Tag Archives: cilantro pesto

Drumsticks with pomegranate-cilantro sauce

If you are interested in saving some time and still having flavorful meals, why not make some cilantro pesto and freezing it? It will keep very well, for months, and if you make a bunch and fill up an ice-cube plastic tray with it, you can pull it out of the freezer and scoop out [...]
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Carrot soup with labneh

A soup that can be made with minimum fuss yet delivers big flavor; if you happen to have some labneh, great, otherwise drain some yogurt that morning. I used a bit of the stash of cilantro pesto from my freezer to speed things up. INGREDIENTS: 6 servings 1 pound of carrots 1 large onion 1 [...]
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Potatoes and Black Beans with garlic and cilantro

I was reading  in the Culinary Heritage of Lebanon about a dish from the Tripoli region in the north of Lebanon which is a simple casserole of beans and potatoes  mixed with some olive oil and onions. What an attractive and homey dish! I  was inspired and decided to do a slightly different version with [...]
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