The Mediterranean Dish

Jan 31, 2024 What Makes This Air Fryer Roast Beef Easy and Foolproof? Serve it with mashed potatoes, a green veggie, and this luscious peppercorn gravy. It’s the savory, meaty dinner we all love; here’s why this recipe is a winner: This recipe is a low-mess way to make roast beef. With the air-fryer, there is no need for bulky roasting trays and lots of washing up. As with most air fryer recipes, this one offers a quicker roasting time; it’s a time-saver!...

Oct 16, 2023, Updated Nov 27, 2023 Goat Cheese Fritters: Why You’ll Love Them These baked goat cheese fritters are like a classy mozza stick. Warm and gooey goat cheese with herbs belies a crispy panko topping. They’re baked, not fried. (I sound like an old-school Lays commercial.) I used a couple good tricks to make baked goat cheese just as scrumptious as fried goat cheese giving you all the deliciousness without the grease....

Let’s start with a simple definition. In Arabic, the word “balela” means “cooked chickpeas.” Balela salad is an ancient Middle Eastern chickpea salad. It is simple, wholesome, bright, and flavor-packed. A winner on all fronts! There are many variations of balela salad, but this recipe is closer to what you’d find in the restaurants and food joints of Alexandria, Egypt. Balela Salad My Way The gist: cooked chickpeas, chopped veggies, copious amounts of fresh herbs, and Mediterranean favorites like olives and sun-dried tomatoes....

Feb 09, 2016, Updated Mar 01, 2023 I love raw beets in salads, either shredded on a grater, finely julienned or thinly shaved on a mandoline. You can do this with any winter vegetable. I love the crunch and earthy sweetness. Tarragon is my favourite herb. I grow a pot of it in the sunny months and all summer I make this delicious steamed beet salad with a super simple yogurt-tarragon dressing....

Feb 12, 2024, Updated Jun 05, 2024 What Does Beet Pasta Sauce Taste Like? Beet pasta sauce tastes rich and savory with a subtle root vegetable sweetness from the beets. It’s rich, nutty and savory, thanks to the heavy cream and Parmesan, with a balanced seasoning that enhances its depth of flavor. Have you ever tried butternut squash pasta sauce, Autumn squash soup, pumpkin pasta sauce or creamy carrot soup?...

What is shakshuka? A North African dish, said to have originated in Tunisia, shakshuka, ponounced Shak-SHOO-kah, is made of soft cooked eggs, gently poached or braised in a delicious chunky tomato and bell pepper sauce. The seasoning can vary from one recipe to another, but you’ll often find warm spices like cumin, paprika, and crushed red pepper flakes for some heat. (If you’re familiar with the popular Southern Italian dish known as eggs in purgatory, then this idea of cooking eggs in tomato sauce is not new to you!...

I like to think of chicken as a blank canvas: A lean protein that, when paired with the right ingredients, transforms into something extraordinary. In this dish, inspired by chicken stifado from Northern Greece, braised chicken breast is cooked in white wine until juicy and flavorful. The traditional recipe has many variations and often includes other vegetables as well as a whole chicken. But in my family, everyone loves this quick and simple version of the dish....

I know cinnamon and vanilla have long been BFFs in the flavor department, but have you tried cinnamon and orange? It’s a top 5 combo for me especially when it comes to this Challah French Toast recipe. I cut pillowy challah bread into thick slices then soak them in a milk-based custard flavored with cinnamon, orange zest, and almond extract. It’s slightly sweet, bright from the zest and earthy from the cinnamon....

Oct 15, 2015, Updated Feb 26, 2024 I know it’s officially cozy sweater season, but I’m not ready to retire the grill just yet. I suppose Vancouver doesn’t really need to have an end to grilling season (our winter climate is very mild, just damp), but I transition from open-flame cooking to snuggly braises and bubbling casseroles pretty eagerly once there’s a consistent nip in the air. In this in-between time, I’m embracing the best of both worlds: crisp-tender, slightly charred farmer’s market zucchini and juicy, flame-kissed chicken nod a loving farewell to warm weather, while they nestle cozily into soft flour tortillas bathed in a creamy enchilada sauce....

Nov 24, 2023, Updated May 18, 2024 Why You’ll Love Edible Cookie Dough Bites These little cookie dough truffles are a dream come true for cookie dough lovers everywhere. They’re easy, safe to eat, and packed with the classic chocolate chip cookie flavor. Here’s what makes them special: The simple method for heat-treating flour makes them completely safe to enjoy without any baking required. With no raw eggs and a simple list of ingredients, these bites are a quick treat you can whip up in no time....

Read through for some important tips! Patates Tiganites are the Greek version of fries. They’re not thin like the French fries you’d get at an American restaurant. They’re hand-cut potatoes (thicker sticks) typically fried in about 3 inches or so of extra virgin olive oil. Mom-and-pop Greek restaurants will serve these olive oil fried potatoes on a platter as an appetizer for sharing or even in your gyro wrap! And at home, they might be served as a snack, side, or as part of a small meal next to Greek salad and eggs!...

Be sure to check out the video and tips below. In an earlier post, I showed you how to make harissa. And if you’ve been looking for ways to use up this savory, sweet, smoky, spicy chile paste, I highly recommend you start with this easy grilled harissa chicken! This easy chicken recipe is all the flavor, thanks to a quick marinade with a few tablespoons of harissa paste, garlic, onions, and a couple warm spices....

May 06, 2018 This granola bar recipe totally satisfied my craving for the crunchy bars I loved in my lunch box. Not the chewy, blonde granola bars that I usually make like my Chewy Cherry Chocolate Granola Bars or my Chocolate Pistachio & Cranberry Granola Bars. I’m talking deeply toasted, quickly-entering-oatmeal-cookie-territory ones. We ate the whole batch in under a day, which almost never happens with anything in our home since I bake so much that it’s not a particular novelty....

Sep 08, 2024 I can confidently say that anyone who has tried this easy Homemade Pizza Sauce recipe has been hooked. Ever wondered how to make authentic Italian pizza sauce as good as a restaurant’s? Skip the jar! Here’s how to make it from scratch. There’s no fancy technique needed to make amazing pizza sauce at home. Just simple ingredients and straightforward cooking. This red sauce for pizza is a simple, rich pizza sauce made from tomatoes, garlic, and herbs....

Cooking boiled eggs the right way is the difference between chalky and bland and flavorful and delicious! It’s the secret to taking everything from Egyptian Fried Eggs to Avocado Egg Salad to the next level. Keep hard boiled eggs at the ready to make weeknight meals easy and nutritious. They’re an excellent low-carb, vegetarian source of protein: The US Department of Agriculture classifies one egg as having over 6 grams of protein and under 1/2 gram of carbohydrates....

Mar 03, 2023, Updated Sep 11, 2024 Why You’re going to Love This Keema Naan Recipe Delicious: A spicy meat filling is tucked into a warm, buttery naan. The the spiced keema is packed with complex and satisfying flavors, kind of like a meat samosa filling, but without the fried samosa dough crust. Customizable; go ahead and up the spice and heat level or change the kind of ground meat in the recipe (it typically has minced lamb, but I like to make it with ground beef too)....

Of the fish options out there, Halibut is pretty easy to like. You can poach (like in this recipe), grill or bake halibut and it will keep its firm-flesh and mild in flavor. Plus, it’s a good sustainable choice because it’s readily available. I made this poached halibut on a whim, prompted by a great sale on wild Alaskan halibut (you know, I never pass a good sale, especially on wild fish!...

I often make a last minute Veggie Pizza with a quick-rising Whole Wheat Dough. But when I want a dough that’s extra fluffy and tender–and have the forethought to plan the night before–I absolutely love this Neapolitan Pizza Dough recipe. Living in a city, I don’t have an outdoor kitchen with a brick wood fire pizza oven, or even any outdoor space for a portable version. But even so, baking this dough on a pizza stone is the closest approximation to my favorite pizzerias....

The exact origin story of Persian Love Cake is unknown. One theory, suggests it’s a well traveled adaptation of the Portuguese Love Cake, Bolo di Amor, which in the 16th century was transformed by Sri Lankans into a semolina cake often served at Christmastime. From there the cake eventually made its way to Iran, where it evolved further with the addition of rosewater, a flavoring very familiar to the Middle Eastern palette....

As someone who develops recipes for a living, some of my favorite things to eat are not exactly “recipes.” They are more ideas than recipes, but they are too delicious not to share. Things like a mezze platter with white bean hummus, fresh veggies, and pita chips; antipasti skewers with mozzarella and olives; or even something much simpler like this prosciutto and melon, all fall under that category of delicious ideas worth sharing....