Zaatar
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Wael Karram’s Palestinian-Lebanese zaatar blend combines dried zaatar leaves, sesame and sumac.
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Gather
- 1 cup zaatar leaves (without the stalks), cleaned and dried.
- 1 cup sesame (optionally roasted).
- 1 cup sumac.
- 1 teaspoon salt.
- citric acid salt (optional), for extra kick if the sumac wasn't enough for you
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Make
- 01
Lightly roast the sesame in a wide pan until it get a golden brown color.
- 02
Wait for the sesame to completely cool down.
- 03
Mix everything together, starting from the zaatar and sesame while adjusting the sumac (optionally citric acid) and salt to taste.
- 04
Store in an airtight jar or container.
Wael Karram · Public Domain Recipes · Zaatar. Public-domain dedication / Unlicense. Editorially checked for ingredient/method consistency. Not independently kitchen-tested by Herbologium. Source-reported and editorially estimated times are labeled separately.
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Wael Karram’s Palestinian-Lebanese zaatar blend combines dried zaatar leaves, sesame and sumac.
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