Tag Archives: zaatar

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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Zaatar matzo

Today is Passover and I am extending my best wishes to all my friends of Jewish faith in Lebanon and throughout the world. As a token of celebration I am making some matzos with a Lebanese twist. These matzos are flavored with zaatar I bought from Abu Kassem in Zawtar (south Lebanon), the world’s foremost [...]
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Eggplant and red pepper pizza

Back in the kitchen; I don’t know about you, but can you envision a weekend without pizza? I can’t. How about this pizza? Instead of the tomato sauce, I made a red pepper sauce; topped it with eggplant instead of pepperoni or sausage. Sprinkled with zaatar brought back from the zaatar fields in south Lebanon [...]
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