Muhammara | culture: the word on cheese

Ingredients

• 1 red bell pepper
• 1¼ cups toasted walnuts (skins rubbed off)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
• 1 slice country-style wheat bread (toasted, crusts removed)
• ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon granulated sugar (plus more to taste)
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt (plus more to taste)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley leaves