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Recipes from Ingredient: Olive oil

Pissaladière – Oniony French Pizza

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Pissaladière is sometimes known as the French pizza. It originated in South of France and is usually done with a bread dough* topped with onion, anchovies and black olives only. *you can use also shortcrust. It has no tomatoes but in my recipe I have added a little bit of ...

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Meatballs, Rice and Tomato soup – Chorbet Keema

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This Lebanese soup is made with bite-size lamb or beef meatballs. The meatballs are made out of Kafta which is a mix of minced meat, onions, parsley, and spices. (Kafta recipe is on this website) Once the meatballs are ready, the soup is quite simple to make!

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Bulgur, Chickpeas and Spinach Soup

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This is a really awesome and healthy soup. It has great ingredients and can be eaten all year round: hot in winter and at room temperature in summer. The bulgur I use is whole wheat and coarse. As for the chickpeas, I use uncooked ones which were soaked beforehand in ...

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Baked Mixed Vegetables

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Baked mixed vegetables is a great dish because it allows you to have easily your daily requirement of vegetables and is quick to prepare! We all know by now that vegetables are good for our health. They fight inflammation, improve blood pressure, increase our fibre, help our eyes, improve our ...

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Eggs & Sumac – Bayd Bi Sumac

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This Lebanese speciality dish is generally served for breakfast. It’s minty, garlicky and subtly enhanced by the acid taste of sumac! It’s a delight any time of the day. Young and old love it! NB: Sumac is the dried fruit of Rhus Coriaria, a small tree native to Southern Europe ...

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Lentils and Sausage Casserole

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For this recipe use green or brown lentils and, if possible, SMOKED turkey or pork sausages such as Kielbasas. It’s a wholesome dish, perfect for midweek meals!

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Grilled Courgettes or Zucchini with Gremolata-like sauce

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For this recipe, I used white courgettes (see photo) but you can use also the green or the yellow ones. It’s a perfect side dish!

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Muhamarra – Roasted Walnuts and Red Peppers Dip and Spread

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Muhamarra is a delicious dip made mainly of roasted walnuts, red peppers & breadcrumbs. It originated in Aleppo and is widely used in both Syrian and Lebanese Mezzehs! It’s also a delicious spread and a nice accompaniment to grilled meat dishes! The name means « reddened » in Arabic and it comes ...

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Skate Fish Wings Sautéed with Herbs

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Skate fish wings are delicious, meaty and easy to cook. Once cooked, they are flaky and have a nutty flavour like crab meat! It’s one of my husband’s favourite fish!

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Batata Chtiha – Algerian Potato in Tomato Sauce

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This Algerian potato stew is usually made with a paste of garlic, chili and spices called Dersa. It’s delicious as a vegetarian main or a side dish. NB: I have added some boiled eggs (entirely optional) to make a wholesome dinner dish! The boiled eggs are added at the very ...

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