Walnut Saba Spread

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 150 g walnuts
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and halved
• 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs, made from day-old bread
• 1 tablespoon saba (see notes below)
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 process the walnuts, garlic, breadcrumbs and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt in a food processor until finely chopped.
• 2 add saba and 2 tablespoons warm water and process until the mixture forms a smooth.
• 3 paste, then, with the motor running, gradually add the olive oil until all the ingredients are well-combined.
• 4 season to taste with freshly ground black pepper, transfer to a suitable serving bowl and serve with walnut bread or with your choice of crackers, breads and vegetable sticks.
• 5 notes: the italian condiment, saba, is made from concentrated grape must of trebbiano grapes. it is similar in flavour to vincotto (made from fig, raisin and molasses) which makes a good substitute and is produced in a similar manner, but from different grape varieties.