Roasted Red Pepper & Walnut Dip with Pomegranate Molasses

Ingredients

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

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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