Israeli Zhug

(from aloogobi’s recipe box)

Ingredients

  • 3 bunches cilantro (fresh coriander), washed & spun dry
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 8 small hot red peppers, stems removed
  • 1 lime
  • 1 tsp (5 g) cardamom, ground
  • 1 tsp (5g) cumin, ground
  • 1 tsp (6g) salt
  • 1/2 tsp (2g) pepper, ground
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) olive oil

Directions

  1. Use a food processor, blender, or meat grinder to shred the cilantro.

  2. Add the juice of 1 lime, the 1/2 cup of olive oil, and pulse into a green paste.

  3. Add the garlic and pulse until incorporated.

  4. Add the red chilis and pulse until rendered into small red flecks in a sea of bright green. It’s OK if there are visible seeds.

  5. Add the cardamom, cumin, salt, and pepper, and blend until uniform.

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