Apple Almond Butter with Sage

Zebdet Loz Bil Tofah Wil Marmareya

Preparation info
  • Makes

    450

    g butter
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Egypt: Recipes and stories from an ancient land

By Suzanne Zeidy and Rawah Badrawi

Published 2026

  • About

The idea for this light summer preserve was born when St Catherine’s food advocate Dina Kafafi and her partner Mayssa had an extra supply of apples to experiment with. In a dance of flavours, this preserve brings together Jerusalem sage, known as marmareya (one of St Catherine’s 500 wild medicinal plants), with sweet apples and the last of autumn’s almonds.