Recipes With Course: Starter
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.
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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 ...
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Accras (Fish Fritters)
Accras are a popular dish of the Caribbean, the West Indies (Antilles) and some parts of Africa. In the French Antilles, it is part of the créole cuisine and is called Accras de Morue (salt cod fritters) Initially it was always prepared with salt cod but nowadays it can be replaced by ...
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Spaghetti alla Trapanese (Spaghetti Trapani Style)
For this dish you can also use linguine, buccatini, penne… I like to use whole grain spelt pasta. The pesto-like sauce is really simple to make and above all it is very tasty. But before cooking, you need to coarsely ground whole almonds (skin included) in the food processor. Quantity ...
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Shawarma (Marinated Lamb, Beef or Chicken Slices)
Shawarma is a Levantine meat preparation where slices of lamb, beef or chicken are marinated in vinegar and spices then stacked on a vertical spit. As the spit rotates, the meat is roasted on all sides. When ready, the meat is shaved off with a knife and served on a ...
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Garbanzos con Chorizo (Chickpeas with Chorizo)
This dish is part of the Spanish tapas. It can also be a starter or a main dish. I would recommend to use dried chickpeas, soaked overnight with 2 tbsp of bicarbonate of soda and cooked next day; instead of the tinned ones. It will be much tastier! For this ...
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Ceviche (Marinated Raw Fish)
Ceviche was on the menu of my own Tex-Mex restaurant in Mali, back in the 90’s. It became a big hit with the customers when they were told that the raw fish in this delicate dish was in fact “cooked” by the lime juice. You can use fresh or frozen ...
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Spinach Soup
This is a recipe of mine. It is a healthy and hearty winter soup! Also Easy and quick to cook! I use fresh spinach leaves but you can do it also with frozen spinach.
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