Tag: Makkelijk

Vegetables

Broccoli and bell pepper with spicy sauce

Ají de Gallina is one of Peru’s classic recipes. It’s a rich dish with pecan, chili and chicken. The best part is the sauce: rich, spicy and creamy. Which makes it perfect to combine with all sorts of veg. This plant-based version is as good as the original and it […]

Vegetables

Grilled aubergine and zucchini

My favourite dishes have usually two things in common: simplicity and pure flavour. The simplicity of preparation and the purity of flavours when you kan actually taste the different ingredients. That’s why I really love Lebanese, Italian and Peruvian cuisines. This little Italian inspired dish reflects that and is a […]

Fruit, Vegetables

Sweet potato and mango ceviche

Ceviche has always been a favourite of mine. It packs so much flavour combining sweet, spicy, sour and savoury. It makes the perfect stater for your dinners and it is very easy to make. You can also give it another twist by replacing the mango with chestnut mushroom. Tip 1: […]

Fried aubergine with roasted pepper sauce
Vegetables

Fried aubergine with roasted pepper sauce

I’m a big fan of fried aubergine. So much so, that usually eat half before they reach the table, with some Lebanese bread and a pinch of salt. Yum! So basically for this recipe, you could just skip the sauce and go straight to enjoying the fried aubergine, haha! But […]

Roasted vegetables
Vegetables

Roasted vegetables with garlic sauce and sriraccia

In the Middle-East many dishes are common to the different countries. Each country, and sometimes, region, gives the dishes its own flair and its own touch. Take shawarma for instance: it’s part of practically each middle-eastern cuisine but tastes different from one to the other. This recipe uses the same […]

Zucchini moutabbal
Vegetables

Zucchini moutabbal

‘What’s a moutabbal?’ I hear you say. Well in Lebanon (and the Middle-East in general) it literally means ‘mixed’ and usually indicates some kind of spread. In my family, when you say moutabbal you usually mean baba ganoush. Hummus has become a household item and the baba ganoush is also […]

Hummus galore
Vegetables

Hummus galore!

Hummus. I, personally, cannot live without. I would gladly have it every day, any day. And I actually do that quite often 😉 Even though you can find all different types and flavours in the shops these days, truth is, the best hummus you’ll have is one you make yourself. […]

Broccoli with yoghurt sauce
Vegetables

Broccoli with yoghurt sauce

In Lebanon (and other Middle-Eastern countries) we use yoghurt in different dishes as base for a sauce, hot or cold. Like for instance in a pasta with mint and garlic or in ‘fatteh’ with aubergine and chickpeas. This recipe is based on Chich Barak, a rich dish with tortellinis filled […]

Fish

Octopus with olive sauce

Of all the seafood out there, the octopus is probably my favourite. It’s quite simple to prepare and it’s so delicious! It is such a disappointment when you order it in a restaurant and you can almost taste its loveliness but then it turns out to be rubbery… The trick […]

Ceviche
Fish

Ceviche

The first time I tasted ceviche was in the land of ceviche itself, Peru, and I fell immediately in love with this dish! It is a very simple dish made with fish that has been ‘cooked’ in a sharp, zesty and spicy marinade called Leche de Tigre or tiger’s milk. […]