When I was 22, after completing university in Sydney, I decided to travel to the Middle East for the summer. On a whim, I decided to join a tour bus to Syria. Our bus tour was going to take us through the Syrian desert to see historical monuments, and to the city’s capital Damascus. This is where I came across Muhammara. Everywhere we sat down for food, muhammara was the first dish a waiter put on our table. I found out it’s Syria’s national dip. Muhammara is made of roasted red peppers, walnuts, cumin and cayenne pepper. It’s just as delicious as hummus and baba ghanoush but for some reason not as popular here in the States.
I made this dip for friends over the weekend, and they loved the taste of the peppers, and the combination of spices I used. Cumin adds a nice warmth while cayenne pepper gives the dip a good kick. This dip brings back memories of the great week we spent in the Syrian desert and reflects the beautiful desert colors.
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6 Comments
“This looks very tasty! I am a huge fan of hummus and baba ghanoush, infact I think I could live off of them with pita chips. I can't wait to try this recipe out. ”
—Jennifer, about 1 year ago
“Read it, made it, love it!”
—Dante, about 1 year ago
“You know Mike it is people like you that makes this world unpleasant. You must be a white jerk from the USA. Do not even bother to put comments like this on line ”
—Frank, about 1 year ago
“this is wonderful. what a great addition to the dips of this world. I'm so bored with hummus at parties. I'll bring this to the next party I have.”
—kelly, about 1 year ago
“mine didn't really get the consistency i think it should have. or is it supposed to have big chunks of walnut in it? next time i'd process the walnuts before adding the other ingredients. yummy taste though, thanks for the recipe!”
—carter, about 1 year ago
“Hi Carter, you probably needed to coarse it a bit longer in the blender. For me it came out smooth. Glad you liked the taste. Ursula ”
—Ursula, about 1 year ago