199 olive eastern Recipes

baking potatoes (each about 300g), olive oil, chickpeas, drained, coriander, ground cumin, fresh coriander, chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, natural low-fat yogurt, tahini, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

firm white sandwich bread , torn into pea-size pieces, ground dark meat turkey, minced red onion, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, sweet paprika, chili powder, ground cumin, ground coriander, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, freshly ground black pepper, kosher salt, extra virgin olive oil, avocado-mint tzatziki, flatbread, cut into squares

heated chicken stock (other stocks optional), lentils (yellow peas), celery rib, chopped up (optional), onion, chopped up, tomato paste (tube , can or jar), green zucchini , cut into thin 12 slices, red pepper, chopped up, butter, garlic cloves, chopped up, lemon , juice of, lemon zest (optional, 8 small slivers from the outside of a lemon ), olive oil, ground cumin, ginger, chopped up (optional), ground turkey (turkey #1 choice) or 1 lb ground chicken (turkey #1 choice), ground cumin, ground coriander, black pepper (cayenne optional), onion, chopped up, parsley or 3 tbsp mint, oil (for frying )

new potato, olive oil, garlic cloves, in their skins , smashed with the blade of a knife, lemon , juice, cilantro, chopped, salt and pepper

tomatoes (cut into small or medium cubes ), cucumbers (cut into small or medium cubes ), garlic clove (finely smash), tahini, lemon , juice of, water, dried mint, olive oil (to garnish ), salt, hot serrano peppers (optional) or jalapeno pepper (optional)

eggplant (1 medium or 2 small), garlic cloves, minced, lemon juice, fresh, tahini, salt, coriander, parsley, minced, black pepper , to taste, cayenne (optional), olive oil, parsley

pine nuts , toasted lightly in a skillet, extra virgin olive oil, green onions, whites and greens sliced thinly, saigon cinnamon (or regular cinnamon), sea salt, pepper, garlic cloves, freshly minced, tomato, cut in half , seeds removed, tomato diced, golden raisins (the really are best with this), lean turkey meat (or ground beef or lamb, or combo), greek yogurt, pita bread rounds, warmed (in microwave or in a skillet), cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced, tomato, thinly sliced, crispy romaine leaves, feta cheese, crumbled, hummus, tzatziki sauce (recipe follows in directions section below)

pita breads or 1 1/2 arab bread, head romaine lettuce , cut into ribbons, firm ripe tomatoes , cut into 1/2 inch pieces, cucumbers, peeled , cut into thick slices, green bell pepper, seeded and cut into small slices, red onions or 1 1/2 mild white onions or 9 scallions, chopped, rocket , torn, butch purslane or 1 lamb s lettuce, torn, flat leaf parsley, chopped, fresh mint, shredded, extra virgin olive oil, lemon , juice of, garlic cloves, crushed, salt and pepper, ground sumac

japanese eggplants (about 3 medium), onion, parsley (preferably flat leaf ), lemon juice (or juice of 1 lemon), extra virgin olive oil, tahini (aka sesame paste), garlic, dried oregano or 1 tbsp fresh oregano, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste

onion, grated, fresh lemon juice (about 2 medium lemons), olive oil, fresh parsley, chopped, gingerroot, grated, light soy sauce, ground cumin, chili powder, garlic cloves, minced, dry sherry (optional), turmeric, dried oregano, black pepper, flank steaks , visible fat removed, fresh cilantro stem

lemons, juiced, divided, good quality extra-virgin olive oil, zaatar spice mix or individual ingredients (dried thyme, sumac, sesame seeds and salt), plus 1 tbsp, head garlic, divided into cloves, leg of lamb , 4 to 4 1/2 lb, boned and butterflied, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, good quality feta cheese, spinach, blanched , shocked in ice water and squeezed to remove excess water, lemon , zested, fresh thyme sprigs, leaves chopped, arugula leaves, washed, shawarma spice mix

whole yellow onion chopped, sauteed, olive oil, garlic minced, fresh parsley finely chopped, lean ground beef, salt

potatoes, asparagus , halved crossways, sugar snap peas, canned chick-peas , darined and rinsed, red capsicum , deseed and cut into 1cm pieces, baby cos lettuce, red onion, finely chopped, shredded fresh mint, mild paprika, black pepper, ground cumin, ground coriander, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, ground fennel, extra virgin olive oil, garlic clove, chopped, grated lemon rind, fresh lemon juice, water, salt

garlic cloves, onion, chopped, paprika, cinnamon, turmeric, cardamom, cayenne pepper, fresh ground black pepper, lemon juice, plain yogurt, boneless skinless chicken thighs (or 12 boneless , skinless breasts, cut in 1-inch cubes), olive oil , as needed, salt, italian parsley, chopped, lemon wedge, bamboo skewers (soaked in water, or metal skewers)

ground allspice, coriander seeds (or cumin seeds), ground cinnamon, garlic clove, cut in half , green shoots removed (more to taste), salt to taste, fat free yogurt, extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts, baby spinach, washed

chicken drumsticks, skin removed, olive oil, onion, finely diced, chicken stock, fennel seed, ground cumin, ground coriander, roma tomatoes, diced, israeli couscous (moghrabieh), water

firm, eggplant , (also called aubergine or brinjal). it should have a hollow sound when you tap it., chopped , tomato ., chopped , pickled cucumbers ., chopped cloves of garlic ., juice of 1 lemon. (pleeeeez ! use fresh lemon juice and not the stuff that comes in bottles.), extra virgin olive-oil, (cold-compressed ), salt