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Potato hummus with lamb

This should conclude my hummus week (unless I feel the urge to make yet another hummus mañana); this is a classic potato with tarator (tahini) sauce, except I used (organic) sweet potatoes. The lamb chops are marinated briefly in lemon juice, olive oil, garlic paste, Aleppo pepper and  wild zaatar or thyme. INGREDIENTS: Per potato [...]
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Lebanese potato salad

A Lebanese-style potato salad is extremely simple to make and requires only three ingredients besides the potatoes: Lemons, extra-virgin olive oil and some (preferably) italian parsley. The potatoes should be firm and buttery rather than the starchy baking potatoes. The variety picked here is called Klondike Gourmet Idaho. The resulting salad is light-tasting, tangy from [...]
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Taro fries with cilantro pesto

This dish is based  on a popular mezze item on the Lebanese table called batata harra or spiced potatoes. In this plate, cubed potatoes are fried and coated in a cilantro, garlic and chile pesto and served lukewarm with quartered lemons. I figured I would do the same here, except I cooked the taro thoroughly [...]
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