Appetizers
Middle Eastern
Middle Eastern
Couscous with olives and garbanzo beans
14 oz chicken broth (if you use canned, use low-salt) 10 oz couscous 15-oz can garbanzo beans, drained 1 C chopped red onion 1/2 C chopped pitted Kalamata olives 1/2 C chopped parsley 5 T […]
Meat
Moroccan Chicken and Lentils
1 pound dried lentils, cooked and drained 1 C plus 2 T olive oil 1/2 C red wine vinegar 3 T cumin (divided) 2 t salt (divided) 2 T plus 2 t chili powder 2 […]
Grilling
Snowshoe flatbread
This flatbread is similar to nan, common in Turkey, Iran, and Afghanistan. You can also make it with a higher proportion of whole wheat flour. 2-1/2 C warm water 1 t yeast 1 C whole […]
Appetizers
Best Baba Ghanouj
The ingredient list for this one is simple! It’s the slightly unusual method of preparation that makes it awesome. If you want a more Americanized Baba Ghanouj, where the eggplant contributes more texture than flavor, […]
Breakfast
Lablabi or Leb Lebi (Tunisian Chickpea Stew)
This is served for breakfast in Tunisia, and it’s equally good for lunch or dinner. I even found a fun video showing how it’s made. 1-1/2 C dried chickpeas, soaked in water overnight 6 C […]
Bread machine
Moroccan Anise Bread
Place ingredients in a bread machine, in the order indicated by your manual, and press start. 1-1/3 C water or milk 1/4 C butter 2/3 t salt 1/4 C sugar 1 t anise seed 3 […]
Meat
Moroccan chicken and eggplant stew
Don’t be put off by the long list of spices — this recipe is actually pretty easy, and ends up with maximum flavor for a short cooking time. It’s beautiful, too, just the thing to […]
Dips
Cucumber dish
This reminds me of an Indian “raita,” used to cool your mouth alongside super-hot curries. Or a Greek “tzatziki.” Karen, of s/v Panta Rhei, brought it to the PSCC “Horror d’Hoover” contest. From “Recipes for […]
Middle Eastern
Greens with tahini
1 clove garlic, chopped 3 T tahini 1-1/2 to 2 T lemon juice 1/4 t salt 3/4 C water 15 oz loosely packed greens, such as spinach, swiss chard, or dandelion greens 2 T toasted […]