Lebanese Food Recipes

• 1 cup chopped onions
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 cups fresh peeled tomatoes (cut in small pieces)
• 1 1/2 cups burghul
• 1/2 cup orzo
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups water

Brown the onions in oil.  Add the tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes.  Add the burghul and orzo and mix well.  Add the water and salt.  Cover and simmer for 1 hour. 

SQUASH AND BURGHUL CASSEROLE - LEBANESE RECIPE

Serves 6 to 8:

• 2 cups squash cubed
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup orzo
• 1 onion chopped
• 1/2 cup burghul  (coarse) #3 or #4
• 2 tablespoons crushed tomatoes or 1 fresh chopped tomato
• 3/4 cup water

Brown orzo in butter.  Add squash and onion.  Steam for about 1 minute.  Add brughul, tomatoes and water.  Cook until water is absorbed. 

Enjoy...

BLACK EYE PEAS CHOWDER - LEBANESE RECIPE

Recipe Serves 4:

• 1 cup black eye peas
• 1 quart water
• 1 cup sliced onions
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon salt
• juice from 1/2 lemon
• 1/4 teaspoon mint or sweet basil

Cook washed peas in salted water for 20 minutes.  Cook onions in oil until soft and add to black eye peas.  Add lemon juice and mint or sweet basil and cook for 30 minutes longer.

Enjoy...

LEBANESE RECIPE

• 2 large tomatoes, sliced
• 1 large eggplant
• 2 medium squash
• 1 whole cauliflower, broken into flowerets
• 2 large onions, sliced
• 3 sweet green peppers
• 3 large potatoes

Peel and slice the eggplant.  Wash and slice the tomatoes, squash, onions and potatoes.  Wash and quarter the sweet green peppers.  Fry these in deep fryer until golden brown.  Garnish the vegetables with a mixture made from the juice of one lemon and two cloves of garlic crush.  This is an excellent filling on pita bread. 

LENTIL DISH - LEBANESE RECIPE

• 1 cup lentils
• 1 cup burghul #1
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1/2 bunch parsley chopped
• 1 bunch scallions chopped

Dip:

Chopped raw onions, parsley, salt and red and black pepper.

Boil lentils in water; when cooked, add burghul and turn heat off; then mash together and add the chopped parsley, scallions, 1 teaspoon cumin and 1 teaspoon coriander and mix well.  Put in platter and serve with dip.

Enjoy...

STRING BEANS WITH TOMATOES - LEBANESE RECIPE

Serves 4:

• 1 onion
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 1/2 lbs. string beans
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 fresh tomatoes or 1 16-ounce can tomatoes

Sauté onion in oil.  Add washed and cut sting beans, salt and toss lightly.  Cover and cook for 10 minutes.  Add tomatoes. Simmer until beans are cooked (about 1/2 hour)

Enjoy...

Serves 4 to 6:

• 2 cups lentils
• 4 cups water
• 2 onions
• 1/2 cup oil

Boil lentils in water until cooked thoroughly.  Stir.  Cook for 30 minutes.  Brown onion in oil.  Add to lentils mixture and stir very well.