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Charmoula Herb Paste Recipe

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Charmoula is an all-purpose North African herb paste used as a marinade, sauce, relish, dip, and spread.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Course: Sauces and Condiments
Cuisine: African
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 large lemons
  • ¾ cup olive oil
  • 1 cup cilantro leaves and flat leaf parsley, de-veined and lightly packed
  • 6 cloves crushed garlic
  • 1 teaspoon ras el hanout
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Method
 

  1. Scrape off the zest of one of the lemons, just the thin yellow exterior, trying to not get the white pith, and add it to a bowl.
  2. Cut the zested lemon and the intact lemon in half and squeeze out the juice into a separate bowl. Then strain it into the bowl with the zest.
  3. Chop the greens finely and add to the bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl and stir. If you wish, you can add the whole thing to a food processor and puree it until smooth.

Notes

Note. If you can't find flat leaf parsley or cilantro, you can use basil, mint, other parsleys, and other mild herbs.
 

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