Chickpea salad is a fine thing. The salad is made super fast, makes you full, contains a lot of good proteins, is gluten-free and even vegan. These were now so many good qualities that it makes the salad almost unsympathetic đŸ˜€ But don’t worry, the taste is definitely there too – and it’s great! Do …
When you’re really hungry, “salad” always sounds kind of lame, doesn’t it? When I’m hangry, I don’t want people coming around the corner with a salad anyway. Well – unless it’s part of a big juicy burger or something. There is one exception, though: broad bean salad. OMG! How good that the salad is so …
Whenever I prepare something with Freekeh, I have the song from Run D.M.C. in my head. The song is called “It’s Tricky”, but in my funny brain it always changes to “It’s Freaky” Freekeh of course has nothing at all to do with freaky. It is green, i.e. wheat harvested unripe, which is dried and …
I don’t even know where to start here… When we came to Germany as refugees from Lebanon in 1984, Falafel (those delicious vegan chickpea patties) were largely unknown – or at least not really widespread. At that time I was 3 years old and I can hardly remember that time. My parents told me that …
While Hummus has already won many fans, Baba Ghanoush is still more of an insider. But on a good Mezze neither one nor the other must be missing! The aubergine dip goes fantastically with fish, grilled meat and fresh thread bread. There is actually no BBQ without Baba Ghanoush. Especially because you can put the …
TaboulĂ© is a salad consisting mainly of chopped parsley and a smaller proportion of fine bulgur. It is accompanied by juicy tomatoes, fine onion cubes and a whole lot of good olive oil. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? TaboulĂ© is a wonderfully fresh salad, which also goes very well with grilled meat or fish because of …
Fasolia is an absolute classic of Lebanese and Levantine cuisine. Delicately cooked white beans in an aromatic tomato sauce with garlic, fresh coriander and a hint of cinnamon. Especially in combination with butter rice as a side dish, the bean stew is a perfect meal for the cold season or when you need a really …
Hummus and the Levant are connected inseparably. There is hardly a table set in the Levante without this wonderfully creamy chickpea dip. In the meantime Hummus has also found a firm place in the western world. How do I prepare hummus? It is very easy to prepare and does not need many ingredients. In addition, …