How to Make Your Own Zatar Spice and Add Fab Middle Eastern Flavours and Aromas to Your Home Cooking

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24th April 2015 -- Issue #50

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2. Recipe of the Week - Make Your Own Zatar Spice

3. My Recipe Book

4. Top Tips on Toasting and Grinding Spices For Fab Flavours and Mouthwatering Aromas!

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Zatar is a nutty Middle Eastern blend of toasted sesame seeds and spices and herbs. It's super versatile and is often used as a general seasoning or infused in olive oil for use as a spread or dip for bread and vegetables.

Ingredients: (makes about 9-10 tbsp)

tbsp = tablespoon
tsp = teaspoon

Directions:

• Dry toast the coriander and sesame seeds for a few minutes over a medium heat. When you can smell the nutty aromas and they start to darken, they're ready

• Take them off the heat and let them cool for a few minutes

• Once cooled, grind them with the salt and dill tips

• Add the ground ingredients to a bowl and stir in the sumac

• Finally, crumble in the dried thyme and oregano and combine

That's all there is to it!

Store in an airtight container out of direct sunlight. Use within 3 months.

Note: See further down the page for tips on toasting and grinding ingredients.

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• A Collection of BBQ Rubs
  
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• Recipes For Dry rubs
  
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How to Toast and Grind

Step 1: Add your whole spices to a dry pan over a low to medium heat and whilst stirring or shaking the pan, lightly toast them for a few minutes. When you can really smell the aromas and they start to darken, they're ready.

Step 2: Let them cool and then grind.

Step 3: For a finer blend, put them through a sieve before combining with any ground ingredients and herbs.

Click Here for step-by-step info and photos on this recommended technique.

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Jason - Spice-Mixes.com