Tag Archives: zaatar

Zaatar croissant

Zaatar croissants are offered in every pastry shop in Beirut. Once you have tried one, the plain croissants taste just, well, too plain. There is something irresistible about the slightly pungent, aromatic and nutty zaatar. The croissant idea was a challenge from Stevie, and Heavenly Housewive. The challenge  was compounded by the fact that temperatures [...]
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Tapénade and zaatar bread

  Olives and zaatar are like horse and carriage on  the Lebanese/Levantine table. Every day, olives are eaten and zaatar is slathered on bread simultaneously. I figured: Why not combine them? The result is a moist and olive-zaatar filled bread that goes very well with just about anything, on those nights when a little meal [...]
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Lebanese Gaspacho

A recipe imagined by chef Ornella Hubel that I immediately wanted to try; so cool when chefs create recipes based on our Lebanese culinary heritage. Here, she used chick peas as a base for the soup. The chick peas are pureed and served gaspacho-style with pita croutons, diced tomatoes and a sprinkling of zaatar. A [...]
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