Authentic Za’atar Spice Recipe
4.9 from 12 reviews
An authentic recipe for Za’atar Spice – a flavorful Middle Eastern Spice that can be used to flavor roasted vegetables and meats.
- Author: Sylvia Fountaine | Feasting at Home Blog
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: ½ Cup 1 x
- Category: Spices
- Method: Toasted
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme- crushed ( or sub oregano)
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin ( see note)
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon sumac
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon or more aleppo chili flakes- optional
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl. Store in an airtight container.
- For the most flavor, toast whole seeds ( umin and coriander seeds) until fragrant, then grind.
- This will make the most flavorful zaatar. If you don’t have whole seeds, feel free to use ground spices.
Nutrition
- Calories: 15
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Comments
I have been looking for this for years! My mom got some when I was younger and we didn’t know what it was called and couldnt remember where we got it lol thank u!
My only question is what is up with the salt content? I can buy zaatar at many local stores here in Chicago where salt is not listed as an ingredient.
I’m trying to do a low salt diet and was hoping to make my own salt-free zaatar.
Feel free to leave it out!
Milagros Beck says
My experience has been that the salt content is on point. Not too much or too little. One knows its there however it is not the case that anyone of the mixed ingredients over power…balanced perfectly. I alter my mix and augment certain spices i.e. sumac or marjoram or cumin depending on the use/flavoring of certain dishes….
Bill Jonas says
Thanks to AltonBrown, I look up this recipe and yours came up. Made it within minutes – dropped some naan bread in the toaster oven and WOW! This will be a staple in my seasoning library. Thank you for posting it.
Came out wonderfully. I added some marjoram, too. Lovely! Putting it on everything!
