22 Jan Wed 2014
Muhammara Recipe
Once upon a time I followed a very strict Candida diet and experience several great health benefits including weight loss and increased energy. The benefits for me outweighed the costs, namely food I had to give up. In fact those benefits are so great that I’m looking to realign the food I eat with the diet again. Unfortunately one of the items that doesn’t align well (ok, at all) with the Candida diet is traditional hummus (because it is made of beans which are a no-no).
Huge bummer, because I really like hummus. (Really!). As much as I like it, I like having energy a lot more so I started searching for a suitable substitute. I’m pretty pleased with what I found: Muhammara. It’s a delicious red pepper dip originating from Syria that, while I can’t say is a perfect substitute for hummus, is still super yummy and satisfies my need to snack. The recipe I found was good as-is, but it was missing something. To get it just right, I made some adjustments and now I especially like it (and so does Ryan)! Here’s my new-and-improved slightly altered recipe for Muhammara.