
Muhammara
Need a dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan hor d'oeuvre?
- Servings: 16
- Total cooking time:
Ingredients:
- 2 smalls Hot chilies
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin
- 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Olive oil
- 2 large Pitas cut into 8 wedges, and toasted
- 3 tablespoons Pomegranate Molasses or more to taste
- 2 1/2 pounds Red bell peppers
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Walnuts - (abt 6 oz) coarsely ground
- 1/2 cup Wheat crackers crumbled
Instructions:
- Preheat the grill. Roast the peppers and chiles over the grill or open flame until they are blistered, about 8 minutes.
- Place in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let steam for 10 minutes to loosen the skin. Peel off the skin and remove the seeds. Pat the peppers dry with a paper towel.In the work bowl of your food processor, combine and process the crackers, walnuts, lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, cumin, and sugar, until smooth.
- Add the red peppers and process until creamy. With the machine running, add the olive oil in a thin stream.
- Add the chile pepper and salt to taste. If it is too thick, thin with a few tablespoons of water.Refrigerate overnight to allow the flavors to mellow.
- Serve with the toasted pita wedges.This recipe yields about 3 cups and provides for 16 appetizer servings.


