Tag Archives: walnuts

Eggplant in a walnut and pomegranate sauce

Beirut tonight is in effervescence: it is the week-end for Eid Al-Fitr, the celebration that seals the end of Ramadan. The streets in some neighborhoods are lit up with twinkling lights and everyone is rushing about ordering massive amounts of pastries at the well-known shops in town. I had to stop by one of them, [...]
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Potato salad, Southern Lebanese-style (Batata bel-Kammooneh)

Two people in the last 24 hours have had a similar answer to my question: What is the appeal of Lebanon for you? A  24-year old Dutch man  answered: “I  love the warmth of the people; and I enjoy watching the crazy driving“. A  50 year-old French man said: ” Beyond the warmth of the [...]
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Spiced cheese salad

This salad is Sylvia Titizian‘s family’s salad that is made with the surquig or shankleesh cheese; in Lebanon, this salad is part of a large mezze spread and usually enjoyed with a glass of arak, our national drink. Sylvia’s family uses walnuts, I used pecans. INGREDIENTS: 1 or 2 balls of surquig or shankleesh cheese [...]
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