Sunday, November 25, 2012

Muhammara (Red Pepper Walnut Dip)

1-1 ½  cup roasted red peppers, drained
1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
1/3 cup walnuts, finely chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp pomegranate molasses
½-1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp hot red pepper flakes (optional)
2-3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
½ tsp salt to taste

Blend all the ingredients but the olive oil in a food processor blend until mixture is smooth. You may also leave it a little chunky if you like it that way. Stir in oil gradually. Transfer muhammara to a serving bowl and if desired, garnish with fresh parsley/mint. Serve it with crudities, pita triangles or fresh bread. May be refrigerated for up to 24 hours.
Serve at room temperature.
Muhammara is also very good at breakfasts.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
1 su bardagi kozlenmis kirmizi biber, suzulmus
1/3 su bardagi ceviz ici, ufalanmis
2-3 dis sarimsak, dovulmus
1 yemek kasigi taze limon suyu
1 yemek kasigi nar eksisi
½-1 tatli kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi aci kirmizi pul biber (istege bagli)
2-3 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
1 cay kasigi tuz

Zeytinyagi haric butun malzemeleri mutfak robotunda puruzsuz hale gelene dek pure haline getirin. Istege bagli olarak iri parcali da birakabilirsiniz.Zeytinyagini da yavas yavas karistirin. Servis tabagina alin ve arzu ederseniz taze maydanoz/nane ile susleyin. Taze ekmek, pitaucgenleri ya da sebze ile servis edebilirsiniz. Buzdolabinda 24 saate kadar saklayabilirsiniz. Oda sicakliginda servis edin. Muhammara kahvalti sofralariniza da cok iyi yakisacaktir.
AFIYET OLSUN

2 comments:

http://platanosmangoes.com said...

I have always wanted to make this. I am having a party on Sunday. Thanks for the recipe.

Anonymous said...

I made this yesterday as the appetizer for a dinner party that was featuring Turkish food, and it was a huge hit. I will definitely be making this again!