Dukkah is an Egyptian nut, seed and spice blend. It's quite simple and it livens up another simple entre dish: bread and olive oil.
Dukkah Ingredients
Dukkah recipes vary quite a bit when it comes to the proportions of ingredients and the nuts used. Here’s what you’ll need for this recipe:
Walnuts
Almonds (hazelnuts are more commonly used)
Sesame seeds
Coriander
Cumin
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
The sesame seeds and spices are staples in dukkah recipes. Typically, the spices are toasted whole. I opted to use ground spices instead, just because they’re more common in American kitchens.
Tip: If you ever want to use ground spices instead of whole, you’ll want to use one-third as much as the recipe calls for. The same is true for fresh herbs vs. dried (one tablespoon fresh parsley is the flavor equivalent of 1 teaspoon dried parsley).
How to Make Dukkah
The key to great dukkah is to freshly toast your ingredients. So, you’ll want to start with raw nuts and seeds. Here’s how to make this easy and accessible dukkah recipe:
Toast the whole nuts (walnuts and almonds) in a skillet until they’re starting to smell nice and fragrant.
Add the sesame seeds, so they get a chance to toast as well. They’re so small that they could burn if you added them along with the larger nuts.
Remove the nuts and seeds from the heat, and transfer them to a food processor.
Add the spices, and process the mixture until the nuts are broken down to the point that they resemble coarse sand. Don’t go too long, or you could end up with spicy nut butter (actually, that sounds pretty good, too).
That’s it! This simple recipe will take you about 10 minutes to make, from start to finish.
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