Sauce

Muhammara (Turkey)

Name: Muhammara (Turkey)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 3 Bell pepper; 100 g Walnuts; 1 slice Bread; 1 gousse Garlic; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 3 tbsp Olive oil; 1 Lemon; 1 tsp Sumac; 1 Chili pepper; 1 pincée Salt

Preparation time: 25 min
Servings: serves 4

Ingredients

serves 4

Bell pepper — to buy3
Walnuts — to buy100 g
Bread — to buy1 slice
Garlic — to buy1 gousse
Tomato paste — to buy1 tbsp
Olive oil — to buy3 tbsp
Lemon — to buy1
Sumac — to buy1 tsp
Chili pepper — to buy1
Salt — to buy1 pincée

Preparation

Grill the whole bell peppers directly over a flame or under the oven grill, turning regularly, until the skin blackens on all sides.
Immediately seal them in a closed plastic bag for 10 minutes: the trapped steam loosens the skin easily.
Peel the peppers, remove the seeds, then blend them with the walnuts, crumbled bread, garlic, tomato paste and chili until you get a rough paste — keep a little texture, it's not meant to be fully smooth like hummus.
Add the oil and lemon juice little by little, pulsing as you blend, until you reach a thick spread-like consistency that holds on bread.
Taste and adjust the salt, lemon or chili to your liking — muhammara should be mild, tangy and a little spicy all at once.
Serve in a bowl, drizzled with a little oil and sprinkled with sumac, with flatbread or crunchy vegetables for dipping.