Recipes Tagged ‘paprika’

hummus bi tahini

Sunday, July 18th, 2010 | No Comments

preparation: 15 min | cooking: 90 min | difficulty:


© 2010 Tony El Batal

dedicated to: Sara and Nehme Tohmé

serving portion: 2 persons

ingredients


  • 500g cooked chickpeas; for the recipe click here

  • 300g tahini

  • 25g salt

  • 5g crushed garlic

  • 3 lemon juice

  • olive oil

  • 1 tsp paprika

directions

  1. To prepare the chickpeas click here

  2. Puree the chickpeas with a hand blender then add the crushed garlic and tahini; mix and mash the whole thing again.

  3. Add the lemon juice gradually and mix.

  4. Serve it in a bowl; Using a teaspoon draw a shallow circle in the centre then drizzle olive oil; For the paprika strips dip a wet fork inside the paprika and draw the lines.

chermoula mussels

Monday, July 12th, 2010 | 2 Comments

preparation: 30 min | cooking: 5 min | difficulty:


© 2010 Tony El Batal

serving portion: 2 persons

mussles ingredients

  • 500g of frozen mussels

  • 1 pack of strained tomatoes

chermoula ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp parsley; finely chopped

  • 1 Tbsp coriander; finely chopped

  • 1 tsp cumin powder

  • 1 tsp paprika

  • 2 cloves garlic; finely chopped

  • 2 drops of vinegar

  • 1 tsp tomato paste

directions

  1. Mix in a bowl all the chermoula ingredients together.

  2. In a nonstick skillet, place 2 tbsp of chermoula and dilute with a bit of water.

  3. Add the mussels; stir for 30 seconds; then cover with tomato sauce and cook covered over low heat for 5 minutes.

  4. Before serving add black pepper; best served with French Fries.