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Turkish Red Pepper Spread
From EatingWell: May/June 1997, The Essential EatingWell Cookbook (2004)
Enriched with walnuts and olive oil, a jar of roasted peppers quickly turns into muhammara, a spread from southeast Turkey. Serve on Toasted Pita Crisps or crisp sesame crackers
About 3/4 cup
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Nutrition Profile
Low calorie | Low carbohydrate | Low cholesterol | Low saturated fat | Heart healthy | Healthy weight |
View Our Nutrition Guidelines »Ingredients
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 7-ounce jar roasted red peppers, rinsed
- 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs, (see Tip)
- 1 large clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, or to taste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- Salt
Preparation
- Toast walnuts in a small dry skillet over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool.
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. Adjust seasoning with more lemon juice and salt, if desired.
Tips & Notes
- Tip: To make fresh breadcrumbs: Trim crusts from firm sandwich bread. Tear bread into pieces and process in a food processor until coarse crumbs form. One slice of bread makes about 1/3 cup crumbs.
Nutrition
Per tablespoon: 41 calories; 3 g fat ( 0 g sat , 1 g mono ); 0 mg cholesterol; 4 g carbohydrates; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber; 115 mg sodium; 14 mg potassium.
Exchanges: 1/2 vegetable, 1/2 fat
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