Mercimek koftesi are spicy cold meze from Turkey. These little lentil and bulgur bites are super simple to make and packed with flavor. They are the perfect addition to a table of appetizers, where you can also have fun by completing the dish by pairing it with fresh lettuce and a squeeze lemon. In Turkey […]
Italian scarpaccia is a super tasty savoury tart. Traditionally, it’s made with zucchini only, but this is a version with potatoes as well. It’s a vegetable tart made with flour, corn meal and water. It’s super simple but very delicious! What is scarpaccia? The name might sound weird, “scarpaccia” actually means old or ugly shoe, […]
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Peperonata is a delicious summer side dish typical of Italian cuisine. It’s made of peppers and onions stewed with tomato passata cooked with vinegar and sugar for the classic agrodolce flavour.
Zaalouk is a popular Moroccan dip or salad made with eggplants, green peppers and tomatoes and seasoned with paprika, cumin, and herbs. It’s super flavourful and it makes a great appetiser, side or snack! It’s usually eaten as a dip with crusty bread. The preparation and ingredients of zaalouk can vary slightly based on the […]
Soft and light Italian dumplings made with spinach and vegan ricotta.
Capuliato is one of the oldest pestos of Italian cuisine. It’s a condiment typical of Sicilian cuisine made of sun-dried tomatoes The word “capuliato” in Sicilian dialect, means minced. This can refer to many things, like meat, but in the province of Ragusa it refers to minced sun-dried tomatoes. Capuliato is a mixture of dried […]
Focaccia barese is a typical focaccia of Apulian cuisine, made up of a crispy base, a soft and light inside, mixed with boiled potatoes and durum wheat semolina, and topped with juicy cherry tomatoes, olives and oregano. If you ever travel to Puglia, and specifically Bari, you will find this type of focaccia everywhere. There […]
This Italian dish called frittedda represents spring. It’s made with artichokes, peas, and broad beans in agrodolce, which means sweet and sour. It’s made with seasonal produce, and it’s a super delicious naturally vegan dish that can be served with bread but also with pasta. What you need for this Sicilian Frittedda : How to make this […]
This Creamy Spinach Lemon Orzo makes the perfect weeknight meal, it’s super simple to whip up and it’s super delicious! It’s a super green orzo, made with a spinach sauce and paired with leeks and peas. I love orzo pasta because it cooks super quickly and it can be used to make a risotto style […]
Fave e Cicoria (Broad beans and chicory) is a traditional dish of the Apulian region of Italy. It’s also known as “ncapriata” or “fae e foje” and it is an ancient, naturally vegan peasant dish. The pair of these two main ingredients it’s perfect, the sweet broad bean puree goes perfectly with the bitterness of […]
As part of my Naturally Vegan series, I discovered this Indian curry, made or yellow split mung beans and coconut. Indian cuisine, in particular South Indian, is well known for having a high variety of naturally vegan and vegetarian dishes. This curry is a mung (or moong) bean curry. It’s cooked with grated coconut, and […]