Sephardic Fresh Fava Beans with Onions and Mint
Unlike green/string beans, fava beans are more familiar to most in their dried form. They are also called broad beans for a reason, as they are substantially broader and bigger than green beans.
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Sephardic Tomatoes-Peppers Sauce with Fried Eggplants
Tomatoes-peppers sauce, or “Salata Kocha” (i.e. “cooked salad”), as it is known in Ladino, is a condiment that can be found in any Sephardic household at any given time.
Burekitas – Sephardic Savory Pastries
Burekitas are a type of small hand pies that are well known in any Sephardic household.
Sephardic Swiss Chard, Potatoes and Cheese Bake
This tasty bake is well loved in the Sephardic cuisine (check HERE for information about it), and is traditionally served for Saturday brunch. The bake is usually served with Tzatziki (recipe can be found HERE), hard boiled eggs and fresh vegetables or vegetable salad. Another tasty option is to serve it with a bit of … Continue reading Sephardic Swiss Chard, Potatoes and Cheese Bake
Fried Fish with Agristada – Sephardic Lemon and Egg Sauce
Agristada, a velvety lemon and egg sauce, is one of the most loved sauces in Sephardic* cuisine, and one of my personal favorites. The sauce can be served warm or cold, and it is traditionally paired with fried fish, though also served with cooked fish, meatballs or steamed vegetables, especially artichoke.
Boyos – Sephardic Savory Pastries
After the quick and easy recipe post of last week, this week I have for you the very opposite… The recipe here, from the fabulous traditional Sephardic cuisine, requires some preparation and practice. However, the result is so tasty and unique, that I’m sure that once you’ll make and taste these wonderful savory pastries, you … Continue reading Boyos – Sephardic Savory Pastries
Pot Roasted Chicken with Celery and Carrots, Sephardic Style
This simple chicken dish, from the fabulous Sephardic cuisine (find explanations about it HERE, or in THIS wonderful blog), is as tasty as it is easy to prepare.
Pearl Onions Sephardic Style
This simple yet complex side dish is typical to traditional Sephardic cooking: very few ingredients and seasonings, slowly cooked and caramelized in the oven, creating a fragrant and tasty dish. Granted, this is not a dish you would quickly make, but if you’re home on a cold winter’s day, just place it in the oven … Continue reading Pearl Onions Sephardic Style
Sweet and Sour Celeriac Sephardic Style
Celeriac is mostly known as a root used to flavor stocks or soups. However, it is a wonderful ingredient on its own right, and an amazing alternative to potato. It can be eaten raw, pickled, shredded to a tasty salad, or cooked in various ways.
Bamiya Con Tomate – Okra Sephardic style
It’s Okra season, and to those who love these weirdly shaped green pods, this means tasty okra dishes.
Pan Fried Turkey Cutlets with Israeli Couscous-Lentil Salad and Roasted Okra
The following dishes can be made and served on their own, or, as I have done here, served together as a quick summer dinner.
