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Okra cooked until just charred and still crunchy with perfectly spicy chilies and tart lime.
These beauties are pan steamed with just a bit of salt and a bay leaf, creating tender fluffy potatoes, that are then skewered on rosemary branches and broiled or grilled to add a touch of browning and depth of flavor. Lovely to present and delicious.
Sweet and salty, these are perfect two bite appetizers with a lovely crunch. Super easy to put together and great for pre- or post-dinner.
This salad has so many delicious flavors and textures with toasted pecans, sliced dates, punchy herbs, and a tart-sweet dressing that marries the whole dish together.
This is a classic Middle-Eastern pilaf that incorporates pasta to add a silky texture to the dish. Traditionally with the addition of fideo or short vermicelli noodle, but equally tasty (and easier to find in Western markets) with orzo.
Super simple chopped salad that can be served as a topping for chicken, steak, or pork, or as a great side salad for any Brazilian meal.
This is one of my all-time favorite salads. Brussels sprouts or broccoli both work equally well. The dressing is infinitely editable to your taste and it saves well in the fridge for days.
Butternut Squash Soup is a long-time favorite of mine, my sister used to make it when she visited from college, and it screams fall to me more than pumpkin spice lattes and decorative gourds.
This is a simple salad with a nice combination of crunchy vegetables, ripe fresh tomatoes, and bright lemon and herb dressing.
A little of this salad goes a long way and is great alongside Pide stuffed with greens and herbs.
Braising the asparagus in a bath of water, lemon, and garlic infuses it with the rich and bright flavors of the garlic and lemon, and leaves the asparagus perfectly tender.
Pasta, garlic, tomato, olive oil, basil. All ingredients I immediately associate with Italy. Also almost the sole list of ingredients in this recipe.
This simple but flavorsome bean dish hails from what author and cook Naomi Duguid terms the “Persian Culinary Region” spanning Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan.
This intriguing dish is simple but surprising. The late addition of sherry enlivens it from a simple roast potato side to something worth talking about.
This classic Spanish rice dish can be as fancy or simple as you want it to be. It can rich with seafood and be finished with mussels, shrimp, and scallops. It can also be made with freezer staples or even canned vegetables. It is equally satisfying vegetarian as it is with meats and seafood. It cooks surprisingly quickly and serves a crowd.
This recipe is an adaptation of what would normally be pickled, but an overnight rest in the fridge gives similar flavor results without the fuss.
This simple but delicious side dish marries well with spicy dishes, especially those made with Piri Piri hot sauce.
Aloo Chop are a popular Bengali street snack but are also popular around the Middle East made with different spices, ingredients, and techniques. Also known as Aloor Chop, Alo Chab, and Alu Chop, by any name they are delicious.
For this race, I decided to make a vegetable tagine served with a garden salad and quinoa.
In this beet salad, the leeks are blanched, the dressing is rich and nutty made with walnuts, garlic, and tangy tamarind water and vinegar. The textures come together in a lovely way and it is a subtle yet rich mix of flavors.
This is one of those meals that is definitely more than the sum of its parts. Rice, lentils, onions… simple ingredients with some classic spices mixed in… when brought together are so much more.
I don’t know about you but I love mushrooms. they are so versatile and umami-rich. This is a simple preparation the brings out their flavor and gets a nice kick of freshness from the herbs mixed in just before serving.
Spinach is a humble ingredient. With a simple addition of olive oil and garlic, it is elevated to a delicious side dish.
This dish is a spin on Vinha d’alhos Pork which is flavored with red wine and garlic. The glaze treatment works great on roasted vegetables and all the crispy crunchy toppings give this completed dish so much textural interest.
One of my favorite dim sum snacks, veganized.