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Grilled Eggplant Salad
By azniv66
Light, fresh and lovely salad
- 1 cup grilled eggplant pulp
- 1 green pepper, hot
- 1 large chopped tomato
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 coves garlic, crushed (optional)
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- Salt
Breakfast Egg Souffle
By azniv66
Mix all, pour into a oven proof deep dish pan
- I large tomato, grated or finally chopped
- 1/3 cup feta cheese, broken into very small pieces
- 3-4 eggs beaten
- Punch of oregano or thyme
- 2tbs of cream or half and half
- 2tbs olive oil
- ** do not add salt ( feta has enough salt)
Kaurma
By azniv66
Middle Eastern pulled beef that can be frozen and used in many other ways
- 4 Lbs of beef roast, chuck or round or sirloin, cut into large chunks (the size of small apple)
- *it should not be an expensive cut but a marbled one.
- 3 tsp Salt and 3 tsp black pepper.
- *(if you have time, you could marinate the meat in salt and pepper overnight)
- ½ cup Butter and ½ cup olive oil
Armenian Rice
By azniv66
Served with many mid-eastern dishes
- 1 cup long grain rice
- ¼ cup very thin and small egg noodles ( called shaira in Arabic, or can use the Italian orzo shape pasta)
- 4 tbs butter
- 2 cups chicken broth (can use water)
- ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper
Stuffed tomatoes and sliced potatoes in the oven
By azniv66
Core the tomatoes and keep the tops to be used as covers Empty the inside seeds and juice of tomatoes and use th...
- For the stuffing
- ½ lb ground lamb
- ½ lb ground beef
- 1 cup of short grain rice, wished and drained well
- 6 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 small can of chopped tomatoes and/or the tomato cores which will be emptied out.
- 1 tsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp or more red pepper paste
- 2 tbs of dry crushed mid-oriental mint
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 3 tbs lemon juice
- This mixture should not be too runny but should have enough liquid to allow the rice to cook.
- 4 lbs of tomatoes or about 10 mid-size ripe tomatoes, it is best if they are almost the same size.
- 4 potatoes , peeled and sliced thick
- Additional juice of 3 lemons , about 1/3 cup
- ½ -¾ cup olive oil
Oven baked ground beef
By azniv66
Mix all except tomatoes Spread the mixture into an oven pan ( about ½ inch thickness) Add tomatoes on top , ...
- 2 Lbs ground beef
- 5 cloves crushed garlic
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tbs red pepper paste
- salt, black pepper mix ( 7 spices mid-eastern mix if you can find it)
- 3 ripe tomatoes sliced lengthwise from it largest point , large slices needed
Eggplant pasta
By azniv66
Sauce: In a pan saute the eggplants ( they will absorb a lot of oil,) ** You have the option of brushing or m...
- 2 mid-size eggplants thinly sliced
- 1 large onion sliced
- 2 long green and red peppers, thinly slices
- 1 large can chopped tomatoes, or about 5 ripe roma tomatoes
- 1 small can of tomato sauce, in case of need ( if you are not using ripe tomatoes, they will not produce much sauce, then you can add the tomato sauce to create a juicy sauce.
- 3-4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1/3 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1 cup Olive oil
- Parmigiano cheese, grated
- ** If you like some heat in your sauce, add chopped hot chillies , red or green while cooking or right into your plate.
- 200-300 grams pasta, penne
Sausage and Kale pasta
By azniv66
Heat a pan with 2 tbs of olive oil and saute the sliced sausages until cooked ( they should produce some liquid) ,...
- 3 sausage links, any kind
- 3 cups chopped kale, regular or baby ( can use any other green like spinach or swiss chard)
- ¼ cup white wine
- Olive Oil
- salt
- 200-250 grams pasta (orecchiette is best for this one)
Pasta with Shrimp and Zucchini
By azniv66
Saute the onion in olive oil until light golden, add fennel , if using, saute
- 2 cups shrimp
- 2 large zucchinis, sliced in disks
- 1 large onion , chopped
- 6-8 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 sliced fennel ( optional )
- 8-10 cherry tomatoes cut lengthwise or 1 mid-size tomato chopped
- ¼ cup white wine
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley or coriander or both
- 300 grams pasta, penne is good for this one
Ietch ( bulgur with tomatoes on lettuce leaves)
By azniv66
An appetizer, light and beautiful dish
- 1 large onion
- 1 large can of tomatoes chopped
- 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
- 2-3 Tbs red pepper paste ( as as needed based on how hot you like your food)
- 2 long green peppers ( not bell peppers)
- ¾ cup of med-size Bulgur ( washed quickly and set aside)
- 1 tsp cumin
- Salt to taste
- olive oil
- 1 bunch of spring onions
- ¼ cup chopped Italian parsley
- Lemon juice to taste/ or pomegranate paste ( 1Tbs)
- Romaine Lettuce leaves, from the hearts, washed, dried and kept whole.