Mohammara

I had some mohammara when at a deli with my mom. I finally got around to making my own version.

Ingredients:

• 1 large fresh red bell pepper, roasted (You could also use 2 jarred roasted red peppers)
• ½ cup chopped Vidalia onions (or 3 to 4 scallions)
• 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice (I used lime juice)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt, more to taste
• 1 teaspoons brown sugar + 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar  (or 3 teaspoons pomegranate molasses)
  
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, add more to taste
• 1/2 cup walnuts, lightly toasted and roughly chopped
  
• optional - 1 tablespoon olive oil
• optional - 2 - 3  tablespoons almond flour or 4n- to 6 tablespoons toasted bread crumbs to thicken if needed
  

Instructions:

1. Whirr the peppers, onions lemon juice, and spices together in a food processor.
2. Add in the walnuts and whirr until smooth.
3. As desired, add in 1 tablespoon olive oil, and whirr to combine.
4. If mixture seems too runny, add in almond flour (or toasted bread crumbs) and pulse again. 
5. Season to taste with salt and additional red pepper flakes.
   

Carole's Notes:

We liked this! I did not have all the ingredients, so adapted a bit.

The recipe is lightly adapted from https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017492-muhammara-red-pepper-and-walnut-spread