Recipes from Ingredient: Pine nuts
Hummus Musabaha – Warm & Chunky Chickpeas in Tahini Sauce
The main ingredients of this Lebanese and Levantine dish are the same as the regular smooth hummus but different in : 1) texture: one part of the cooked chickpeas are crushed into chunky pieces and the other part left whole. 2) presentation: the chickpeas are “swimming” (Arabic name of this ...
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Wild Garlic Pesto
Spring is the season of the wild garlic. In Britain we forage for wild garlic in old woodlands and riverbanks. It grows in abundance in damp grounds. They are entirely edible but, to preserve it, don’t uproot the bulbs, pick only the leaves and flowers. The benefits of this wild ...
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Fattet Batinjen – Eggplant with Yogurt and Pine Nuts
This is a classic Lebanese recipe. It is appetizing, distinctive, delicious, healthy and, last but not least, vegetarian. Since it involves frying the eggplants, I would suggest the use of an air fryer. With an air fryer you only coat the eggplants with very little of oil ! And you ...
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Brown Sayadieh – Fish and Rice Casserole
This is a classic Lebanese dish, prepared mainly with fish and rice. The recipe calls for whole white fish, but you can substitute with fish fillets and ready made fish stock. For the simpler family version you can omit the toppings of toasted pine nuts and almonds and the decoration ...
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Stuffed Baby Aubergines (Sheikh El Mehchi)
This is another tasty recipe from Lebanon. The eggplants or aubergines are stuffed with lamb mince, pine nuts and baked in the oven with a rich tomato sauce. The best accompaniment is rice cooked with a handful of vermicelli that has been first fried in oil or butter until golden ...
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