Za'atar Calculator, Scaled to Your Batch

By , Ready Utilities

This za'atar calculator scales Feel Good Foodie's Za'atar, which mixes dried wild oregano leaves, toasted sesame seeds, sumac, and fine sea salt and makes about 1 1/2 cups.

Common batch sizes

Tap a batch size to load it into the calculator, and the exact amounts appear below.

Za'atar calculator

Scale by

Weight mode needs a USDA gram weight for every ingredient; dried wild oregano leaves doesn't have one.

From 0.25 to 20. Use 0.5 for half a batch.

Salt

Grind changes how much salt fits in a spoon. Amounts match by weight.

Your batch

Toasted sesame seeds make up nearly half this blend by volume, with dried oregano next and sumac giving it the tangy, slightly sour note it's known for. This recipe contains sesame, so it's worth flagging if you're cooking for anyone with a sesame allergy.

The recipe uses fine sea salt without naming a brand, so it's converted from the Morton Fine Sea Salt weight used in the site's salt system.

The base recipe

Za'atar Recipe

Adapted from Za'atar Recipe, Feel Good Foodie

Yield: 24 tablespoons (about 1 1/2 cups)

  • 1/2 cup dried wild oregano leaves
  • 2/3 cup toasted sesame seeds
  • 1/4 cup sumac
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  1. Combine the toasted sesame seeds, oregano, sumac, and salt in a bowl and stir until evenly mixed.

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Batch size chart

IngredientHalf batchBase batchDoubleTriple
dried wild oregano leaves1/4 cup1/2 cup1 cup1 1/2 cups
toasted sesame seeds1/4 cup + 1 1/2 tbsp1/2 cup + 2 1/2 tbsp1 1/4 cups + 1 1/2 tbsp2 cups
sumac2 tbsp1/4 cup1/2 cup3/4 cup
fine sea salt1/4 tsp (1.4 g)1/2 tsp (2.8 g)1 tsp (5.6 g)1 1/2 tsp (8.4 g)
Total volume1/2 cup + 3 1/2 tbsp1 1/4 cups + 3 tbsp2 3/4 cups + 1 1/2 tbsp4 1/4 cups + 1/2 tbsp

Za'atar Recipe from Feel Good Foodie, scaled with the site's kitchen rounding. Weights from USDA FoodData Central where USDA lists the exact form. Salt is shown as the recipe lists it.

How the scaling works

Za'atar Recipe totals 1 1/4 cups + 3 tbsp as published, across 4 ingredients. Every one is multiplied by the same number, so dried wild oregano leaves stays 35% of the blend whatever size you make. Pick a multiplier directly, or enter the amount you want and the calculator works back to it from that 1 1/4 cups + 3 tbsp total.

The salt control changes only the salt line, never the rest of the blend. Amounts under 3 teaspoons round to the nearest 1/8 teaspoon, and larger amounts round to the nearest 1/4 teaspoon in tablespoons.

Worked example: doubling the base recipe

IngredientBasex 2
dried wild oregano leaves1/2 cup1 cup
toasted sesame seeds2/3 cup1 1/4 cups + 1 1/2 tbsp
sumac1/4 cup1/2 cup
fine sea salt1/2 teaspoon1 tsp

How this was checked

This recipe is Feel Good Foodie's Za'atar Recipe by Yumna Jawad. Cedrick Reese checked the amounts against Feel Good Foodie's own recipe page for Ready Utilities. The published yield of 24 tablespoons is a little larger than what the four listed ingredients add up to, so the calculator scales from the ingredient amounts. Sesame seeds, wild oregano, and sumac show no gram weight because those exact forms aren't in USDA FoodData Central; the fine sea salt weight comes from the Morton Fine Sea Salt nutrition label since the recipe doesn't name a brand.

Frequently asked questions

What is in za'atar?

Feel Good Foodie's recipe uses 1/2 cup dried wild oregano leaves, 2/3 cup toasted sesame seeds, 1/4 cup sumac, and 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt.

Does za'atar contain nuts or sesame?

This recipe contains sesame seeds, which are toasted before mixing. It has no tree nuts or peanuts.

How long does homemade za'atar keep?

Feel Good Foodie says it keeps up to one month in a cool, dry pantry, or up to six months in an airtight container in the freezer.

What is za'atar used for?

Feel Good Foodie suggests it on roasted vegetables, mixed into labneh, or rubbed on grilled chicken. It's also common drizzled with olive oil over flatbread.