Mediterranean Zahater Spice Blend - Homemade
From divaliscious 16 years ago
- - to make
- Serves 10
This interesting Mediterranean spice blend is often used as a spice to use when dipping bread in good olive oil...I share it here since it's a great addition to have in your cupboard, adding to stews, soups, use as a dry rub and of course you will see it in my recipes. Read more .so I decided to share how to make it if you couldn't find it in the store... See less
Ingredients
- Mediterranean spice blend Zahatar (more about it and its history on my divaliscious.blogspot.com site) can be used in variety of ways and adds complexity to any dish. Its' taste more earthy more than actually spicy hot in flavors. You will see it used in several of my dishes...The photo I have is one of the actual products you can buy at a Mediterranean store if you have on near by (check online too) shopping list
- 2 teaspoons oregano flakes shopping list
- 2 teaspoons basil, chopped up shopping list
- 2 tablespoons ground thyme shopping list
- 1 teaspoon whole thyme shopping list
- 2 teaspoons savory shopping list
- 2 teaspoons ground marjoram shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoons whole dry marjoram shopping list
- 1 tablespoon sumac (if available - see Middle Eastern store) shopping list
- 1/2 cup sesame seeds shopping list
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (or to taste) shopping list
- zest of two lemons, very finely minced shopping list
- *******Equipment Needed: shopping list
- spice grinder or mortor and pestle - or bowl along with a "flat head" type potato masher shopping list
How to make it
- Mix all ingredients into bowl, or grinder or using mortor and pestle, and mix/grind or mash till well incorporated.
- Store in tight covered lid, keeps 5 months.
- To use for dipping with olive oil, I see people put a little bowl in front of themselves, spoon a little of this mixture into it, along with drizzling a good olive oil, maybe adding a little more salt to taste, then dipping the Italian or rustic bread, pita or something along those lines into the mixture and popping it into the mouth. I adore it, it's great tasting!
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