Matbucha or Turkish Salad Did you ever notice a deep red, spread consistency, rich flavored dish served on most Mezze platters or displays? Commonly known in Israel as Turkish salad, or Matbucha, it may be Moroccan in origin … [Read more...] about Sephardic Turkish Salad
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Classic Moroccan Carrot Salad
Electric orange rounds of slightly sweet carrot marry perfectly with cumin, lemon juice, and garlic. Visually appetizing on a buffet of Sephardic mezze, great with summer barbecues, Moroccan carrot salad is versatile and easy to prepare. Many times, … [Read more...] about Classic Moroccan Carrot Salad
Black Bean and Fresh Corn Salad
This time of year, farm markets have the new ears of corn fresh cut from the stocks, sometimes still warm from the sun. Encased in their crisp green husks with translucent thick strands of corn silk dangling out, I buy as many ears as we can eat in just a couple of days. Not … [Read more...] about Black Bean and Fresh Corn Salad
Apio Agra Dulce, Celery Root with Lemon
For some time now I have been thinking about posting a little spring vegetable often overlooked and yet so delicious and easy to make. Have you every seen those gnarled downright ugly looking bulbous roots with scrawny celery stalks and leaves sticking out of them at a farm … [Read more...] about Apio Agra Dulce, Celery Root with Lemon
Moroccan Salmon for Passover
One of my dear friends and I were trading recipes and menus for the upcoming Passover holiday. She explained her method for making Moroccan style salmon. I have encountered many recipes for Moroccan style fish, but they usually include garbanzo beans and are made with white … [Read more...] about Moroccan Salmon for Passover
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