Walnut Pepper Mayo Food

GRILLED BABY PEPPERS WITH WALNUTS

Steps:

• Mix 2 tablespoons each olive oil, chopped parsley and cilantro, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon each ground coriander and paprika and 1 smashed garlic clove in a small bowl. Toss 1 pound baby bell peppers with olive oil, salt and pepper. Grill over medium-high heat, turning, until charred, 5 to 8 minutes. Toss with the herb mixture and 1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts; discard the garlic.

MUHAMMARA (ROASTED PEPPER & WALNUT SPREAD)

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add walnuts and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook and stir frequently until walnuts smell toasted and are lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer walnuts to a plate to cool. Reserve 2 or 3 to coarsely chop and use for garnish.
• Place the skillet over medium heat; add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Sprinkle in the breadcrumbs; cook and stir frequently until crumbs turn golden brown, 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle onto plate with walnuts.
• Place peppers in bowl of a food processor. Add walnuts, toasted bread crumbs, garlic, lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, salt, paprika, Aleppo pepper flakes, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• Pulse on and off, scraping mixture down occasionally, until mixture is fairly fine and smooth. Transfer to a bowl; cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
• Transfer to a shallow serving bowl. Use the back of a spoon to swirl indentations on the surface to capture the garnishes. Garnish with reserved chopped walnuts, a drizzle of olive oil, pepper flakes, and chopped parsley.

BASIC FOOD PROCESSOR MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• The oil you use is up to you, and you can use one oil or a combination of oils; try using just canola oil the first time you make this, but using 1 cup canola oil and 1/4 cup olive oil is nice, too.
• Also note that if you want a very thick mayonnaise, don't use one egg: use two egg yolks instead.
• Okay, note number three: according to the folks at Cuisinart, you can substitute 2 tbsp of Egg Beaters for the raw egg; you OMIT the lemon juice/vinegar when you do this; I have never done this myself, mind you, so I can't vouch for the taste of the results.
• Okay, let's make mayo.
• Into your food processor (fitted with the metal blade, with the food pusher left in), place the egg, lemon juice, mustard, and ONE TBSP of the oil.
• Process for one minute only.
• The food pusher in your food processor should have a small hole in its bottom; that is for recipes like this one.
• The next step is to place 1/4 cup of the oil in the food pusher; with the machine running, let this small amount of oil dribble through.
• Turn machine off and remove food pusher; then turn back on and SLOWLY pour remaining oil in.
• When done, taste; add salt and/or pepper if you wish.
• If you want a herby mayo, add 1/4 cup lightly packed fresh herbs (try parsley) in at the beginning, along with the egg.
• Keep mayo refrigerated.
• Note that this is REAL mayo, not the commercial stuff loaded with preservatives, and foods prepared with it shouldn't be left at room temperature too long.

TANGY ROAST PEPPER & WALNUT DIP

Steps:

• In a pan, heat the ground cumin and pimenton in the olive oil until fragrant. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a food processor, then season with salt and pepper. With the motor running, slowly pour in the spiced olive oil until incorporated. Add a tbsp of water if it's too thick. Scoop into a bowl and serve with freshly ground black pepper and pimenton on top.