Spicy Walnut Paste: Spicy Walnut Paste

Name: Spicy Walnut Paste: Spicy Walnut Paste
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon cayenne or hot red pepper flakes or piment d’Espelette; Salt and pepper to taste; ¼ cup olive oil, or a little more; 1 garlic clove, chopped; 1½ cups shelled walnuts; 1 small tomato, peeled and chopped

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes

By David Tanis

Published 2008

About

This walnut paste is of Arabic origin but it works well in a Provençal context.

Ingredients

1 small tomato, peeled and chopped
1½ cups shelled walnuts
Salt and pepper to taste

Summer
Vegan
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Grind all the ingredients to a paste in a blender or food processor. Put the paste in a bowl. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding a little more oil if necessary.