131 the sea date and Recipes

chopped preserved lemon rind, store-bought or homemade, fresh lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, sea salt and pepper, celery (about 1 1/2 lbs.), leaves trimmed and tough outer fibers removed with a vegetable peeler, fennel bulbs (about 1 1/2 lbs. total), stalks trimmed, medjool dates (about 4 oz.), loosely packed flat-leaf parsley leaves

head of escarole , coarsely torn, medjool dates, halved, pitted, diced, walnut pieces, toasted, bacon slices, cut crosswise into strips, walnut oil or extra-virgin olive oil, shallot, chopped, red wine vinegar, fine sea salt

basmati rice , rinsed in cold water, date molasses (date syrup, dibs tamar in arabic, found in middle eastern shops), saffron, ground (i use a mortar and pestle. iranian saffron is definitely superior in taste and colour), cardamom, freshly ground, rose water (i prefer iranian, i find flower waters vary quite a bit in quality), sea salt , to taste, butter , a lot is needed to form the sought after crust (or ghee, (or more)

pecans, dry, vanilla bean, scraped, sea salt, pitted dates, pitted dates, coconut oil, vanilla bean, scraped, water , as needed, mangoes (3-4)

shredded coconut , unsweetened if you can find it, dates, seedless (that is about 8 medjool dates), whole almonds, drained (soaked in water for a few hours or overnight), raw cashews, drained (soaked in water for a few hours or overnight), dates, seedless, lemon juice, raw honey, coconut oil, vanilla extract, sea salt (i used about 3/4 tsp), water , if needed, frozen strawberries, raw honey, water , if needed

walnuts, sea salt, pitted dates (medjool dates), unsweetened cocoa powder or 2/3 cup carob powder, vanilla extract, water, raspberries, for garnish

almonds, dates, cashews (soaked for at least 1 hour), lemon juice, fresh, raw honey, coconut oil (when liquid, see 2nd step), water, vanilla beans or 1 tsp vanilla, celtic sea salt, frozen berries, dates or 1/4 cup honey

honey, whole grain mustard, curry powder, chopped fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried, monkfish or sea bass fillets, each cut in half, unsalted butter, tart green apples, peeled, cored , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, pitted dates, coarsely chopped, water, cider vinegar

unsalted butter, extra-virgin olive oil, red onions, cut into thick rings, garlic, sliced, red peppers, seeded and cut into rings, green peppers, seeded and cut into rings, green chiles, seeded and diced, heaped tsp ground cumin, level tsp ground cinnamon, generous splash of sherry, vine-ripened tomatoes, skinned, seeded and diced, bulgur, washed, chicken stock, cinnamon, star anise, few sprigs thyme, chickens, sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, sucuk, sliced, medjool dates, seeded and cut into quarters

head escarole , coarsely torn (7- to 8-oz), medjool dates, halved, pitted, diced, walnut pieces, toasted, bacon , cut crosswise into strips, walnut oil or 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, shallot, chopped, red wine vinegar, fine sea salt

center-cut skin-on salmon fillet, cut into 6 equal pieces, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, english (hothouse) seedless cucumbers, peeled and cut into 8 pieces, sliced fennel , feathery fronds reserved for the garnish, medjool dates, pitted and cut in slivers, coarsely chopped walnuts, minced fresh chives, fresh lemon juice (1/2 a large lemon), fruity olive oil (preferably from spain), coarse sea salt (preferably maldon from england), fresh ground black pepper

flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, hackled walnuts, chopped dates, coffee, egg, melted butter

canola oil, evaporated skim milk, fruit, egg, vanilla, barley flour, baking powder, sea salt, cocoa, sugar, butter softened, almond extract

smoked salmon, sea shell pasta cooked, chopped shallots, chopped fresh dill, plain yogurt, mayonnaise

dates , soaked 1 hour in warm water and drained, cooked black beans, drained and rinsed, smooth cashew butter, unsweetened almond milk, unsweetened cocoa powder, pure vanilla extract, coconut sugar, nutmeg, sea salt, chocolate chips (optional), chopped walnuts (optional)

ground lamb with a little fat (i use extra lean ground beef and add a some extra olive oil), garlic clove, crushed, a small onion, finely chopped, chopped parsley, tomato paste, grain white rice, rinsed (i use basmati), baharat mixed spice (i use , baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), sea salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, lemon , juice of, olive oil, zucchini (or cusa, the small stuffing squash are best if you can get them), olive oil, broth (chicken or beef, if needed), lemon , juice of, date syrup (also called date molasses, dibis in arabic, silan in hebrew), sea salt , to taste, canned plum tomato , ground in a food processor, tomato paste, garlic clove, crushed, olive oil, drippings from cooked zucchini, baharat mixed spice (i use , baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix)

cake, hazelnuts, carob powder, fine sea salt, pitted dates, pitted dates , soaked overnight, agave syrup, very ripe avocado flesh, carob powder

black beans, drained and rinsed or 19 oz about 1 1/2 cups of freshly cooked black beans, almond butter (for nut allergies, sesame seed butter or sunflower seed butter also work well), pitted dates, soaked for an hour and drained, cocoa powder, coconut oil, sea salt, chopped nuts (optional), baked sweet potato (just bake a sweet potato in the oven or microwave until very soft, let it cool, cut it in half and s), pitted dates, soaked for an hour and drained, cocoa powder, almond butter (for nut allergies, sesame seed butter or sunflower seed butter also work well), coconut milk, pure vanilla extract