Green Broad Bean and Artichoke Salad – Salatet Fool Akhdar – مدمس فول أخضر ليبي

This salad is  healthy, easy to put together and bursting with flavour. It is both simple and versatile. The green broad beans can be served warm with rice, or cold as a fresh tasting side dish eaten with bread to soak up the dressing. Leftovers make an excellent packed lunch.  The artichoke… Read more“Green Broad Bean and Artichoke Salad – Salatet Fool Akhdar – مدمس فول أخضر ليبي”

Filo Pastry Meat Pie : Bureek Tajin (رقاق باللحم المفروم (قلاش

Bureek Tajin (also known as Suniyet Ruqaq in Egypt) is a  meat pie served as a side dish, and is a popular accompaniment to soup during Ramadan. Leftovers make a great snack or light meal the next day. The pie  is  made of two layers of thin dough (each made up of several sheets of filo… Read more“Filo Pastry Meat Pie : Bureek Tajin (رقاق باللحم المفروم (قلاش”

Egg Omelette Sandwich, with Cheese, Sundried Tomatoes, Harissa and Olives

The tuna and harissa sandwich is a well established Libyan tradition. Chilli paste (harissa) spices up a plain tuna sandwich into something else, and the two definitely go hand in hand. But that’s not the only option. Homemade harissa is delicious spread on fresh barley/wheat bread, and there is a variety… Read more“Egg Omelette Sandwich, with Cheese, Sundried Tomatoes, Harissa and Olives”

Tomato, Cucumber and Olive Salad with Crab Apples – Salata Arabiya bil Tufah Albaladi سلطة عربية بالتفاح البلدي

There are many varieties of salata arabiya in Libya, unified by tomatoes being the main ingredient. This makes the salad very liquid, perfect for eating with barley bread or zumita paste formed into fingers. This version includes small sour apples (which grow wild in libya). Serves 4  Ingredients6 tomatoes 2 crab apples, diced1 medium onion… Read more“Tomato, Cucumber and Olive Salad with Crab Apples – Salata Arabiya bil Tufah Albaladi سلطة عربية بالتفاح البلدي”

Lentil Soup With Fried Onions: Hasa Adas حساء عدس

Hasa adas  is a thick lentil soup flavored with cumin and topped with caramelized onion wings, fried until crisp and extra sweet. The same soup ( sometimes made with dried meat) is poured as a sauce over a layer of toasted Arabic bread to make a warming winter comfort food called fattat adas.  Serves 4Ingredients:2 cups orange… Read more“Lentil Soup With Fried Onions: Hasa Adas حساء عدس”