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 …
While in the Levant you can pick the figs fresh from the tree and enjoy them straight away, in many countries you have to wait until the fruit & vegetable retailer of your choice has the delicious fruit on display. But when it is time, there is nothing else for me for a few days. …
I am sometimes really surprised when one of my friends tells me that she/he doesn’t know Shakshuka yet. My first question after this outing is: When are you coming over for breakfast? Meanwhile Shakshuka has made his way into the hearts of the world – but apparently not into all of them. This is reason …
Labneh is probably one of the absolute basics of Levantine cuisine. There is hardly a table set without this delicious cream cheese. The basic recipe is not only incredibly versatile, but also amazingly easy to prepare. All you need is yoghurt and a pinch of salt. You let the yoghurt drip off overnight in the …
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 …
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 …
Buttered rice is one, if not the most frequent and popular side dish in the Levant – not to mention French fries. Often there are even both side dishes at the same time. But well, in the Levante people know well what is best. It’s cheap, doesn’t need many ingredients, but at the same time …
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 …