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Serves
1 or 2 (depending on generosity)
Author Notes
Muhammara...How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
On pita, in tabbouleh….just to lick….and on pizza! Consider this the middle eastern equivalent of Margherita! —Kitchen Butterfly
Ingredients
- Pizza Muhammara
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1 pita round (~20cm diameter) or Lavash (20 x 20cm)
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1/3 cup Muhammara (recipe below)
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Pomegranate molasses, to taste
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100 g (Buffalo) Mozzarella Cheese
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30 tomato berries or 10 cherry tomatoes, quartered
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Sprinkling of dried oregano, mixed with olive oil to drizzle
- Muhammara
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2 slices of wholegrain bread (~ 70g), toasted
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80g flaked, raw walnuts
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2 red paprikas (bell peppers), blackened, skinned and deseeded
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2 cloves of (roasted/smoked) garlic (smashed)
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1 teaspoon paprika
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1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper (or cayenne)
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1 teaspoon dry roasted cumin seeds
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20ml (1 1/2 tablespoons) pomegranate molasses
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20ml olive oil
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2-3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
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Salt, to taste
Directions
- Pizza Muhammara
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Preheat the oven to 230 deg C/475 deg F and set a baking stone (if you have one) onto a rack at the lowest rung of your oven. If you don't have a pizza stone, use a regular baking tray, turned upside down. Alternatively, put on your grill
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Using a pastry brush/spatula, spread the pita or lavash with the Muhammara, and drizzle with pomegranate molasses.
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Tear the mozzarella into pieces and scatter over the Muhammara. Finish off with the tomato berries or quartered cherry tomatoes and drizzle with the dried oregano olive oil
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Place in the oven or on the grill and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
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Serve with a glass of mint tea!
- Muhammara
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Put the bread, walnuts, red peppers, garlic, paprika, chili, and cumin seeds in a food processor. Pulse, till the mixture breaks down, scooping the sides in.
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Follow with the pomegranate molasses, olive oil and lemon juice. If you feel you need more than what is specified in the recipe, by all means modify.
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Taste and season with salt to ensure you have a tasty dip.
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Store for up to a week in the refrigerator
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