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Light spanakopita recipe with spinach herbs and feta: oven and air fryer version
Light spanakopita is a crispy Greek pie with spinach, feta, eggs, and fresh herbs, made with phyllo dough. To lighten it, brush the dough with a mixture of olive oil and water rather than with a lot of butter. It is cooked for 35 to 45 minutes in the oven at 180°C, or about 20…
Cold Matcha Noodles: Chasoba, Pickled Cucumber Soft-Boiled Egg
Cold matcha noodles, also known as chasoba, are Japanese green tea noodles served cold with a creamy sauce of sesame, soy, rice vinegar and gochujang. In this recipe, they’re topped with pickled cucumber, a soft-boiled egg, nori, and sesame seeds. It’s a fresh, quick and nourishing dish, perfect for spring or summer. Cold matcha noodles…
Ayvalık toast: the crispy Turkish sandwich with sucuk and cheese
Ayvalık toast is a pressed Turkish sandwich from Ayvalık on the Aegean coast. It is prepared with thick toasted bread, sucuk, kaşar or tulum cheese, sausages, pickles, ketchup and mayonnaise. It is served very hot with ayran. Ayvalık toast, or Ayvalık tost in Turkish, is a hot, pressed and very crispy Turkish sandwich that originated…
Batenjan el raheb: Lebanese grilled eggplant salad
Legend has it that it was a dish that was prepared by monks living in the Lebanese mountains,