Stuffed Swiss Chards with Rice, Meat and Vegetables (Sarma)
Ingredients: 3 bunches of Swiss or any chards or any similar green leafy vegetable. We’ll make about 26-30 stuffed ones. 1/3 cup oil 1 lbs ground meat 10 Tbsp uncooked…
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Cold pasta salad
Ingredients: 200g rotini or farfalle 40g fine chopped onion 10 cherry tomatoes, you can halve them if you want 40g feta cheese, crumbled 100g fine chopped cucumber 64g (2.25oz) small…
Imam bayildi (baked eggplant with onions, peppers, garlic and tomato)
Ingredients: 1 medium, medium/large eggplant 1 medium onion 1 ripe tomato or equivalent of cherry tomatoes 1 small italian or 1/4 bell pepper (optional) 2-3 cloves garlic 1/4 cup extra…
Kebap
Ingredients: 2 lbs meat (1 lb pork, 1 lb beef) 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp black pepper 4-5 garlic cloves 4 Tbsp water Instructions: Add the…
Shakshuka
Ingredients: 2Tbsp oil 1/2 onion, chopped 1/2 bell pepper, chopped 2-3 garlic cloves, chopped 14oz can diced tomatoes 3-4 large eggs 1tsp harissa spices or paprika 1/2 tsp cumin (optional)…
Split pea & ham soup
Ingredients: 1 lbs (500g) dried split peas 1 lbs (500g) chopped ham 1 onion chopped 3 Tbsp (50ml) oil 4oz – 6oz (120g-180g) carrots (shredded or chopped) 4 cloves garlic…
Beets salad
Ingredients: 1 can of beets (1/2lb or 500g) 1/4 of a medium onion, any color, chopped 2Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped 2Tbsp oil 2Tbsp vinegar salt, pepper, spices to taste Instructions:…
Salsa Verde
Ingredients: 1/2 lbs tomatillos 1 jalapeno, add 1 habanero for extra kick, remove stems/seeds 1/4 onion 2-3 garlic cloves parsley or cilantro, see pic 2 tsp lemon/lime juice or vinegar,…
Clam Sauce
This is for one person. Ingredients: 1/4 onion 2-3 cloves garlic 1 can (6.5oz) minced clams 1/4 stick butter 1 1/2 Tbsp oil salt, pepper to taste Instructions: Saute the…