dukkah
 

this here is an egyptian blend of nuts and seeds and spices. you dip bread in olive oil then sprinkle this stuff on it, you use it as a rub for whatever you wanna barbecue, you sprinkle it on vegetables, put it in your eggs....etc etc.

for the basic dukkah mix, you need


1/2 cup hazelnuts (or pistacios, or almonds, or a even toasted garbonzo beans. or a mixture of them)
1/4 cup coriander seeds
3 tablespoons sesame seeds
2 tablespoons cumin seeds
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
1 teaspoon salt

toast the nuts and seeds, throw it all in a mortar and pestle or spice grinder, and grind em up. DO NOT make a paste out of it.


you can also add

thyme
mint
fennel