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Muhammara

Aleppo's great red dip: roasted red peppers and walnuts pounded with pomegranate molasses, Aleppo pepper, and breadcrumbs into a coarse, smoky, sweet-hot spread that outshines anything else on the mezze table.

45 min · Serves 6 · Easy

Recipe by Halal Gourmet Editorial Team

Serves
6

Ingredients

Base

Spice

Time
Prep 20 min · Cook 25 min · 45 min total
Difficulty
easy
  1. 1

    Roast and peel the peppers; toast the walnuts.

    25 min
  2. 2

    Pound or pulse to a COARSE paste — muhammara should have texture, never be a smooth purée.

    12 min
  3. 3

    Balance with pomegranate molasses, Aleppo pepper, cumin, lemon, and olive oil; rest before serving.

    8 min

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