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Muhammara (Middle Eastern Pepper and Walnut Dip)

[heart_this] · Oct 22, 2008 · 73 Comments

Muhammara

I enjoy eating dips/spreads as snacks and I am always on the lookout for new ones. When I came across a recipe for muhammara I had to try it. Muhammara is a Middle Eastern dip made from peppers and walnuts. Roasted red peppers are one of my favorites foods and I liked the idea of a dip that was based on them and ground walnuts. I also liked that this recipe includes pomegranate molasses as I picked up a bottle a while ago and I hardly get the chance to use it. Many of the recipes that I came across called for aleppo pepper which I have heard good things about. I searched high and low for it but I was not able to find any so I used chipotle pepper instead. Like many dips, this one was as easy a mixing everything in a food processor. The muhammara turned out really well. It was nice and tasty and I really enjoyed the texture that the ground walnuts provided. All of the flavours mixed well and complemented each other and there was a nice heat to it. I served the muhammara with some toasted bread.

Muhammara (Middle Eastern Pepper and Walnut Dip)

Muhammara (Middle Eastern Pepper and Walnut Dip)

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 2cups
ingredients
  • 3 roasted red peppers
  • 3/4 cup walnuts (toasted)
  • 1/4 cup whole grain bread crumbs
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 teaspoon aleppo pepper (or chipotle pepper)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin (toasted and ground)
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • salt to taste
directions
  1. Blend everything in a food processor until smooth. Add water to thin if desired.
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Appetizer, Condiment, Dip, Food, Recipe, Vegetarian

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  1. [eatingclub] vancouver || js says

    October 22, 2008 at 11:32 pm

    This dip sounds interesting. Love the combo of roasted peppers and walnuts. Bookmarked: thanks.

    Reply
  2. We Are Never Full says

    October 23, 2008 at 12:17 am

    fabulous!!! looks delicious. With this recession in the US i’ve decided I’ve got to start making my own snacks. those snacks are expensive in the stores!

    Reply
  3. Elly says

    October 23, 2008 at 12:46 am

    I don’t think I have ever had this but it sounds so good. I am definitely bookmarking this one.

    Reply
  4. Rita says

    October 23, 2008 at 12:48 am

    I love dips too. There is a Greek one that calls for walnuts and I love, I wonder if it is this one…

    Reply
  5. maybelle's mom says

    October 23, 2008 at 12:52 am

    this would be a great afternoon snack in a bento.

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  6. Manggy says

    October 23, 2008 at 1:15 am

    Arh, I’ve never seen pomegranate molasses before! But the muhammara looks so, so good. I’ll be sure to seek it out when/if I’m abroad, thanks!

    Reply
  7. Commercial Cookware Vendors - Charles says

    October 23, 2008 at 1:29 am

    About that Aleppo pepper…you can get that at Penzeys Spices. http://www.penzeys.com. They also have stores–not sure if there is one in your area. They are great for spices and herbs, too. Nice recipe.

    Reply
  8. Mrs Ergül says

    October 23, 2008 at 2:01 am

    Wow this dip sounds great! I love the colour!

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  9. Lori says

    October 23, 2008 at 2:24 am

    I have a recipe bookmarked in thios cookbook I just got. Now I know I need to make it! I would love to dunk into that!

    Reply
  10. Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says

    October 23, 2008 at 3:14 am

    I love muhamarra and have added pomegranate molasses and aleppo pepper to my pantry so I’m always ready to make it at a moment’s notice!

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  11. Helene says

    October 23, 2008 at 3:42 am

    This is a treat that I love to make along hummus for quick snacks during the week. Yours looks yummy. I usually make pita chips with zataar to go with it.

    Reply
  12. Elra says

    October 23, 2008 at 3:49 am

    Love this one, I made it for the daring baker challenge for the lavash crackers. It was delicious!

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  13. redforever says

    October 23, 2008 at 3:56 am

    If you cant find pomegranate molasses, just buy some pomegranate juice instead, add a bit of honey or whatever for a little sweetener, put in a small saucepan and reduce until the right consistency.

    Reply
  14. Cakebrain says

    October 23, 2008 at 4:00 am

    Mmmm. Looks scrumptious.

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  15. noobcook says

    October 23, 2008 at 4:01 am

    This is the first time I’ve heard of muhammara and it sounds really good! You are so versatile in your cooking 🙂

    Reply
  16. Bridgett says

    October 23, 2008 at 4:29 am

    I have tried this once before and you are right, it is delicious. Perfect for a dinner party.

    Reply
  17. Anonymous says

    October 23, 2008 at 4:58 am

    I’ve never heard of this dip before. I like roasted red peppers and walnuts though, so I imagine I’d like it.

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  18. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    October 23, 2008 at 5:01 am

    A delightful dip! As soon as I’ll be able to buy pomegranate molasses, I’ll make it…

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  19. cindy* says

    October 23, 2008 at 5:34 am

    this sounds wonderful. i love, love anything with walnuts.

    Reply
  20. Nikolay says

    October 23, 2008 at 6:49 am

    try green peppers with feta and garlic. no walnuts. Favourite dip to me.

    Reply
  21. FoodJunkie says

    October 23, 2008 at 7:25 am

    I love Muhammara! Incidentally I made it two days ago. My guests always love it and it is easy to have roasted peppers in the freezer.

    Reply
  22. Clumbsy Cookie says

    October 23, 2008 at 9:58 am

    I have never heared of Muhammara, but from the list of indredients I can imagone it being a wonderful snack!

    Reply
  23. Lori says

    October 23, 2008 at 10:36 am

    I am a roasted red pepper fan too. All the dips I’ve found don’t have a whole lot of flavor, but this one looks amazing. Such an interesting list of ingredients. I have to try this one.

    Reply
  24. VeggieGirl says

    October 23, 2008 at 11:00 am

    Sooooo enticing!!

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  25. Robin Sue says

    October 23, 2008 at 11:29 am

    Hi Kevin- Penzys has aleppo peppers.
    http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeysaleppopepper.html

    Reply
  26. ttfn300 says

    October 23, 2008 at 11:59 am

    another delicious dish!! 😉

    Reply
  27. Anonymous says

    October 23, 2008 at 12:05 pm

    Yum! Yum!! One of my very favorites!!

    Reply
  28. nicisme says

    October 23, 2008 at 12:09 pm

    Oh that looks good, I shall have to keep an eye out for pomegranate molasses.

    Reply
  29. Jesse says

    October 23, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    This is one of my favorite dips in the world. It’s soooo good on sandwiches too! I can never find aleppo peppers so I use ancho. I’d never thought to use chipotles – now that sounds really delicious.

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  30. s says

    October 23, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    fantastic site!! thanks for spreading the love.

    Reply
  31. Katie says

    October 23, 2008 at 1:59 pm

    This looks perfect, my husband is sick of hummus, so this will be a great change of pace. Thanks for sharing.

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  32. Rachel says

    October 23, 2008 at 2:04 pm

    This looks so yummy! I’ll definitely have to give this dish a try – using gluten free bread crumbs, of course.

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  33. Deborah says

    October 23, 2008 at 2:12 pm

    I was just thinking yesterday that I was craving a dip. This one sounds delicious!

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  34. Andrea says

    October 23, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    I love dips as well, and with veggies they can make really healthy snacks. I also have a bottle of pomegranate molasses that is being used only very slowly. I love the flavor, so I’ll have to give this a go! It looks delicious!

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  35. We Are Not Martha says

    October 23, 2008 at 2:34 pm

    Mmmm I love Middle Eastern foods and eat WAY too much hummus, so this would be a welcome change for me 🙂

    Sues

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  36. Happy cook says

    October 23, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    Wow this looks super yumm.
    And beautiful colour. I remember when we were in Egypt they had a lot of different variety of dipps.
    I have never seen here pomegranate molasses, will looks out for it nex time when i am in a speciality shop

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  37. cakewardrobe says

    October 23, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    What is pomegranate molasses? Sounds yummmyy!!! and spicy?

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  38. Kristy - Where's My Damn Answer says

    October 23, 2008 at 3:06 pm

    Oh My this sounds heavenly. I LOVE roasted red peppers. I’m going to have to try this one.

    Thanks Kevin. 😀

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  39. Jan says

    October 23, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    Very interesting – Looks yummy

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  40. Maria says

    October 23, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    I love this stuff! I could eat it every day!!

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  41. Anonymous says

    October 23, 2008 at 4:39 pm

    Hi Kevin – you can find the aleppo pepper at Penzey’s spices (www.penzeys.com)…they have alot of hard to find spices and are of very good quality. I’m sure they ship to Canada.

    -H

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  42. Heather says

    October 23, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    yum! that looks really, really good!! i love peppers and walnuts but wouldn’t have thought to put them together. looks really tasty 🙂

    Reply
  43. Lisa says

    October 23, 2008 at 6:45 pm

    I’ve never heard of this dip before, but it just might go well with some spicy patties I am planning to make. Yum.

    Reply
  44. dlyn says

    October 23, 2008 at 7:16 pm

    Looks great – I will give it a try. I get allepo pepper at Penzey’s I think – have to order it online because we live in a rural area with not a lot of good stores nearby.

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  45. Kevin says

    October 23, 2008 at 10:01 pm

    cakewardrobe: Pomegranate molasses is pomegranate juice that has been reduced to a syrupy consistency.

    FoodJunkie: I roasted a froze a bunch of red pepper when they were plentiful as well.

    Thanks for the penzeys link!

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  46. Daziano says

    October 23, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    I really enjoy your blog Kevin… you never know which surprise are you making, like this muhammara!

    Reply
  47. Jeena says

    October 23, 2008 at 10:38 pm

    Fabulous recipe Kevin! I would be so happy to eat this. 🙂

    Reply
  48. Jan says

    October 23, 2008 at 10:54 pm

    This dip is a new one on me, but it sounds yummy.

    Reply
  49. Soma says

    October 23, 2008 at 11:06 pm

    this is fabulicious. I love dips and spreads too. I definitely try this out sometime…

    Just recently I made hummus with roasted red peppers. hopefully will psot soon.

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  50. Holler says

    October 23, 2008 at 11:20 pm

    Wow, that looks really good Kevin 🙂

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  51. noble pig says

    October 23, 2008 at 11:26 pm

    The color is seasonally perfect!

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  52. Pearlsofeast says

    October 24, 2008 at 7:38 am

    The picture and the dip is too enticing kevin, u always make me crave for good food.

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  53. Grace says

    October 24, 2008 at 12:42 pm

    this sounds almost as good as hummus, and looks even better. thanks for sharing!

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  54. Rosie says

    October 24, 2008 at 6:18 pm

    Oooh this looks fabulous! The combo of roasted pepers and walnuts in this dip sounds wonderful.

    Rosie x

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  55. meeso says

    October 25, 2008 at 12:05 am

    What a great color and I’m sure an awesome flavor!

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  56. Alexa says

    October 25, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    Muhammara is so addictive. Isn’t it? After seeing it on your blog, I feel like making it again.

    Reply
  57. Jeanne says

    October 25, 2008 at 7:42 pm

    This combination of flavours sounds amazing. Now you make me feel bad for never thinking past hummus as a dip!!

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  58. Adrienne says

    October 27, 2008 at 1:59 am

    Hi Kevin – there’s a great spice shop in Cambridge, MA where I got my aleppo pepper, and I LOVE it. Shoot me an email with your address; I’d be happy to send some up to Canada 🙂

    Reply
  59. Jude says

    October 28, 2008 at 4:50 am

    I love this dip. Looks like you got the perfect texture on it !

    Reply
  60. CECIL says

    October 29, 2008 at 12:21 pm

    Ooh..I ate this before at friend’s place and remember how good it was! I love dips too! 🙂

    Reply
  61. Vanessa says

    November 4, 2008 at 10:43 am

    This dip is also great as a sauce for BBQ chicken kebabs marinated with Ras El Hanout Moroccan spices. I added 3 tablespoons of yoghurt and 1-2 teaspoons of Harissa chilli paste instead of the aleppo pepper. I also omitted the breadcrumbs (for a better sauce texture), the tomato paste and the lemon juice (I found the pomegranate molasses and yoghurt to be tangy enough). Yummy!

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  62. Helen says

    September 16, 2009 at 2:54 pm

    Just looking for a muhammara recipe and came across your blog again. I've already made some and was wondering why yours was so red but I guess that's the tomato paste

    Reply
  63. Coffee and Vanilla says

    November 13, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    Never hear about Muhammara until I did today research on pomegranate… then searching recipes in my feed reader I came across your post 🙂
    It has been mentioned in my post.
    Have a great weekend Kevin, Margot

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  64. Anonymous says

    February 28, 2010 at 7:55 pm

    Thanks for this recipe Kevin. I made it last week it was gobbled up quickly. It has very complex flavors and is pretty unusual in that it is so sweet.

    Reply
  65. saveur says

    June 17, 2010 at 4:16 pm

    Hey Kevin, Do you think anything could be substitute for the pomegranate molasses?

    Reply
  66. Kevin says

    June 19, 2010 at 7:38 pm

    saveur: If you can get pomegranate juice you can mke your own pomegranate molasses. Otherwise balsamic vinegar might do the trick.

    Reply
  67. Dorothy is says

    July 9, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    I'd never even heard of it til last month, when I tried it. Goodness… I couldn't stop myself! Ate the whole bowl (shame). Surprisingly awesome. Can't wait to make it myself.

    Reply
  68. YummyTummy says

    November 12, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    I love Muhammara!
    You should also try it with grilled kebabs.
    Scrumptious.

    Reply
  69. Anonymous says

    July 17, 2011 at 3:20 pm

    This is DIVINE! Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  70. Karen says

    August 25, 2011 at 6:56 pm

    Thank you so much for this recipe. It is my new favorite appetizer! I love it served with romaine lettuce leaves. I made it for my baby shower/bbq and it was a hit. I have sent many friends to your site for the recipe!
    http://soilisforlovers.wordpress.com/2011/08/21/baby-shower-extravaganza/

    Reply
  71. mein-i-tüpfelchen says

    November 27, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    Thanks a lot fir this geat recipe. I searched a long time and this is the best one. In Germany, where i come from, the tomato paste tastes a little bit sweet, so i took less of it. Greetings from Wiesbaden in Germany, Alex

    Reply
  72. Anonymous says

    May 17, 2013 at 1:30 pm

    votre muhammar est très appétissant ! Ca donne envie de tremper son bout de pain dedans ! Miam

    Reply
  73. Joanne says

    January 11, 2022 at 8:54 pm

    I came across this recipe a few months ago and made for my customer. It was an absolute hit! Made four more times. 2 things, the allepo pepper is a must. This recipe doesn’t add Sumac to the mix. This dip is also good with veggies. Super good.

    Reply

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