Roasted Sabzil with Muhammara,Yemeni Zhug, and Dukkah

A flavorful creation from the Davis Estates Culinary Team, elevated with a pour of Davis Estates Wine.

Ingredients

Serves 4 to 6

Muhammara

3 red bell peppers, seeded and quartered
2 Roma tomatoes, quartered and seeded
½ onion, peeled
4 cloves garlic
As needed olive oil
1 cup walnuts, toasted
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon ground cumin
3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
1 tablespoon sumac
Salt and pepper to taste

Yemeni Zhug

2 bunches cilantro, lower stems removed (cut at the leaf line)
3 serrano’s
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
Zest from two lemons
Juice from one lemon

Dukkah

1 cup Pine nuts, toasted
1 cup hazelnuts, toasted
1 cup sunflower kernels, toasted
1 ½ tablespoons nigella seeds
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
2 teaspoons Aleppo peppers
1 tablespoon oregano

Sabzil

2 rutabaga, peeled and large dice
4 rainbow carrots, large dice
Pinch of sugar
15 snap peas, blanched and cut in half on the bias
2 cups maitake mushrooms, roasted
1 cup feta, crumbled

Method

Muhammara

  • Preheat oven to 350° with convection on.
  • In a large bowl place bell peppers, tomatoes, onion and garlic cloves and toss with some oil.
  • Place vegetable mixture on a sheet tray and roast in oven for 30 to 45 minutes until beginning to char.
  • Remove from oven and place in a food processor adding walnuts, tomato paste, cumin, molasses and sumac. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Puree until smooth. Adjust seasonings if needed. Makes more than you need but can be frozen.

Yemeni Zhug

  • In a food processor or blender combine the above ingredients and blend until smooth. Salt and pepper to taste. Makes more than you need but can be frozen.

Dukkah

  • In a food processor add hazelnuts and pulse a couple times to chop, then add remaining ingredients and pulse until all ingredients are roughly chopped.

Sabzil

  • Preheat oven to 350° with convection fan on.
  • In a bowl toss rutabaga with oil, seasoning with salt and white pepper and place in a small roasting pan.
  • Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 5 minutes.
  • In a bowl, toss carrots with oil then season with salt, white pepper, and pinch of sugar. Place in a small roasting pan.
  • Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 5 minutes.

To Finish

On a plate, place muhammara on bottom of plate, arrange cooked vegetables over muhammara, little dollops of Yemeni zhug, add feta and Dukkah, and just a drizzle of pomegranate molasses. Serve immediately with a glass of Zephyr.

A Middle Eastern inspired medley of sabzil, muhammara, zhug, and dukkah, beautifully balanced by the lively notes of Davis Estates Zephyr!

Courtesy of the Davis Estates Culinary Team

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