Jacksonville Discovery!

So my first blog post, and i am going to tell you about something I ate in Jacksonville.... Makes a lot of sense right?!

Last weekend James and I were in Jacksonville for his grandmothers 90th Birthday!  We met John, Anne and Margaret for lunch.  James and I decided to head to The Brick a little early and get an appetizer while we waited for baby Margaret to wake up from her nap!  We tried the hummus platter - it had a scoop of hummus, a scoop of white bean dip, and a scoop of Muhammara.  I had never tried Muhammara, it is a popular spread from the Middle East.   James and I decided we wanted to try and make it when we got back to Atlanta, but then the snow hit... SO here is the recipe I plan to try when the city is not covered in a thick sheet of ice and I can drive to the store!

Muhammara

yield: Makes about 1 3/4 cups

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

ingredients

• a 7-ounce jar roasted red peppers, drained
• 2/3 cup fine fresh bread crumbs
• 1/3 cup walnuts, toasted lightly and chopped fine
• 2 to 4 garlic cloves, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste
• 2 teaspoons pomegranate molasses*
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
• 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• toasted pita triangles as an accompaniment

• *available at Middle Eastern markets
• In a food processor blend together the peppers, the bread crumbs, the walnuts, the garlic, the lemon juice, the pomegranate molasses, the cumin, the red pepper flakes, and salt to taste until the mixture is smooth and with the motor running add the oil gradually. Transfer the muhammara to a bowl and serve it at room temperature with the pita triangles.
  
  
  Read More http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Muhammara-10982#ixzz1AkHsrcjJ

Read More http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Muhammara-10982#ixzz1AkHfZkEG


Has anyone else ever tried this?