Quick Sumac Substitute
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Quick Sumac Substitute

Guide by Tobias Kanzler

Quick Sumac Substitute: Rub everything together with your fingers and sprinkle immediately over salads, onions, meat or dips. For more tartness, add a few drops of lemon juice right before…

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Quick Sumac Substitute: Rub everything together with your fingers and sprinkle immediately over salads, onions, meat or dips. For more tartness, add a few drops of lemon juice right before…

Ingredients

  • finely grated zest of 1 untreated lemon
  • mild paprika2 tsp
  • salt1/2 tsp
  • 1 small pinch black pepper

Method

  1. Rub everything together with your fingers and sprinkle immediately over salads, onions, meat or dips.
  2. For more tartness, add a few drops of lemon juice right before serving.

Substitutions

Real sumac is used in the same amount. In a finished dish, 1 tsp sumac can usually be replaced with 1 tsp lemon juice plus a pinch of paprika. Don't add lemon juice ahead of time in dry spice blends.

Storage

Only 2 days refrigerated because of the fresh zest. Dried sumac keeps airtight for several months.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Real sumac is used in the same amount. In a finished dish, 1 tsp sumac can usually be replaced with 1 tsp lemon juice plus a pinch of paprika. Don't add lemon juice ahead of time in dry spice blends.
Only 2 days refrigerated because of the fresh zest. Dried sumac keeps airtight for several months.
about 3 tbsp, takes about 5 minutes to prepare.

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