Muhammara
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/muhammara
A classic Middle Eastern dip and a great alternative to houmous
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Feeds
6
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Ready in
45 minutes
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 7g
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Ingredients
- 3 Co-op sweet pointed peppers
- 2 tbsp Co-op olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, unpeeled, crushed
- 75g walnuts
- 150g pomegranate seeds, plus extra to garnish (optional)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 11/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp chilli flakes (more if you like it hotter)
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/Gas 6
- Put the peppers on a baking tray, drizzle with half the oil and roast for 20 mins
- Carefully turn each pepper over, putting a crushed garlic clove under each one
- Add the walnuts to the tray and return to the oven for another 10 mins, then remove and leave to cool
- When the peppers are cool enough to handle, pull out the stalks and seeds (don’t worry if a few remain)
- Peel the garlic
- Reserve a handful of the walnuts, then tip everything else from the tray, including the juices and remaining olive oil, into a food processor
- Add the pomegranate seeds, if using, the sugar, cumin, chilli and lemon juice, and blitz until it’s in between chunky and smooth
- To serve, chop the reserved walnuts and sprinkle over, with a few pomegranate seeds if using
