Spiced Walnut Paste

Name: Spiced Walnut Paste (Muhammara)
Yield: To Serve 6
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: 1 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp olive oil; 25 g/1 oz breadcrumbs; 25 g/1 oz tomato purée; 1 tbsp pomegranate syrup or lemon juice; 1 tsp coarsely ground red pepper; 75 g/3 oz shelled walnuts; 1 tsp ground cumin

Muhammara

Preparation info

To Serve
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Nevin Halici's Turkish Cookbook

By Nevin Halici

Published 1989

About

Ingredients

75 g/3 oz shelled walnuts
25 g/1

Asia
Turkey
Starter
Raw
Spicy
Vegan
Mediterranean

Method

Pound the walnuts to a paste in a mortar, then mix in all the other ingredients. Alternatively, put everything in a liquidizer or food processor and blend to a paste. Serve at room temperature.