Za'atar

photo by Artandkitchen


- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
-
3/4 cup
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup excellent-quality mediterranean savory or 1/2 cup thyme
- 1⁄4 cup sumaq
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
directions
- Grind the savory, sumac, salt and sesame seed in a spice grinder or clean coffee grinder until you obtain a fine powder.
- Keep in a sealed jar in a cool, dark and dry place.
- To use: mix 1-2 tblsps of zaatar with 1-2 tblsps extra-virgin olive oil and spread on warm, toasted bread.
- Top with freshly-ground black pepper.
- You can also top pita breads with the zaatar and olive oil mixture and bake in the oven to make pita crisps.
- Zaatar will begin to lose its flavour after 2 months.
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Reviews
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evelyn/athens, I prepared a half-batch of your zaatar mix so I'd have it to use in chia's vegetable tagine. This is such a lovely blend of spices...adds a lot of depth. I used savory rather than thyme, and was pleased as punch to have a great use for the really big bag of sumac I bought recently. I can see sprinkling your zaatar over all manner of dishes. It'd be great in scrambled eggs or as the main spice for a quiche coupled with zucchini, spinach, and swiss. Wow, I'm now ready to go make breakfast and it's only just past dinner time! :) Thanks for posting.
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Never had this seasoning before and it's excellent. I had all the individual spices on hand and needed just 1/2 tsp of zaatar for Mizzy's Lentil Salad #89654. I made just a small amount using the ingredients proportionately and loved the remaining seasoning mixed with the olive oil and spread on toasted bread. What a treat.
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I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
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What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.