Easy Pumpkin Seed (Pepita) Dukkah - Nut free

Last Updated on February 26, 2025 by Megan Jones

This pumpkin seed Dukkah is a flavour filled jar of goodness. Its made by lightly toasting a mixture of spices and seeds, which are then ground to a coarse powder. You’ll find yourself wanting to sprinkle over just about everything. Sprinkle it on anything from hummus like my Cranberry, Harissa & Butternut Squash Hummus, roasted veg and even on top of soups like Simple Parsnip & Ginger Soup – Vegan

What is Dukkah?

Duqqa, du'ah, do'a, or dukkah is an Egyptian and Middle Eastern condiment made up of a mixture of herbs, nuts, and spices. It's typically used as a dip with bread or fresh vegetables for an hors d'œuvre.

This pumpkin seed dukkah is:

• Gluten Free
• Nut Free
• Less than 10 Ingredients
• Easily customisable
• Quick and Easy to make
• Made from pantry ingredients

Ways to use Pumpkin seed dukkah:

• Sprinkled on Salads
• On top of dips
• Avocado toast
• On top of bread dough, before its baked.
• As a coating or part of a marinade for roasted vegetables or tofu
• In a bread crumb coating
• A spiced alternative to gremolata on top of pasta.

Recipe tips, tricks and swaps:

• Swap the chilli flakes for 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• Not keen on fennel? swap for caraway seeds or just increase the cumin seeds

Make sure you lightly toast the spices in a dry pan on a medium to low heat, before you blend in the food processor. This ensures all the flavours and natural oils release, This makes for a much more flavourful dukkah spice blend.

Do not over blend the mixture! It needs to be a crumbly texture for sprinkling, its best to use the pulse function on your blender or food processor to avoid turning it into a fine powder

Pumpkin Seed Dukkah

Meg Jones

Dukkah is a wonderful blend of nuts / seed and spices. 

Toasted spice and seeds are ground to a coarse powder that you’ll want to sprinkle over just about everything

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 6 minutes mins

Servings 200 g

Ingredients

  

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• ½ teaspoon Fennel Seeds⁠
• ½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds⁠
• ½ teaspoon Coriander seeds⁠
• 4 teaspoon sesame seeds I used half white sesame and half black sesame⁠
• ½ teaspoon dried chilli powder or flakes if you prefer⁠
• 1 teaspoon flakey sea salt⁠
• 1 teaspoon paprika⁠
• 4 tablespoon pumpkin seeds⁠

Instructions

 

• Place all the ingredients in a dry pan and toast until aromatic and lightly golden.
• Leave to cool and then pulse in a grinder or using a pestle and mortar. 

Notes

Do not over blend this is not a paste it is for sprinkling

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