(Serves 4 / За 4 лица) It’s summer…you’re hot…you’re hungry, but you’re out of ideas?! Just turn to the Arab cuisine for inspiration. It’s abundant in highly energizing and healthy meal options. And this is one option I tend to exploit the most 🙂
Category: Entrées
Sorrel Dip / Намаз од штавел
(Serves 10) / (за 10 лица) (Photo credit: http://www.chow.com) Ingredients 4-5 large sized garlic cloves 1/2 cup water + more for the flour 3 bunches sorrel 1 Tbsp baking T55 flour Salt Mixed pepper, freshly ground Grape-seed oil
Vegan Borscht / Посен боршт
(Makes about 3 l) / (излегува околу 3 л) This Easter weekend Vegan365Kitchen visited the amazing Ikar Hut. We had so much fun and met really cool people there. This recipe was cooked by an original Russian 🙂 so it can’t get cooler than that, right? By the way, 20+ people were eating this and every…
Red Lentil Soup / Супа од црвена леќа
(Makes approx. 1.5 l) / (за приближно 1,5 л) (Photo credit: teandwheatenbread.blogspot.com) Ingredients 1 handful red lentils 3 medium sized scallions 1 handful frozen mix (peas, carrot, corn) Unrefined grape-seed oil Salt
Spinach Soup / Супа од спанаќ
(Makes approx. 1.5 l) / (излегува околу 1,5 л) You know Popeye would’ve loved this, right? 🙂 I bet so would children, even the spinach-hating ones (like myself when I was younger). It’s a nice new way of incorporating boring ole spinach into daily meals, so give it a try. Ingredients 250 g boiled spinach…
Sundried Tomato and Avocado Dip / Намаз од авокадо и суви домати
(Serves 3) / (за 3 лица) I know a lot of these recipes call for plain sun-dried tomatoes (not the oily ones), but when I tasted the mixture before adding spices I realized it is the best dip I’ve tasted in a looooooong time (save the ones that include a lot of garlic :)). It’s great for…
Baba Ghanoush / Баба гануш
(Serves 2) / (за 2 лица) Ingredients 1 medium sized eggplant 1 large sized garlic clove 1/2 small lemon, squeezed 1 Tbsp tahini *Tahini has a bit overwhelming taste, so if you’re using it for the first time, try adding 1/2 Tbsp first, and then add the other 1/2 later if you still want it. Salt
Tomato Sauce and Basil Spaghetti / Шпагети со салца и босилек
(Serves 4) / (за 4 лица) I know this is a no-brainer, but we all have to be reminded once in a while, am I right? For instance, if I hadn’t come across a nice pic of a very seductive plate of pomodoro e basilico pasta I wouldn’t have been inspired to prepare this and indirectly…
Breaded Oyster Mushrooms / Посна панирана буковка
(Serves 4) / (за 4 лица) Ingredients 800 g (approx. 10 cups) fresh oyster mushrooms 500 ml (2 cups) beer 400 g flour Salt
Hot Polenta / Лута палента
(Serves 2) / (за 2 лица) Ingredients 250 g (1 2/3 cup) polenta 5 cups water 1/3 cup peperoncini pickling liquid 3-4 large sized peperoncini, chopped
Spring Tagliatelle / Пролетни јуфки
(Serves 4) / (за 4 лица) I don’t think I’ve done this before – mixing cooked and raw ingredients to make the most awesome spring meal. And now that I realize this I don’t know why it is so. This is so easy to make, and so full of nutrients. Explosive colors and equally amazing taste. Enjoy!
Potato Burgers / Ќофтиња од компири
(Yields 20 burgers) / (излегуваат 20 ќофтиња) Ingredients 1 kg potatoes 150 g olives 4-5 scallions 3 large sized garlic cloves 1 cup polenta 2 Tbsp flax seed, freshly ground Salt Turmeric Mixed pepper, freshly ground Sumac Unrefined grape-seed oil
Easy Vegan Potato and Spinach Frittata / Лесна посна фритата од спанаќ и компири
(Serves 4) / (за 4 лица) Ingredients 1.2 kg new potatoes 1 kg spinach 7-8 scallions
Roman style artichokes/ Артичоки во Римски стил
(Serves 4) / (за 4 лица) So, It’s been almost a week since I got back from Rome and i still can’t return to normal life. And how can I, after all those Palaces, royal gardens, amazing artworks, and life in grandeur. I have just one advice for anyone that goes there: Don’t you dare…
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio / Шпагети со масло и лук
(Serves 4) / (за 4 лица) Elena, the co-writer on this blog was in Rome this past week, she just got back yesterday. This meal is inspired by the Eternal City, and it brought me back to the time when me and bf spent a whole month courchsurfing through whole of middle Italy. It was…
Beer Baked Potatoes / Компири печени со пиво
(Serves 4) / (за 4 лица) These were a big hit when I made them last summer at the IKAR Hut. Too bad I got burnt from the tray and ended up spilling half of them on the kitchen floor, but hey, I’ve already admitted I’m a disaster waiting to happen when it comes to cooking….
Olive Hummus / Хумус со маслинки
(Yields one 600 ml jar) / (излегува една тегла од 600 мл) Today, March 20th, is the American Meatout Day. It’s an internationally observed day when the public is exposed to to the joys and benefits of a plant-based diet, while promoting the availability and selection alternatives to meat and dairy in mainstream grocery stores, restaurants,…
Toasted Shiitake / Тостирани шитаке
(Serves 2) / (за 2 лица) Shiitake, my fav mushroom! This is the first time I’m preparing it like this. If you’re out of time and you want to eat something healthy, yet tasty, I highly recommend this. Combine it with regular veggie salad, potato salad, pasta..the possibilities are endless, it just goes so well with…
Spinach Risotto / Ризото со спанаќ
(Serves 2) / (за 2 лица) Another one of my favorites for this spring. I love combining spinach with carbs. It’s a new thing for me. I hated spinach when I was younger, but ever since I became a vegetarian (and later a vegan) – I let in all those stuff that I kept at…
Šopska (Salad) / Шопска (салата)
(Serves 2) / (за 2 лица) I’m fully aware that this recipe is not going to be interesting for my Macedonian readers, because I don’t think there is a Macedonian in the world that doesn’t know how to make it, but compromises have to be made 🙂
Fattoush / Фатуш
(Serves 1) / (за 1 лице) Oh_my_God! Do I love this salad!!! Me and bf were running late for a book promotion tonight, but still somehow I managed to lick the bowl clean (and yes, I mean it literally, are you judging?). So I’d say this salad is finger-licking good, but that wouldn’t do it…
Falafel / Фалафел
(Yields 20 burgers) / (за 20 ќофтиња) I’m a philologist, so it’s only natural that I waste c.a. half an hour trying to find the right spelling of the word ‘falafel’. Even though Oxford dics list it primarily as ‘felafel’ with ‘falafel’ as an alternate spelling, Arabs beg to differ. They don’t have the short…
Mushroom and Carrot Sauce / Сос од печурки и моркови
(Serves 2) / (за 2 лица) I have to give credit to bf for making this sauce. While I was finishing up some stuff I had piled up from the last couple of days, bf took care of tonight’s dinner. And this has nothing to do with today being 8 March 🙂 Ingredients 2 medium…
Avocado Cream Soup / Крем супа од авокадо
(Serves 4) / (за 4 лица) Hectic days and million stuff to do can get the best of us sometimes and products are just not as fresh as we’d like them to be when we cook `em. But there is virtually no soup a squeeze of fresh lemon and a dash of freshly ground pepper cannot…
The Amazing Almond Cheese / Чудесното сирење од бадеми
(Serves 4 ) but it depends how greedy you get, might be for just 1 🙂 / (за 4 лица) ама може да биде и само за еден, зависи колку ќе станете алчни 🙂 Ok, have you ever tried almond cheese?! I have tried my first bite of almond cheese this past week, and all…
Kale Chips / Чипс од кељ
(Serves 2) / (за 2 лица) Had the today me approached the old me from 10 years ago and said that there will come a day when I am going to spend most of my ‘free’ time in the kitchen, old me would have lit up a cigarette, laid back into the comfortable armchair and laughed…
Ultimate Vegan Cesar Salad / Највкусната посна Цезар салата
(Serves 2) / (за 2 лица) My favorite spring salad – light and tasty, and keeps you full in a good way too! The original recipe is with shredded everything, but I wanted to go the neat way (so not me!), so I used a knife 🙂 Ingredients 1 medium sized romaine lettuce 2/3 cup…
Potato Boats with Steamed Broccoli / Чамчиња од компири со барена брокула
(Serves 2) / (за 2 лица) There are times when I just stare at the fridge with no idea what to eat and everything seems old and boring (everybody familiar with this feeling say aye!). And then I remember that having fun with your food is what makes it more edible, so I decided to…
Mushroom Triangles/ Триаголници со печурки
Macedonian food is really tasty, handmade pies and other pastry is really heaven. But, you need skills to hand roll the dough. And the thing is both my BF and I adore pastry, so we looked through some old recipes and discovered these really easy triangles that you can fill with anything you want. They…
Celery Salad / Салата од целер
(Serves 2) / (за 2 лица) This is one of my favorite salads. Did you notice I l o v e celery? And mixing it with fruit? Well, this salad is both tasty and healthy. Plus you know how vegan food is guilt-free, right? Ingredients 2 large sized celery roots *If you are using the…
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