Muhammara

Name: Muhammara
Yield: For A Big Bowl750G/1LB 10OZ JAR
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: 50 ml/1¾ fl oz. scant ¼ cup or so extra-virgin olive oil; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses; 125 g/4½ oz.scant 1 cup shelled walnuts, crushed but not powdered; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz biber salçasi (see bonus recipe); 1 tsp chilli (red pepper) flakes; 2 tbsp dried breadcrumbs; ½ tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander

Pepper and Walnut Purée

Preparation info

For A Big Bowl
750 G
JAR

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Salmagundi

By Sally Butcher

Published 2014

About

Muhammara is a bit of a super-star in the Turkish meze kitchen. It works well with warm bread or crudités, or try using it as a dip for a platter of assorted lettuce leaves. Pictured on far left.

Ingredients

500 g/1 lb 2 oz biber salçasi (see bonus recipe)
2

Asia
Turkey
Sauce
Raw
Vegan
Mediterranean
Spicy

Method

I usually mix this by hand as it is better if it has got some chunk and texture to it. Mix all the ingredients, trickling the olive oil in last until the paste is smooth and fairly stiff. It keeps for a week in the fridge.