Salads and side dishes
Chickpea Hummus
Chickpea hummus is a typical starter of Lebanon, but it can be eaten also in Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Syria and Greece. This dip has all the properties of chickpeas, sesame seeds and garlic and results a dish rich in omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids, calcium, iron, vitamins of group B and C, fiber for the health of the intestinal tract and, finally, hummus contains phytoestrogens, that are molecules so similar to the estrogens of the body that can take their place. For this reason, phytoestroge...
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Briam
Briam is a starter or a side dish of the Greek cuisine. It is prepared with vegetables and herbs and results very tasty, rich in fiber, antioxidants and mineral salts. The recipe has been given us by a Greek friend, who owns a taverna, the typical Greek restaurant. Thank you Anna! With your delicious food you’ve made us love Greece even more! In this version we’ve added a pinch of fresh chili pepper in order to make the dish a little spicy. Ingredients for 4 people 1 kg of zucchini 1 kg of pota...
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Melitzanosalata (Greek recipe)
Melitzanosalata is a starter prepared with eggplants according to Greek cooking tradition. Here two versions of the recipe: the first one classic and the second one based on a dish eaten during a holiday in Greece in a typical Greek restaurant, a “Taverna” as Greek people call their restaurants, in the south of Peloponnese. Ingredients Version 1 1 Kg Eggplants 1 cup of extra virgin olive oil 1 lemon 2 cloves of garlic Salt Ingredients Version 2 1 Kg Eggplants, better with an elongated and thi...
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Savory muffins with sun-dried tomatoes and olives
Muffins can be also salty, not just sweet. Here a tasty starter is proposed by using sun-dried tomatoes and olives. Butter is not used and extra virgin olive oil is preferred. Ingredients 2 tablespoons of wheat starch or potato starch Semi whole grain spelt flour until the total amount of wheat starch and flour is 300 g 100 g of sun-dried tomatoes in oil 100 g of pitted olives 1 tablespoon of yeast for bread or pizza 1 egg 135 ml of milk, that can be cow milk or plant-based milk 30 g extra virg...
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Eggplants with ginger and chives
This recipe can be a side dish as well as a starting. The dish is rich in antioxidants thanks to the eggplants, here proposed with the peel, to the ginger and chives. Ginger and chives make the recipe tasty and have also a digestive and purifying action. Ingredients for 4 people 2 Eggplants Fresh ginger chives Oil salt Cut the eggplants into slices with a thickness of 1-2 cm. Bring to boil a pot full of slightly salty water, add the eggplants and cook them for 5 minutes. Be sure that all the ...
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Vegan mayonnaise
Mayonnaise can also be vegan, without eggs and prepared with soy milk. This sauce is perfect as a dressing for salads, to eat asparagus, raw vegetables or with meat and fish. You can eat as much of this mayonnaise as you want because it’s low-calorie and does not contain cholesterol. 100 ml of soy milk 2 teaspoons of mustard 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon of lemon juice salt pinch of turmeric peanut oil or sunflower-seed oil Add in a bowl the soy milk, the mustard, the salt, the ...
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