Category Archives: Fish and Seafood

Pomelo and shrimp salad

The DAILY STAR is Lebanon’s English language daily; Olivia Alabaster, staff reporter at the paper, asked me if I could submit a recipe as she was  doing a story on pomelos. Pomelos are relatively new on the scene in Lebanon. They look like giant grapefruits, are  sweeter , full of vitamins and possibilities. Candied pomelo [...]
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Shrimps in kadaifi

A fun appetizer that can be prepared ahead of time but should be cooked on the spot when guests arrive. The shrimps are seasoned with cumin and wrapped in a ribbon of kadaifi dough (available frozen in the US and Canada at some supermarkets and Middle-Eastern grocers and online through various sources including Amazon). Heat [...]
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Salmon with tomato-tamarind sauce

A quick and delicious fish and veggie dish from the unexpandable Nawal Nasrallah’s Delights from the Garden of Eden. Fry an onion, add spices and diced tomatoes, place the salmon in that sauce, bake and less than 10 minutes later, dinner is done. INGREDIENTS: 1 pound of salmon fillet, cut in 4 smaller pieces (can [...]
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