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Harissa sauce

Our take on harissa sauce which compliments this Mediterranean night perfectly. The spice mix used to make this sauce can also be used to season chicken with.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Calories: 23
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup homemade oven roasted tomato sauce* (or any store bought variety like sofrito)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 tsp Mediterranean spice mix**
  • 1 chipotle in adobo (optional; leave it out if you want your kids to enjoy this as well!)

Equipment

  • Submersion blender

Method
 

  1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
    If you are adding a chipotle en adobo use a (submersion) blender to blend it all together into a smooth sauce.

Notes

*oven roasted tomato sauce
 
**Mediterranean spice mix: 
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 ground cardamom
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp coriander seeds (toasted and ground in a mortar and pestle)
2 tbsp of cumin seeds (toasted and ground in a mortar and pestle)
2 tsp smoked paprika
1/4-1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (or even less to keep it mild (for kids) or sub black pepper)
 
Grind coriander and cumin seeds. Add all ground spices to a jar and shake well.
 
 
Nutritional information:
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