is a perfect addition to your meze table.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 228 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Turkish

Ingredients

  • 4 red capsicum peppers
  • 75 grams walnuts
  • 75 grams breadcrumbs
  • 1 clove garlic (peeled & grated or crushed)
  • 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons Pomegranate syrup
  • 1 tablespoon chilli flakes
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 lemon (juiced)
  • salt (to season)
  • parsley (finely chopped, to garnish)

Instructions

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  1. Preheat your oven to 220 degrees celsius and place your peppers on a baking tray and drizzle with a little olive oil.
  2. Place on the middle shelf of the oven and roast for around 25-30 minutes until soft. Turn them after approx 15 minutes.
  3. When your peppers are soft, remove from the oven and leave to cool.
  4. Meanwhile, take your walnuts and smash them up or chop them by hand and place in a bowl.
  5. Now add your breadcrumbs to the walnuts and mix together.
  6. When your peppers have cooled, peel away the skin and remove the seeds.
  7. Finely chop your peppers and add to walnuts and breadcrumbs and mix.
  8. Now add your garlic, pomegranate syrup (nar ekşisi), olive oil, chilli flakes, cumin and paprika.
  9. Add a pinch of salt and give everything a good mix.
  10. When it's time to serve your muhammara, spread it over a plate and drizzle with fresh lemon juice before garnishing with parsley and broken walnuts.
  11. Serve with bread fresh from the oven.

Notes

  • This muhammara recipe can be adapted to your own taste as you experiment with the flavours
  • If you love nar ekşisi (pomegranate syrup), for example, drizzle more over the top of the muhammara when serving.
  • If you like spicy food, add more chilli.
  • We often add a glug more of olive oil depending on how absorbent the breadcrumbs are, just to loosen the mixture.
  • Lots of muhammara recipes include lemon in the dip. We prefer to drizzle lemon juice over the top of each serving just for the freshness of flavour.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 228kcal (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 228

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 228kcal 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.