
How To Make Za’atar Spice Blend
It’s nice to have a za’tar spice blend in your pantry as it adds extra flavors to many dishes. This blend has earthy, herbal, savory, and tangy flavors.
Preparation: 3 minutes
Cooking: 5 minutes
Total: 8 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspdried oreganopreferably Greek or Turkish
- 2tbspsumac
- 2tbspSesame seeds
- 1tbspdried marjoramor additional oregano
- 1tbspdried thyme
- 1tspfine sea salt
Instructions
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Simply combine all of the ingredients in a bowl or jar, and stir to combine.
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For enhanced flavor, warm the spices together in a medium skillet over medium heat, until fragrant and the sesame seeds are starting to turn golden. Remove from the heat and transfer to a bowl to cool. (Skip this step if you will be baking your za’atar on pita bread, which essentially does the same thing.)
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Store za’atar in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 1 month.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 329.61kcal
- Fat:Â 22.70g
- Saturated Fat:Â 3.55g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 7.48g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 9.99g
- Carbohydrates:Â 34.23g
- Fiber:Â 18.48g
- Sugar:Â 3.02g
- Protein:Â 10.93g
- Sodium:Â 181.39mg
- Calcium:Â 743.84mg
- Potassium:Â 842.39mg
- Iron:Â 20.80mg
- Vitamin A: 475.33µg
- Vitamin C:Â 20.92mg
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