Dukkah (Gluten Free + Vegan)

My favourite meals are often tapas or mezze style with lots of little dishes. One of my current favourites is this Gluten free dukkah recipe.

Summer cooking has to be my favourite. I’m not a fan of barbecues but do love to eat outdoors.

Perfect for pre-dinner drinks and much better than reaching for a bowl of crisps.

Dukkah is a Persian dish made from, nuts, seeds and spices. You can find all sorts of different variations on the mix. But this is my favourite, made with things from my store cupboard and spiced with Ras El Hanout. A Moroccan spice mix  that includes rose petals.

Cooking with Kids?

This is a great recipe to make with children. Get them to help with the weighing and measuring. Kids love to help bashing everything in the pestle and mortar. Just ensure caution when serving to young children as larger pieces of nuts could be a choking hazard. Plus never serve nuts to under one year, to avoid allergies.

Is it Vegan?

This recipe is suitable for people following a gluten free diet and a vegan diet. Just make sure to check your pitta bread packets.

Do I need any specialist equipment?

I would recommend the use of a pestle and mortar or a food processor to grind up the nuts.

You will wow whoever you serve this to.

1 tbsp Hazelnuts

2 tbsp whole almonds

1 tbsp sunflower seeds

1 tbsp sesame seeds

A teaspoon Ras El Hanout

1 tsp rock salt

To serve

Gluten free pitta breads

Chia Seed oil

Toast the almonds, sunflower seeds and hazelnuts in a dry frying pan for about four minutes to release the oils.

Allow to cool and transfer to a pestle and mortar along with the rock salt.

Crush the nuts until you have a coarse mix.

Toast the sesame seeds in the dry pan until lightly golden.

Allow to cool and mix into the nut mixture along with the Ras el Hanout.

Serve with toasted pitta breads and chia seed oil.

Dip the bread into the oil first and then the nut mixture.

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