Posts From Habeeb Salloum
Recipe: Bean and Almond Soup (Asseeda)
THIS BEAN AND ALMOND SOUP FROM NORTH AFRICA IS EXOTIC, NOURISHING, AND DELICIOUS
Recipe: Chickpea Stew with Tomatoes and Sweet Peppers
THIS CHICKPEA STEW WITH TOMATOES AND SWEET PEPPERS IS A GREAT SOURCE OF PROTEIN, AND FILLS THE TUMMY WITH COMFORT ON A COLD DAY
Recipe: Red Pepper Dip / Salad (Mahamara)
MAHAMARA (RED PEPPER DIP) COMBINES YOGHURT AND SPICES WITH HEARTY CHICKPEAS
Recipe: Chickpea Dip and Somali Hummus
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘A HEALTHY VEGETARIAN FEAST‘. The recipe for this appetizer differs somewhat from the hummus dish recipes found in the Greater...
Recipe: Pomegranate Taboula
This recipe is a tasty and festive version of taboula. (Serves 12) Ingredients 1/2 cup fine burghul (or bulghur wheat), soaked for 10 minutes in cold water, then drained by pressing
A Healthy Vegetarian Feast
Flavourful Recipes for the Holiday Season How many times have you looked forward to a holiday feast, only to find yourself bloated and tired after overindulging in meat, cheese, and bread? It’s a common occurrence.
Recipe: QUINGOMBOS GUISADOS ~ Caribbean Okra Stew
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Peasant Comfort Foods for Deep Winter Dining‘. This dish is believed to have originated in Puerto Rico and then spread...
Recipe: DAHL ~ Spinach and Lentil Curry
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Peasant Comfort Foods for Deep Winter Dining‘. (Serves 4 to 6) Ingredients 3/4 cup split lentils 1 medium onion, finely...
Recipe: SOPA DE ELOTE ~ Corn Soup
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Peasant Comfort Foods for Deep Winter Dining‘. The indigenous peoples of Mexico believed that corn had a divine origin. They...
Recipe: ASSEEDA ~ Bean and Almond Soup
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Peasant Comfort Foods for Deep Winter Dining‘. This North African soup is both exotic and tasty. (Serves about 6 to...
Recipe: BORSCHT ~ Beet Soup
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Peasant Comfort Foods for Deep Winter Dining‘. There are numerous versions of this famous Eastern European soup/stew; this is mine. ...
Recipe: HAREESA ~ Hot Red Pepper Sauce
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Peasant Comfort Foods for Deep Winter Dining‘. This sauce is served with every meal in Tunisia, North Africa. It is...
Recipe: HARIRA ~ Chickpea, Tomato, and Lentil Soup
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Peasant Comfort Foods for Deep Winter Dining‘. In Morocco, Harira is served as a daily soup, to begin a feast,...
Spices of North Africa Come to Life in Tunisian Cuisine
The red-hot embers kept us barely warm as we huddled around a Tunisian earthenware qanoun (tiny stove) at our friend’s home in Tunis, the capital...
Baked Herb Stuffed Fish
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘FOODS FOR LOVE‘. Ingredients 4 Tbsp butter 2 medium onions, chopped 1 small bunch parsley, finely chopped 1 small bunch...
Eggs With Truffles
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘FOODS FOR LOVE‘. (Serves 4) Hot-house, Moroccan and Syrian canned truffles can be found in Middle Eastern stores or in...
