{"id":2924,"date":"2017-08-23T20:53:13","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T00:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/?p=2924"},"modified":"2017-08-23T20:53:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T00:53:13","slug":"zhoug-middle-eastern-pesto-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/?p=2924","title":{"rendered":"Zhoug (Middle Eastern Pesto) Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u2018Zhoug\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AKA middle eastern pesto (or skoug or zchoug \u2013 there are about 15 different names and spellings for it because it\u2019s eaten in so many different places throughout the middle east). It\u2019s often slathered all over falafel, or sandwiches with eggplant and tahini sauce. In the summertime, I like to make it just to have in the fridge (it\u2019s good for 5-6 days) \u2013 so I can put it on sandwiches (great with tomatoes and peppers), or toss with any kind of grilled vegetable or steak. If you like to take it easy on the spicy side, substitute a green pepper for the hot ones. You can also add a chopped tomato at the end of blending (keep it chunky). Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>2 C cilantro<\/p>\n<p>1 C flat leaf parsley<\/p>\n<p>2 hot green peppers (jalapeno, serrano or Hungarian wax, seeds removed)<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp coriander seeds, ground<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp cumin seed \u2013 whole or ground<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc tsp cardamom (optional)<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc tsp ground cloves (optional)<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd tsp salt<\/p>\n<p>2 cloves garlic<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd C olive oil<\/p>\n<p>2 Tbsp water<\/p>\n<p>2 Tbsp lemon juice<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Toss in food processor or blender and blend until smooth! You\u2019ll want to scrape down the sides of the machine a few times to make sure it\u2019s evenly blended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Zhoug\u2019 AKA middle eastern pesto (or skoug or zchoug \u2013 there are about 15 different names and spellings for it because it\u2019s eaten in so many different places throughout the middle east). It\u2019s often slathered all over falafel, or sandwiches with eggplant and tahini sauce. In the summertime, I like to make it just to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2924"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2924"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2925,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2924\/revisions\/2925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}