Mediterranean Recipes - My Cooking Journey

Byrek Me Spinaq | Albanian Spinach Pie

Sandhya Ramakrishnan — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 16:04:00 +0000

Byrek Me Spinaq which is an Albanian Spinach Pie is a delicious savory pie made with spinach and feta filling layered between flaky Phyllo (Filo) pastry sheets. We often eat at Middle Eastern restaurants where they serve the spinach pies also known by the name Spanakopita. Inspired by it, I make the Indian style samosa...

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Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

Sandhya Ramakrishnan — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:01:00 +0000

This Vegan Mediterranean Chickpea Salad is so delicious and loaded with flavors and colors that will make you return for more. Serve this fresh and easy salad as is or stuffed inside pita bread to make it a shawarma wrap. Anytime I buy English cucumber, my first plan is to make this fresh Chickpeas salad....

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Quinoa Tabbouleh | Tabouli Salad

Sandhya Ramakrishnan — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:06:00 +0000

Quinoa Tabbouleh / Tabouli Salad is an excellent middle eastern recipe that can be made in less than 20 minutes. It can also be stuffed in a pita with falafel and hummus or eaten just as a salad for a meal. I first learned about this Quinoa Tabouli recipe in a workshop at our local...

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Zaatar Flatbread - Middle Eastern Flatbread

Sandhya Ramakrishnan — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 03:52:20 +0000

Zaatar flatbread is a simple flatbread flavored with a Middle Eastern spice blend called the Za'atar which is a mixture of sumac, thyme, oregano, sesame seeds, and salt. As the last flatbread in this series, I have the Za'atar Flatbread which is a simple flatbread topped with a very flavorful Middle Eastern Spice blend called...

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Farro Salad With Tahini Vinaigrette

Sandhya Ramakrishnan — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 05:44:43 +0000

Farro salad is a colorful and nutty salad with the addition of delicious whole grain and a blend of colorful vegetables. The tahini salad adds to the flavor of the salad and it is a very adaptable recipe. Choosing to make Farro Salad with Tahini Vinaigrette for the alphabet F, was the easiest for me...

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Chickpea Shawarma Wrap | Vegetarian Shawarma Sandwich

Sandhya Ramakrishnan — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 22:48:31 +0000

Vegetarian Shawarma is a delicious Pita wrap with roasted spiced chickpeas, a simple cucumber salad, and a tahini sauce. Perfect for weekend brunch. Shawarma is one of the most popular Middle Eastern street food that is usually stuffed with grilled meat, a cooling sauce, and some tomatoes and onions. So for Day 3, for my...

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Moroccan Stuffed Dates | Dates Stuffed With Almond Paste

Sandhya Ramakrishnan — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 05:30:27 +0000

Whole dates stuffed with mildly sweet and very rich almond paste make these Moroccan Stuffed Dates a very popular dessert during the Ramadan Season. We are almost towards the end of the year and we just have 2 more weeks to get through. This week I will be blogging all about Moroccan cuisine and I...

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Turkish Cigar Pastry – Savory Spinach And Feta Cigars

Sandhya Ramakrishnan — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:24:04 +0000

Turkish Cigar Pastry is a fun dish to eat for kids and a lot easier to eat than traditional pies. It is very easy to make with store-bought pastry sheets. I am very attracted to Middle Eastern cuisine for a couple of reasons. One, they have a lot of vegetarian options and the second one...

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Middle Eastern Chickpeas Soup – Vegan Garbanzo Beans Soup

Sandhya Ramakrishnan — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 09:00:00 +0000

A delicious and quick-to-make chickpeas soup with Middle Eastern flavors. The best part is this chickpeas soup is made with canned garbanzo beans. My family loves Lentil Soup. So thinking along the same lines, I wanted to make something different and that is how I landed on this Middle Eastern Chick Peas Soup. The flavors...

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Cucumber Rolls | Cucumber Roll Ups

Sandhya Ramakrishnan — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 13:06:00 +0000

These cucumber rolls are a fun bite-size appetizer idea using cucumbers and hummus. These cucumber roll-ups are low-carb and very delicious. It takes only 15 minutes to make and is very easy to put together. These can be great appetizers for parties. Summer is in full swing and I wanted to come up with one...

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