Almond and Chocolate Pie recipe - How to make Almond and Chocolate Pie


The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious Lebanese Recipes and Middle Eastern food recipes) invites you to try  Almond and Chocolate Pie Recipe. Enjoy Ramadan dessert recipes and learn how to make Almond and Chocolate Pie.

Ingredients

½ cup butter
1¼ cups flour
4 Tbsps water
½ cup grounded nuts

The filling

¼ cup almond slices
½ cup dried fruits
½ cup butter
½ cup powdered sugar
2 eggs
½ cup almond flour
¼ tsp vanilla
¼ tsp baking powder

For garnishing

pineapple slices
dried plums
cherries
chopped pistachios

Method

• Preheat oven to180 °C.
• In a large bowl rub butter with flour with finger tips, until well combined and crumby.
• Add water and nuts; continue kneading until soft homogenous dough is obtained.
• Roll out dough in a 26 cm round tart pan, make sure the dough covers the bottom and the sides (prick the bottom of the dough with the tines of a fork to avoid puffing up while baking).
• Cover crust completely with the almond slices and fruits.
• Using an electric mixer beat the butter with sugar in a large bowl on a medium speed until creamy.
• Add the eggs with constant beating until well combined.
• Add flour, vanilla and baking powder; continue beating until thick homogenous batter.
• Pour the batter over the crust.
• Garnish with pineapples, dried plums , cherries and pistachios
• Bake for 35 minutes or until completely cooked.
• Cool, cut and serve. 

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Pasta salad with tahini dressing recipe


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The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious Lebanese Recipes and Middle Eastern food recipes) invites you to try Pasta salad with tahini dressing Recipe. Enjoy Middle Eastern salad recipes and learn how to make Pasta salad with tahini dressing.

Tahini is high in protein which makes it ideal for a vegetarian diet. Try it in this Middle Eastern inspired salad.

Preparation Time 10 minutes
Cooking Time 15 minutes

Ingredients (serves 8)

1 x 200g ctn country-style reduced-fat natural yoghurt (Attiki brand)
2 tbs water
1 tbs tahini
1 tbs fresh lemon juice
Freshly ground black pepper
250g penne pasta
2 Lebanese cucumbers, halved lengthways, thinly sliced diagonally
1 x 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
1 large avocado, halved, stone removed, peeled, thinly sliced crossways
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
Spice-crusted lamb cutlets (see related recipe), to serve

Method

Combine the yoghurt, water, tahini and lemon juice in a small bowl. Taste and season with pepper.

Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water following packet directions or until al dente. Drain. Refresh under cold running water. Drain well. Transfer to a large bowl.

Add the cucumber, tomato, avocado, onion and yoghurt mixture, and gently toss to combine. Divide the pasta salad among serving bowls and serve with spice-crusted lamb cutlets.

Source
Good Taste - April 2005, Page 120
Recipe by Kerrie Sun

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Chargrilled vegetable & pita salad with feta & dukkah recipe


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The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious Lebanese Recipes and Middle Eastern food recipes) invites you to try Chargrilled vegetable & pita salad with feta & dukkah Recipe. Enjoy Middle Eastern salad recipes and learn how to make Chargrilled vegetable & pita salad with feta & dukkah.

Want a warming salad with the lot? Look no further than this Middle Eastern style dish.

Cooking Time 20 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)

2 pieces small pita bread
2 large zucchini, trimmed, cut into 1cm-thick slices diagonally
2 red capsicums, halved, deseeded, cut into 2cm-thick slices
1 large (about 450g) eggplant, trimmed, quartered lengthways, cut into 1cm-thick slices
60ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
1 tbs fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup fresh continental parsley leaves
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, torn
1 tbs almond dukkah
100g feta, crumbled
Lemon wedges, to serve

Method

Preheat oven to 200°C. Place the pita bread on a large baking tray. Bake for 10 minutes or until crisp. Set aside to cool. Break into small pieces.

Meanwhile, preheat a large chargrill on high. Combine the zucchini, capsicum, eggplant and 2 tablespoons of oil in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Cook one-third of the zucchini mixture on the grill for 3 minutes each side or until tender and lightly charred. Repeat, in 2 more batches, with the remaining zucchini mixture.

Whisk together the lemon juice and remaining oil in a large bowl. Add the zucchini mixture, parsley and mint, and toss to combine. Add the pita bread and toss to combine. Divide the salad among serving bowls. Sprinkle with dukkah and feta, and serve with lemon wedges.

Notes

Variations

Capsicum salad with goats cheese: Omit dukkah. Replace eggplant with 2 yellow capsicums, halved, deseeded, cut into 2cm-thick slices. Replace lemon juice with balsamic vinegar. Replace parsley and mint with baby rocket leaves. Replace feta with goats cheese.

Sweet potato & zucchini salad with ricotta: Omit dukkah. Replace pita with 170g pkt bagel crisps and omit step 1. Replace the eggplant with orange sweet potato (kumara), peeled, thinly sliced. Replace the lemon juice with orange juice. Replace the feta with ricotta.

Source
Good Taste - May 2008, Page 39
Recipe by Chrissy Freer

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