The Arabasque Table: Contemporary Recipes from the Arab World
Tomato, cucumber, and peanut butter salad
Cucumbers and tomatoes are the basis for most salads around the world. They are called by different names and have a few added...
Pan-fried fish with tahini-onion sauce
A great dish should capture the essences and flavors of the region. In this case the flavors of the Arabian peninsula are showcased with...
Watermelon and burrata with pistachios, mint and lime
This is a super simple salad that is refreshing and delicious. It is based on the Arab like for the contrasting flavors of sweet...
Arab fruit salad with orange blossom water and pistachios
For me, a fruit salad is so much more than a bowl of fruit. The additions bring out seasonal fruit from the region, use local ingredients...
Lentil and vegetable soup with perserved lemon
This is a beautiful lentil soup. Most lentil soups tend to be very thick and goopy, not this one. It is light and fresh. This soup brings...
Moroccan seafood stew with preserved lemon, apricots, and olives
Moroccan tagines are generally made of chicken or red meats, but here is a very different tagine with seafood. Traditionally, Arabs like...
Sudanese peanut butter eggplant mutabal
We are all quite familiar with baba ghanoush, but its cousin mutabal is it richer and more flavorful cousin. Mutabals, like their cousin,...