Walnut – Paprika – Paste

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 3 large bell peppers (pointed peppers), red
• 2 cloves garlic
• 4 slices of rusk
• 100 g walnuts
• 4 tbsp oil (olive oil)
• 2 tsp spice paste (harissa)
• Salt

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

Muhammara from Syria

Halve the bell peppers. Remove the seeds, diaphragms, and stem ends. Clean the bell pepper halves under running water and pat dry. Cut about 1/2 of the bell pepper half into fine strips and reserve, while roughly chop the remaining bell pepper. Peel the garlic and also chop it into pieces. Place the bell pepper and garlic in a mixing bowl. Break the rusk into pieces. Set aside 8 walnuts. Add the remaining walnuts to the mixing bowl along with the rusk, oil, harissa, and salt. Finely chop everything using a food processor. Pour the paste into a small bowl and smooth it down. Garnish with the reserved walnuts and bell pepper strips. Serve with flatbread!