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Category Archives: Grains

White Butter Bean Stew (Yakhnet Fassolia Baida Arrida)

Fassolia baida arrida—big, flat, white butter beans—are considered the fanciest beans. Every good garden must have at least one plant, which will grow fast and big, like a vine, and produce large, flat, tender green pods that hold the flat white jewel-like beans.

July 20, 2018Grains, Main Dishes, VegetarianBy barbara massaad

White Bean Salad (Fassolia Aa’rida Moutabale)

Tender fassolia aa’rida is a delicacy that needs short cooking over a low fire, and gives plump, pearl white, melting beans, that are best served warm with a drizzle of lemon and olive oil . . . they are not called butter beans for nothing!

July 20, 2018Grains, Salad, VegetarianBy barbara massaad

Armenian Lentil Kibbeh (Vospov Kofte)

Here’s another version of kibbeh, prepared the Armenian way. It’s a kibbeh of bulgur and fragrant herbs with cooked split yellow lentils. Vospov kofte is a Lenten dish and a perfect option for a light and nutritious summer meal.

July 18, 2018Grains, Main Dishes, VegetarianBy barbara massaad

Thick Mixed Bean Soup (Makhlouta)

Nothing means mountain rustic food as much as makhlouta, or the “mixed,” and it is in fact a mix of several kinds of beans and a bit of coarse bulgur, all cooked together in a thick brown porridge-like sauce.

July 17, 2018Grains, Main Dishes, VegetarianBy barbara massaad

Taro with Lentils (Kelkass bi Adass)

Another version of taro potato is made with lentils. As in so many cases, there are the two camps of preference: those who cook it with tahini, and those who cook it without.

July 17, 2018Grains, Legumes, Main Dishes, VegetarianBy barbara massaad

Summer Zucchini Stew (Mfaraket Koussa)

Prepared in an easy style, this is one of the easiest and simplest summer stews for taking advantage of the abundant summer zucchini.

July 16, 2018Grains, Legumes, Main Dishes, VegetarianBy barbara massaad

Southern-Style Split Lentils with Rice (Mujadara Safra)

This is the mujadara of South Lebanon. With a light yellow color, and a runnier consistency, the mujadara safra is a perfect summer dish that is best served with radishes and olives. It’s very easy to prepare, with a minimum of ingredients and preparation, and not kitchen machine to use!

July 15, 2018Grains, Main Dishes, VegetarianBy barbara massaad

Red Beans and Bulgur (Mjadaret Loubyieh)

If the south has a lighter, sweeter version in mujadra safra, the north has it at the opposite end of the spectrum, dark and thick! The Northern Lebanese version of mujadara is made with red beans instead of lentils and coarse bulgur instead of rice.

July 13, 2018Grains, Main Dishes, VegetarianBy barbara massaad

Red Bean Stew (Fassolia B’zeit)

Red Bean Stew is a Friday favorite; it can be prepared in advance and served at room temperature. It is best eaten with scallions, radishes, and a green salad.

July 13, 2018Grains, Main Dishes, VegetarianBy barbara massaad

Bulgur with Cabbage and Chile (Marshousheh)

Marshousheh means “the scattered” and is simply scattered bulgur over cooked cabbage. Easy! This recipe represents the epitome of mountain food: simple, rustic, filling, and easy to prepare.

July 7, 2018Grains, Legumes, VegetarianBy barbara massaad
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