Red Pepper and Walnut Dip

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Red Pepper and walnut Dip – Muhammara

It’s an exceptional dip – so unusual

There are many people who may not have come across pomegranate molasses before. Also with the subtle kick of chilli, Muhammara – Red Pepper and Walnut dip is a dish that has people sitting up and taking notice.

The thing is we’re all used to having the regular Houmous and Baba Ghanoush dips. But Red Pepper and Walnut Dip is something much more out of the ordinary. So if you want to get Brownie Points for bringing something new to the table, I would suggest that would be a great choice.

I recommend this fabulous dip with confidence.

The first time I had it was at my daughter’s wedding. They did all the catering themselves, with the help of different friends and family members who were delegated different responsibilities. It was wonderful, with everyone coming together to support them.

The Red Pepper and Walnut Dip was a real Hit !

It was a Middle Eastern type buffet with such a vast array of dishes. All the food was amazing. As I said one of the dips on offer was this Red Pepper and Walnut Dip – Muhammara. It was the first time that many people had tried it, myself included, and everyone was saying things like:-

“Wow, what IS this?”, ” This is fantastic”, “What’s in this dip, it’s wonderful?”

All really positive comments. So yes, like I said I highly recommend it.

This dip couldn’t be easier to make

The wonderful thing is that this epic delight is so quick and ridiculously easy to make.

This recipe uses a jar of ready roasted red peppers for convenience.  If you prefer, you could char-grill your own red peppers you will need about 4 or 5 large ripe red Bell Peppers. Check out my recipe for Roasted Red Pepper.

Shop-bought Muhammara isn’t always so good

You can buy ready-made Muhammara in some delicatessens. But the ones I’ve tried are really spicy and have much more chilli than this recipe. Others have tomato puree in them which just overwhelms all the other flavours and just ruins it for me. Besides as I said this is so easy to make it just seems crazy not to make it yourself.

Ingredients

• 1 x 16oz jar roasted red peppers
• ½ cup walnuts, toasted
• 1 piece of pita bread or a dry slice of normal bread
• 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Salt & Pepper

• Garnish with a couple of leaves of fresh coriander or mint (optional)

 Method

Tear up the bread and put it into a food processor. Blitz it until it forms fine breadcrumbs.

Add the walnuts, paprika, cumin, and chilli flakes and process until finely chopped.

Drain the red peppers. Roughly chop them and add them to the food processor. Also add the lemon juice, and pomegranate molasses. Process until the mixture becomes a smooth paste.

With the processor still running, slowly pour in the oil, through the feed tube in the lid and process until combined.

Season with salt and pepper.

Your delicious dip is now ready to serve.

Perfect Red Pepper and Walnut Dip !

Serve in a wide shallow dish.

The vibrant green of the fresh herbs is a great garnish for this dip should you choose to use it. It contrasts so well with the beautiful garnet colour of the dip itself.

Serve with warm flat breads.

I hope you love this dip as much as I do. Let me know what you think

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