Mouhamara Flavored butter board

Butter board is the new trend that is taking over the place of charcuterie board.

For me, nothing can ever replace my beloved charcuterie board but I had to give it a try and see for myself what’s  the fuzz is all about.

Who created this trend?

The creator of this idea is chef Joshua McFadden and then it was recreated by Justin Doiron and made it even more famous on TikTok.

Flavored butter board

But for me of course I have to always add my Middle-Eastern twist to it.

Don’t worry, I’m not going to make it a labneh or hummus board. It is still a BUTTER board but flavored.

I flavored the butter for this board with my favorite middle-Eastern dip

” Mouhamara”.

What’s Mouhamara?

Mouhamara or mhammara is a spicy dip made of walnuts, red bell peppers, pomegranate molasses, other spices. It is Middle-Eastern dip but originally associated with Aleppo because of that It is known in Syria more than Lebanon.

This dip has all sorts of savory, sweet, slightly smoky flavors and just enough spicy!

My love for Mouhamara began a few years ago. When I first came to Dubai and had dinner in a Syrian restaurant and since than I eat Mouhamara with everything: meat, chicken, fish and even a sandwich alone. Amazing!

Now back to our flavored butter

In order to create that amazing flavored butter but without affecting the butter structure to much I modified the Mouhamara dip original recipe to be more paste like and mix well with the softened butter.

This Mouhamara butter board is a creative appetizer that you garnish your dinner table with in a beautiful way and much cheaper than charcuterie board.

This Mouhamara butter board pair amazingly with BBQ dinner for meat and chicken skewer. Spread some on some Pitta or Arabic bread add the hot meat or chicken Grilled cubes, wrap eat and enjoy! So good!

It even pairs amazingly on a warm toasted piece of bread and some Grilled veggies on top. And honestly just dipping some crackers or zaatar sourdough bread in it

and enjoy alone is simply yummy!

Some tips and tricks to make this Mouhamara butter board perfect!

• Start with a good quality butter European butter in general and French butter specifically will be perfect for this kind of board.
• The butter needs to be soft at room temperature so you can mix and spread easily.
• I reduced the veggies and liquid in the Mouhamara paste so it doesn’t affect the butter structure. So I switch the fresh onion and garlic with powder version and reduced the quantity of pomegranate molasses and tahini.
• After you mix the Mouhamara paste with the butter, make sure you store it in the fridge to harden a little bit after mixing so we can spread it on the board.
• When you start to garnish, make sure you choose ingredients that complement the spread. That why I picked the earthy walnuts, pistachio, sesame seeds and nigella seeds.
• When you add the fresh herbs and vegetables and nuts, make sure you cut everything into small bite size so you can scoop all those yummy toppings with each dip.
• To finish up the toppings and enhance the flavor, I drizzle pomegranate molasses to add that sweet savory kick and a drizzle of olive oil for an extra kick of peppery earthy taste.
• Serve with crackers and crispy or soft bread both goes amazingly with this spread. Try zaatar crackers or bread with it taste so good!

And that’s all for my delicious Mouhamara butter board. Try it out and make sure you let me know what you think in the comments below!

if you like this kind of boards make sure to check my other amazinf dips board like my favorite valentine dinner board that can goes to any other occasion also! my rainbow hummus board is also a super fun adding to your table. and my three-way hummus bites board is a must try with all the amazing flavors in it !