Originally from Aleppo, in Syria, the muhammara or cream of peppers and nuts is usually served as a dip with some kind of flatbread, like pita. The original recipe calls for pomegranate molasses, but it is a hard-to-find ingredient and the experts at straight to the palate They have replaced it with honey and lemon juice. They also recommend preparing it from one day to the next, this is one of those recipes that improves with rest because the flavor is accentuated and the texture settles. It is ideal to share a table with a beer at aperitif time, although it can also be used to accompany grilled vegetables, meat, fish, etc.
To prepare this cream of peppers you will need a blender although, as the right consistency is quite enough, it doesn’t have to be powerful. You just have to coarsely crush the roasted peppers (drained, yes) with the walnuts, the garlic cloves (already peeled), the honey, the lemon juice, the ground cayenne pepper, the paprika, the cumin and season to taste.
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When the ingredients form a lumpy mixture add the extra virgin olive oil and blend again until integrated. Now all that remains is to serve it, watering it with an extra splash of extra virgin olive oil, salt flakes and chopped thyme (optional).
It goes without saying that the muhammara it is richer with roasted peppers at homesomething that costs nothing to do. Although a good canned piquillo pepper can be a more than worthy substitute. The thickness point can also be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the nuts to taste.
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