413 lebanese mezza Recipes

fresh string bean (top & tailed & de-strung), white onion, finely chopped (or grated ), cilantro, finely chopped, minced garlic, salt (to taste), olive oil

eggplants (slender japenese-style) or 3 larger , halved, onions, diced, garlic cloves, minced, cooked chickpeas, good quality canned tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, chopped flat leaf parsley , for serving

chicken strips, shallot, chopped, lebanese cucumber, chopped, minced garlic, low-fat tzatziki , dip, fresh mint, chopped

couscous (45g), moroccan seasoning, boiling water (60ml), lemon juice, tuna in brine, drained and flaked, green shallots, ends trimmed and finely chopped, tomato, coarsely chopped, lebanese cucumber, finely chopped, green capsicum , deseeded, finely chopped, shredded fresh mint, lettuce leaves

smoked salmon, creme fraiche, unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into small pieces, lemon , zest of (about 1 tbsp), shallots, finely chopped (white part only ), lemon juice, freshly squeezed, dill, cucumber , preferably a lebanese, mixed baby lettuces and spring greens (optional)

natural yoghurt, lebanese cucumber, garlic, crushed, dill, finely chopped, lemon juice, ground aniseed, salt and pepper

carrot, lebanese cucumber, halved and seeded, smoked salmon (about 300g), avocado, sliced, spring onions, sliced, rice paper sheets (16cm), sweet chili sauce, lime juice, chopped fresh coriander, chopped fresh mint leaves

olive oil (extra light for shallow frying), chicken tenderloins, plain flour (seasoned ), egg (large lightly beaten ), breadcrumbs, sliced almonds, olive oil (extra light ), lime (grated rind and juice or 1 lemon), sweet chili sauce, salt (sea to taste), rocket, red capsicum (thinly sliced ), lebanese cucumber (sliced ), avocado (large sliced )

baby potatoes (cut into wedges), egg (50 g), skim milk (1/4 cup), plain flour (wholemeal), corn flake crumbs (1/3 cup), white fish fillets (boneless cut into 2cm thick strips), lettuce leaves (iceberg, roughly chopped), cucumber (lebanese chopped), grape tomatoes (halved ), alfalfa sprout, white balsamic vinegar, ground black pepper, lemon (cut into wedges to serve ), tomato sauce (ketchup salt-reduced to serve optional)

basil leaves, extra virgin olive oil, olive oil, extra light, cannellini beans, rinsed, feta, chopped, garlic clove, crushed, lemon juice, lebanese bread, fennel seeds, ground cumin

green beans, halved, mixed salad greens, lebanese cucumber, sliced, tomatoes, quartered, yellow fin tuna , slices in olive oil with chili, anchovies , halved lengthways, hard-boiled eggs , then cut into quarters, radish (optional), black olives, salt & ground black pepper, olive oil drained from can tuna, garlic cloves, crushed or 1 tsp garlic powder, white wine vinegar

plain yogurt, lebanese cucumbers, carrot (medium), fresh mint , torn, salt

butternut squash, olive oil, sea salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, onion, ground beef (i use extra lean and add some canola oil while cooking to make it less dry), cumin, baharat ( aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), pine nuts, water, flat leaf parsley, plain yogurt, plump garlic clove, lemon juice, freshly squeezed, unrefined extra virgin olive oil (or the best you have)

dried green tea soba noodles, sesame oil, chicken breast fillets, grated fresh ginger, japanese soy sauce, mirin, sake, dashi, granules, sugar, rice vinegar, lebanese cucumber , cut in half lenghway and thinly sliced on the diagonal, pickled ginger, shredded, green onions , sliced on the diagonal, black sesame seed

skinless chicken breasts, grated lime rind, lemongrass, finely chopped, garlic, crushed, grated fresh ginger, dried thin rice noodles, lebanese cucumber, seeded and finely sliced, red pepper, finely sliced, lime juice, peanut oil, sweet chili sauce, fish sauce, palm sugar or 2 tsp brown sugar, fresh cilantro, finely chopped

garlic cloves, chopped, cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, red chilies, roughly chopped, stalk lemongrass , bruised, green onions, roughly chopped, coriander leaves, pork mince, egg, lightly beaten, olive oil flavored cooking spray, lebanese cucumbers, steamed jasmine rice , and, sweet chili sauce, to serve

lamb chops, ketchup, flour, white wine, butter, mushroom, salt, black pepper, your favourite steak sauce

dry green lentils or 1 cup brown lentils, dried garbanzo beans, dried black beans, grain rice, olive oil, minced onion, salt, caraway seed, water, lemon , juice of