Middle eastern salad :

Couscous Salad with Roasted Vegetables

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This salad was part of my Middle-eastern themed dinner this past weekend (or 2 away. This recipe has been on my drafts for quite some time). Except for chopping the veggies, this dish needs less than 10 minutes of hands-on time and it can easily[...]

Eggs and Potato Mix (Bayd ma3 Batata) & Salad - ??? ?? ???????

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This is a very simple recipe, serves as a quick meal and very good along with pita bread. For the Eggs & Potato: (serves 1-2) 1 egg hard boiled 1 potato, boiled Salt & pepper to taste Seven spices (to sprinkle on top) Olive oil (about a[...]

Iraqi Cucumber and Garlic Salad (Salata Kyhiar wa Toum)

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I came across this salad in an Iraqi-Jewish cookbook and was intrigued by it because I've never seen a salad which included raw garlic cloves as an ingredient.I was skeptical at first because of the amount of garlic used but after marinating[...]

Sweet Potato Salad with Green Olives (Slada Batata Hilwa)

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What a week! What a month to be more specific. For most people, January is a month of loafing after the (preferably) long and lazy December holidays. But if you're an accountant at a company who decided (WHY??) to have a December year end,[...]

Apple & Endive Salad with Dates, Pomegranate, Sumac, & Honey Walnut Labneh

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This salad was inspired by my recent visit to an ancient town in Turkey called Kusadasi! A gorgeous seaside resort on the Aegean Sea located near the historical city of Ephesus. Rich fields of olive trees, grape vines, fig, peach, apricot[...]

Salatat Halloumi wal Einab (Halloumi & Grape Salad)

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Halloumi alternately spelled hallumi,haloumi,and hallum is a salty,semi-hard white cheese made with either sheep or goat's milk.Originally made by the bedouin of the Middle East , it's popularity spread to neighboring Greece and Cyprus where[...]

Zhooszhed up Tabbouleh

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The perfect solution for when you want an effortlessly tasty meal, full of robust flavours and a hint of the exotic: Tabbouleh. But this is (to borrow Jeremy Mansfield's phrase) a zhooszhed up rendition of the classic. And I must say I quite[...]

Athens Cafe in Winter Springs, FL

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I got takeout from Athen's Cafe in Winter Springs. I initially was going to order some sort of chicken pita, but then changed my mind and got their Falafel Pita. I'm glad I did too! This was some of the best falafel I've had in Central Florida.[...]

Mediterranean Grill ? Wichita, KS

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One of things I have come to appreciate about growing up in Wichita is its multicultural diversity. Among the various ethnic communities, the Lebanese community is one of the oldest and largest and its influence is very apparent around the[...]

EAT FATTOUSH FOR A SMALLER DERRIERE

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Okay, I'll admit that's a cheesy title, but I just couldn't resist. When you're hungry and your stomach is already filled with air, it has no place to go except your head. Having succeeded in completing my first week back OP (on[...]