Showing posts with label Salad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Salad. Show all posts

Monday, March 22, 2010

Lebanese Potato Salad

Today I am presenting to you a delicious, vegetarian potato salad very simple to prepare and only needs couple of ingredients which is found in your pantry.
This salad is excellent served at room temperature, or as a side dish, great for outdoors BBQ Parties, healthy refreshing and nutritious. An excellent Vegan dish.

ingredients:
1 pound baby potatoes
1 cup cleaned and chopped Italian parsley
1/2 cup cleaned and chopped green onions
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup good quality olive oil
salt, pepper, chili flakes (optional)

clean and wash the parsley and strain, same with the green onions. Chop the veggies and prepare the dressing...
wash and boil the potatoes, and when they are done, drain them. Using a towel in your hand
try to peel the potatoes when they are hot. Add the chopped herbs and dressing, adjust the seasoning to your taste and mix well
Enjoy.









Wednesday, January 21, 2009

LEBANESE FATTOUSH SALAD

Platter of Fattoush



The Fattoush Mix

p.s.: This recipe was published online to to share with readers the Flavours of the Lebanese Food , and not for local restaurants to steal and add it to their menu. Shame on you

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Lebanese Tabbouleh

Platter of Lebanese Tabbouleh
Tabbouleh is the main Dish you prepare when you are serving Mezza, it’s a Lebanese National Salad, colorful and healthy, consist of freshly chopped herbs, tomatoes, burghul and mixed with good quality olive oil and lemon juice. and full of nutrition

TABBOULEH SALAD - Ingredient for five servings:
2 bunches of Italian parsley, picked and washed
1/2 bunch of mint – from a big bunch
4 big heirloom tomatoes washed
2 large fresh lemons squeezed
¼ cup of fine burghul
½ cup of good quality olive oil
1 bunch of green onion or 1 white onion
Salt, black pepper and all spice to taste, hot sauce or chili flakes (optional)
Fresh lettuce leaves or cabbage leaves or even fresh grape leaves
To scoop the tabbouleh.

Pick the parsley and mint leaves trim the ends and wash them well and let them drain.   Clean the green onions and wash them and let them drain as well.   Same with the tomatoes.
Add the burghul in a fine strainer, and rinse under cold water and squeeze the water in your hands and let it drain well.  
Chop the fresh herbs very fine, (when you think its fine chop more) move them into a bowl.  chop the green onions and the tomatoes fine as well and add them over the herbs, add the burghul, spices, squeezed lemon juice and olive oil, mix well to combine… taste to adjust the seasoning…

Serve the tabbouleh soon as you mix it, accompanied with your desired leaves.

Sahtein.