Cooked veg
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Continue readingThis is not Chef Ottolenghi’s first recipe on my blog and it certainly won’t be the last, I have to say that I have never been disappointed with his recipes. All of his recipes are original and full of flavor. Thanks to his books I discovered a new way of cooking and eating vegetables. The proof is this « mustardy cauliflower cheese » gratin, which changes from the gratin with bechamel sauce that I used to make. This cauliflower gratin is the ultimate comfort food, besides I like this kind of dishes that don’t take a long time to make but are so good.…
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Continue readingEggplant caviars and eggplant salads are quite popular throughout the Middle East, North Africa and certain European countries. Among the most popular, « Baba Ghanoush » or « Moutabel » orignally from levantine cuisine, In Greece and Cyprus « melitzanosalata », « ajvar » from the Balkan, Georgian « badrijnis khizilala » and « zaalouk » the Moroccan version prepared with eggplant and tomatoes with Chermoula spices : garlic, cumin, paprika, parsley, coriander and plenty of olive oil. Cooked salads are a big part of a Moroccan everyday cooking, you’ll rarely see a main course served without at least one salad. And « Zaalouk » is the common side dish for to many meals like grilled meat, or…