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: 329.61kcal
- Fat: 22.70g
- Saturated Fat: 3.55g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 7.48g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 9.99g
- Carbohydrates: 34.23g
- Fiber: 18.48g
- Sugar: 3.02g
- Protein: 10.93g
- Sodium: 181.39mg
- Calcium: 743.84mg
- Potassium: 842.39mg
- Iron: 20.80mg
- Vitamin A: 475.33µg
- Vitamin C: 20.92mg
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