Beverages
Middle Eastern Apple Smoothie (Sarbat)
2 apples, peeled, cored, and chopped 2 C cold milk 2 T sugar 1/2 T rose or orange flower water Put the apples, milk, and sugar in blender and blend until smooth. Add flower water. […]
Month: June 2006
Middle Eastern
Harissa (chili paste)
2 oz dried red chilis, soaked in hot water for an hour 2 garlic cloves, chopped 2 t coriander seeds 2 t cumin seeds 2 t caraway seeds Pinch salt 1/4 C olive oil, divided […]
Appetizers
North African Orange Salad
6 oranges, peeled and thinly sliced horizontally 12 fresh dates, pitted and thinly sliced 4 T slivered almonds or pine nuts, toasted 1-2 T orange or rose flower water Ground cinnamon Place orange slices on […]
Middle Eastern
Moroccan parsley, onion, and lemon salad
1 large bunch parsley, coarsely chopped 1 medium red onion, sliced thinly 4 large lemons, peeled, seeded, and diced Salt and pepper Toss all the ingredients together and chill. This goes well with fish. You […]
Appetizers
Tunisian pumpkin dip (aljouke et potiron)
In North Africa and the Middle East, what we would call “dip” is called salad. 1-1/2 lb pumpkin, cooked 3/4 t caraway seeds 3/4 t ground coriander 1-1/2 T olive oil 1 large clove garlic, […]
Middle Eastern
Tunisian chickpea soup (lablabi)
This version is a simple chickpea soup. For a richer version and more traditional way of serving, see Lablabi or Leb-Lebi (Tunisian chickpea stew). 6 T olive oil 10 garlic cloves, crushed 12 oz chickpeas, […]
Appetizers
Roasted red pepper salad (salatat meshwiya)
4 red bell peppers, roasted and sliced (if you roast them yourself, save the juices) 2 T lemon juice 4 T olive oil Salt and pepper 4 tomatoes, sliced 1 red onion, sliced 3 hard […]
Middle Eastern
North African Bulgur Salad
1-1/2 C bulgur 1-1/4 C boiling water 4 T olive oil 3 T lemon juice 2 T chopped fresh mint 3 T chopped fresh cilantro Salt and pepper 1 red bell pepper, grilled, peeled, and […]
Appetizers
Chicken kebabs with mint
2 T lemon juice 1-1/2 t olive oil 2 T chopped fresh mint or 1 T dried 2 garlic cloves, finely minced Salt and pepper 1 lb boneless chicken breast, cut across the grain into […]
Middle Eastern
Fried red bell peppers with capers and garlic
1-3/4 lb red bell peppers, cut into strips 4 T olive oil 4 garlic cloves, sliced 1 T capers 2 T white wine vinegar Salt and pepper Heat the oil in a frying pan until […]