Muhammara: Roasted Red Pepper & Walnut Dip/Spread | A Syrian Vegan Dish

Here is one of the Syrian recipes that I fell in love with and I had to share its deliciousness with the world! If you try it, please let me know how you find it too! I love to hear your comments and suggestions! It makes my days! Now enough about me and let’s talk about this recipe:

Ingredients

1/2 cup raw walnuts
1/4 cup bread crumps
3/4 cup mild pepper paste (this is a shortcut ingredient and it can be substituted by a jar of roasted red bell peppers or two large red bell peppers, roasted and peeled)
1/4 cup extra version olive oil
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice (1/2 a lemon)
1 clove of garlic (minced)
2-3 tbsp tahini paste
2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp paprika (not smoked paprika)
A dash of salt (or salt to taste)

For garnishing:

Fresh mint leaves
Walnuts (my husband added the walnuts 😂)
A drizzle of extra version olive oil

Important Notes:

🌶 The mild pepper paste shortcut ingredient can be substituted by two large roasted red bell peppers (there are also ready-made jars of those).

🌶 If you use the shortcut ingredient mild pepper paste, those jars already have salt, so add it to taste. I only added a dash of it.

🌶 You can make it spicier by adding some cayenne and, if you have available, Aleppo red pepper flakes.

🌶 You can eat this as a spread with barbecued red and chicken meat. Also, it can be used as a vegan dip, or it can even be eaten straight on pita bread!

🌶 You can find the mild pepper paste, the tahini paste and the pomegranate molasses in any middle eastern or arabic grocery stores!

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