Roasted Red Pepper & Walnut Dip with Pomegranate Molasses

Ingredients

• 1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice; more as needed
• 2 small mildly hot red chiles (such as Fresno or red jalapeño), roasted, peeled, and seeded
• ¼ cup crumbled stone-ground wheat crackers, such as Nabisco Wheatsworth
• ½ tsp. ground cumin (preferably from freshly toasted and ground cumin seed); more for garnish
• ½ tsp. kosher salt; more as needed
• 2 large red bell peppers (about 1-¼ lb.), roasted, peeled, and seeded
• ¾ cup walnuts, lightly toasted
• + 4 more ingredients
• • ½ tsp. granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil; more for garnish
  • 1 Tbs. pomegranate molasses (available online at Kalustyans.com); more as needed
  • 1 Tbs. pine nuts, toasted (optional)

Finely chop the walnuts in a food processor. Blot the peppers and chiles dry with paper towels. Add the peppers, chiles, crackers, lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, cumin, salt, and sugar to the food processor. Process until mostly smooth. With the machine on, slowly pour the oil down the feed t...

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