Dukkah is that sandy stuff you sometimes get served with bread and olive oil when you go out for dinner. Rest assured it isn’t sand, but a mix of seeds, spices and nuts…which means dukkah is something I have to steer clear of.
That was until I made my own nut free dukkah.
Seriously, this just involved a simple swap out of the nuts for some toasted pumpkin and sunflower seeds. Too easy.
OK, if you have read this far and are asking yourself, what the heck do I even do with dukkah, here are some ideas:
- The classic fresh bread dipped in olive oil and dukkah as an appetiser or snack
- Sprinkled on salad
- Sprinkled on eggs
- To make a crust on chicken or fish
- Toss through roasted vegetables or sprinkle over greens
- Add some crunch to your hummus or dip
- Mix it through your smashed avo
I am sure you will come up with many more once you have made up a batch. It keeps best in the fridge – use a little or a lot, it is totally up to you!
Nut Free Dukkah
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 120 grams 1x
- Category: Condiments
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Description
A simple swap of nuts for toasted pumpkin and sunflower seeds makes this middle eastern dukkah safe for people with a nut allergy.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup sunflower seeds
- ¼ cup sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon sumac
Instructions
- In a medium frypan over medium heat, toast coriander and cumin seeds until fragrant, then pour into food processor
- In the same frypan, toast pumpkin and sunflower seeds until golden. Add these to the food processor
- Blend together until a coarse powder
- Stir through sesame seeds, salt, pepper and sumac and then transfer to an airtight glass jar. Store in the fridge until ready to use
How would you use dukkah?
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Never tried dukkah! Great idea for a nut free version!
Thank you!
You know..I’ve never been served sandy stuff with the bread and olive oil. I think I’ve been missing out! I like that you swapped in a bunch of seeds to make yours nut free. I think it really give it the same sort of crunch/texture as if you were eating the real thing. Looking at your list though, I don’t think I would know what I was missing if I only had your version!
Maybe it is something unique to Australia then?
I have never tried dukkah, but I am always look for new fun ways to consume seeds! I love all of your ideas for how to use it up. I will try it on my avocado toast! Thanks!
Enjoy – it will be delicious with avocado and toast
Love dukkah! So happy those with nut allergies can also enjoy. Your recipe looks amazing!
Thanks Stephanie 🙂
What a great idea to make your own nut free version. And looks so simple. Pinning to give it a try.
Always has to be simple if I am going to make it!
Does it have to have sesame seeds? Im allergic to nuts and nut products and hypersensitive to sesame seeds
Hi Fiona – given dukkah traditionally uses nuts and I have swapped those out, I would say that you don’t have to use sesame seeds either if you are sensitive to them 🙂
I haven’t tried any of these combinations to know if they are tasty, but you could leave out the sesame and just increase the quantities of pumpkin and sunflower seeds. Or you could substitute for a different type of seed that you do tolerate like flaxseed or hemp. Feel free to experiment!
Thank you for the amazing recipe we needed a nut free Dukkah and this is perfect I added nigella seed we love the taste thanks again
Oh yum – nice addition! Glad you enjoyed it
Recommended substitute for sumac as it is related to the cashew family?
Hey Natalie – you could replace it with some lemon or lime zest or a lemon pepper spice blend to replicate the zesty flavour sumac gives.