{"id":6133,"date":"2023-06-27T23:26:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T23:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hadiaslebanesecuisine.com\/blog\/?p=6133"},"modified":"2024-11-14T19:55:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T19:55:17","slug":"muhammara-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hadiaslebanesecuisine.com\/blog\/muhammara-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"Muhammara Spread"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone needs a good basic muhammara recipe in their back pocket, especially If you\u2019re a fan of flavorful\u00a0 spreads for dipping up with bread or veggies \u2014 one taste and you will just fall in love with it. Muhammara is a Syrian classic that seems to be becoming not only popular in the Middle East but all over the world. It is made from a blend of roasted red bell peppers, walnuts, pomegranate molasses, breadcrumbs, cumin powder, onion and corriander powder. Like hummus and baba ghanoush, muhammara reflects the spirirt of sharing in the Middle East, it is meant to be served as a side, part of the mezze, as a dip for bread, a spread for kibbeh and kebabs or even consider it as a centerpiece for your next snack board \u2014 a glorious combination of sweet, tangy and smoky.<\/p>\n

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With or without tahini:<\/strong>\u00a0There are two camps in the muhammara-loving world, some love the earthy flavor of tahini, while others might scoff at using it here, and while readers swear by how good my muhammara recipe is in my cookbook that is\u00a0tahini-free,<\/strong>\u00a0still there seem to be many ways to make muhammara as there are people who cook it; and I tell you I recently tested it with tahini based on an advice of a Syrian friend from Aleppo. At the beginning I felt that there was no need to test with tahini simply because my recipe is well balanced and needed no other ingredient to alter the flavors, and deep inside I thought that this was her Middle Eastern taste buds judging \u2014 we are conditioned to add tahini in basically every dip we eat in the Middle East, and maybe in every baby feeding bottle\u00a0\"\ud83d\ude0c\", just kidding.. yes we love our tahini, so I had to test it to see if it works before sharing it with the world, no one likes to invest time in a recipe that doesn\u2019t work. To me it\u2019s all about balance and contrast and about how different flavors make each other taste better.<\/p>\n

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The concept of Muhammara<\/h2>\n

You need to roast red bell peppers, cook the diced onion, add the walnuts, blended together with pomegranate molasses, add olive oil, breadcrumbs, tahini and season with salt, cumin powder and coriander powder. Muhamara is popular for a reason I mean\u00a0take a look at the ingredients, each of which has its part to counterbalance one another \u2014 a glorious combination of sweet, tangy and smoky.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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