Recipes from Ingredient: Olive oil
Baba Ghanouj (grilled eggplant salad)
In Lebanon, you have 2 different dishes made with grilled smoky eggplants: Baba Ghanouj and Mutabbal. Baba Ghanouj (actual recipe) is made with grilled eggplants, green onions, parsley, tomatoes (optional), lemon juice, garlic and olive oil, but no tahini (sesame paste). Mutabbal is the dish that is made with grilled ...
Read more
Fattoush – Traditional Lebanese Mixed Salad
This is another famous Lebanese salad that initially was made by peasants to use up leftover raw greens, herbs, tomatoes…. and, last but not least, old (dry) Lebanese flat bread. Nowadays, it is very popular and to make it, we toast the bread (Some even fry the bread) then tear ...
Read more
Spicy Cabbage with a sprinkle of Burghul (Marshoosheh)
This dish is very easy and quick to cook. As you already know, cabbage is part of the world healthiest food. It is a very good source of many vitamins and minerals and we should eat cabbage as often as we can. It is a Lebanese vegetarian dish usually cooked ...
Read more
Lentil and Quinoa Soup
This soup is one of my inspired recipes. It is healthy, nourishing and very tasty. I think it is perfect as a main for lunch or a starter for dinner. I usually add to it some cubes of potatoes but, if you prefer, you can add any other vegetable.
Read more
Moussa’a (Aubergines and Chickpeas in Tomato Sauce)
Moussa’a means “cold” in Arabic. If you are eggplant lovers, you will love this delicious dish. It is a classic vegetarian Lebanese recipe. It is best when served at room temperature and can keep in the fridge up to 3 days. Accompaniment: Lebanese flat bread, whole pink radishes and spring ...
Read more
Moussaka (Eggplant and minced meat casserole)
Moussaka is a traditional Greek recipe, quite tasty and rich. It needs 3 stages: fry eggplant, simmer meat & tomato and finally cook the béchamel sauce. In this recipe I use only eggplants but you can also add fried slices of potatoes and alternate with the fried slices of eggplants. ...
Read more
Safsouf – Cabbage and Burghul (or Bulgur) Salad
This dish is rustic, tasty, nourishing and easy to prepare. it is said it originated in the Bekaa Valley, more precisely in the Hermel District, in Lebanon. The recipes varies from family to family. The recipe herein is similar to a tabouleh. Choose preferably a Bulgur which is medium in ...
Read more
Poulet Basquaise (French Basque Chicken Casserole)
This dish is a speciality of the French Pays Basque, situated in the Pyrénées mountains, between France and Spain. It is easy to cook, rich in colours and full of flavours. The main seasoning in this delicious dish is the “Piment d’Espelette”, a smoky chili pepper which is also a ...
Read more
Hungarian Goulash
Goulash has originated and is a national dish in Hungary but it is also a popular meal in other parts of Europe. It is a stew of meat (any meat) and vegetables and seasoned mainly with paprika. It is served with either home made dumplings, or potatoes, or noodles, or ...
Read more
Salad of Grilled Peppers (Bell Peppers)
This is a healthy, easy and colourful side dish that I tasted, for the first time, at my Portuguese friend’s house in Bamako. My husband, who initially was not a capsicum fan, loves now this salad.
Read more
