Tag Archives: Eggplant

Eggplant chips with yogurt sauce

Normally, this dish is made up of thick slices of eggplant, fried in olive oil and smothered in a garlicky yogurt sauce. This version used extra thin slices (I finally got the hang of the mandoline), fried in olive oil then dried up in the microwave for 30 seconds to a minute; the microwave crisps [...]
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Summer eggplant stew (Maghmoor)

The reason for the summer title is because this dish used to appear every week  at our table when the first heat waves of summer were felt, because it is eaten at room temperature. Plus it is entirely vegan. I hated it as a kid; it reminded me of the eggplants we were served at [...]
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Mehshi (Stuffed veggies)

A common denominator to all people who live around the Eastern Mediterranean: They love to stuff their veggies! In Lebanese cuisine, they are stuffed in two major ways: One includes meat and is served hot; the other is meatless and is served at room temperature. The vegan variety of stuffed veggies is  used a lot [...]
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