Flatbreads with Muhammara, Chargrilled Striploin, Smoked Onion Mayonnaise & Sour Cherry Molasses
This is the kind of dish that makes people ask for the recipe before they've finished eating. Smoky, bold, a little bit sweet — it layers fast and looks stunning. The muhammara does a lot of the heavy lifting, so don't skip it. The flatbreads are genuinely worth making from scratch; five minutes in a hot pan and they're done. Everything else comes together quickly, and the Builín Blasta smoked mayo and shop-bought crispy onions mean you're not spending your evening over the hob.
Tip: The muhammara makes more than you need. Keep the rest in the fridge for up to 5 days — it's brilliant with grilled lamb, stirred through pasta or just eaten with good bread.
Ingredients
For the Flatbreads:
Makes 4 large flatbreads
- 250 g plain flour, also set aside extra for dusting
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp fine sea salt
- 200 g full-fat Greek yoghurt
- olive oil, for the griddle
Olive & Caper Butter
- 80 g unsalted butter, softened
- 40 g kalamata olives, pitted and finely chopped
- 2 tbsp capers, drained and roughly chopped
- zest of half a lemon
- small pinch of flaky sea salt
To Finish
- small bunch of fresh chives finely snipped
- small bunch of fresh dill roughly picked
For the Muhammara:
- 2 large roasted red peppers (from a jar is perfect here), drained and patted dry
- 100 g walnuts, lightly toasted
- 1 small garlic clove
- 2 tbsp sour cherry molasses, also set aside extra to serve
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 0.5 tsp dried chilli flakes, can also use Aleppo pepper if available
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- squeeze of lemon juice
- sea salt, to taste
For the Chargrilled Striploin:
- 2 striploin steaks, (approx. 250 g each), at room temperature
- olive oil
- flaky sea salt
- black pepper, freshly cracked
To Serve:
- Builín Blasta smoked onion mayonnaise
- Shop-bought crispy fried onions
- Sour cherry molasses to drizzle
Method
Muhammara
- Blitz the peppers, walnuts, garlic, sour cherry molasses, cumin, chilli flakes, olive oil and lemon juice in a food processor until rough and textured — not smooth, you want body.
- Season, taste, adjust. Done. This can sit out for a couple of hours if you're getting ahead.
Olive & Caper Butter
- Beat the softened butter with the olives, capers, lemon zest and a pinch of flaky salt. Set aside.
Flatbreads
- Mix the flour, baking powder and salt, then stir in the yoghurt and bring together into a soft dough. Divide into 4, roll each out to roughly 3–4mm thick.
- Brush a hot griddle pan with olive oil and cook each flatbread 2–3 minutes per side until blistered and charred in places.
- Straight off the pan, brush generously with the olive and caper butter — let it melt in. Keep warm.
Striploin
- Steaks at room temperature. Season well, rub with oil.
- Griddle pan screaming hot. 2–3 minutes per side for medium-rare.
- Rest 8–10 minutes, then slice against the grain.
To Assemble
- Flatbread → muhammara → striploin → smoked mayo → crispy onions → sour cherry molasses → chives and dill.
- Serve immediately — this one doesn't wait.
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