Pin I first tasted this roasted red pepper dip at a friend Priya’s place when she had us over for dinner. She had made this and some hummus to serve with toasted pita bread and both TH and I fell in love, being the dip lovers we are. Although we love a snack of vegetable sticks (called crudités if you want to sound fancy) with dips, I rarely make anything beyond an occasional hummus at home. That changed once we tasted this! I have since made this roasted red pepper dip at least 4 times, when entertaining and also when we just felt like having some. Pin The dip is naturally cream because of the walnuts and the olive oil we add and has a lovely deep flavour from the roasted bell pepper we add. Buy large, firm, red bell peppers to make this dip and you won’t be disappointed. Original recipe is from here. I have found that pita chips or toasted and cut up pita bread tastes best with it but use however you wish, even slathered on toasted bread or as based to a sandwich with vegetables, meat patty, etc. You may also enjoy: Hummus recipe Walnut basil pesto Chunky tomato salsa Focaccia caprese Step by Step Red Pepper Dip Recipe For Roasting Red Peppers: Wash the peppers and wrap each one in aluminium foil Pin Pin On a low flame on your stovetop, roast the peppers by turning frequently until you feel the pepper is turning soft and you get a nice smell or charred pepper skin. Don’t worry about the foil burning, it won’t and is fire-safe Pin Unwrap carefully, there will be trapped steam inside. The pepper should have some charred parts of the skin and be soft overall Pin Gently cut open, remove the burnt parts of the skin and the seeds Pin Chop into pieces and set aside Pin To Prepare the Dip: Place the walnuts, salt, sugar, cumin, and garlic in a food processor or mixer Pin and pulse to a coarse powder Pin Add the chopped pepper along with the olive oil and lemon juice Pin Pin Pin Grind to a fine paste. Add more oil if the dip is too thick and mix well Pin Adjust and add more salt if needed. Serve with pita bread or vegetable sticks. Notes
I have tried this roasted red pepper dip recipe with baked, unsalted walnuts and that works well too although the flavour of walnuts is much stronger. You can also use roasted red pepper in jars available readymade in some supermarkets but freshly roasted ones have a much better flavour. Store leftover dip in an airtight container in the refrigerator and use up within a day.
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