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Tomato-Walnut and Cilantro Bruschetta

First appeared in Grainews on 20 September 2022

Based loosely on muhammara, a classic Turkish relish, this spread is spectacular on simple grilled bread as a lunch or an appetizer. It works equally well as a sauce for grilled or roasted fish. In corn season, add a handful of grilled or roasted corn kernels; in pepper season, add diced roasted peppers. Serves 4. From Foodshed: An Edible Alberta Alphabet (TouchWood, 2012.)

assorted tomatoes orange hybrid, green zebra, pineapple, black krim028

1 c.

walnut halves

2 c.

diced ripe tomato

2 T.

pomegranate molasses

1 t.

toasted and ground cumin

Juice and zest of of 1 lemon

4

garlic cloves, minced

1/4 c.

extra virgin olive oil

1 T.

walnut oil, optional

2 T.

minced cilantro

Kosher salt and hot chili flakes to taste

Crusty sliced bread for the grill

Olive oil for drizzling

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Put the walnuts on a baking sheet in a shallow layer and toast them for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool thoroughly, then chop with a knife. Set aside.

Stir together the tomatoes and pomegranate molasses, then add the cumin, sumac, lemon juice and garlic clove. Add the oils, whisking well. Stir in the cilantro, walnuts, salt and hot chili flakes.

Brush the sliced bread with olive oil. Grill or broil. Remove from heat, garnish with sauce and serve immediately.

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Tomato-Walnut and Cilantro Bruschetta

First appeared in Grainews on 20 September 2022

1 c.

2 c.

2 T.

1 t.

4

1/4 c.

1 T.

2 T.

Directions

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“Bread & Water is an emotionally arresting, beautifully written series of essays.”

“Food is a wonderful agent for storytelling... and Bread & Water demonstrates this brilliantly.”

“[Bread & Water is] An amazing feast... riveting... eloquent.”

“[Bread & Water is a] sensuous experience; she brings her poet’s eye and ear to everything within her purview.”

“A deep love of the art of cooking that includes the language of fine dining (cassoulet, confit) even if the lamb was raised in Olds and she picked the rhubarb herself... she impressively manages this collision of worlds with a wholesome, approachable style.”

“These finely focussed poems [in Wildness Rushing In] invite us into a sensuous and emotionally rich landscape.”

“The writing [in Wildness Rushing In] is honed and textured, the senses so alive that you can practically taste the language. There are moments of brilliance rare in a first book.”

“dee Hobsbawn-Smith’s stories [in What Can’t Be Undone] are written with a poetic edge. Her descriptions, particularly western landscapes, are often luxurious, lending themselves a kind of nuanced impression, a delicate fingerprint on the reader’s mind. "

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