Refreshing Cannellini Bean Salad
A wonderfully refreshing bean salad, great served alongside BBQ meats. Every now and again I’ll add in a chopped tomato or two.
Chickpea and Tahini Salad
Make and share this Chickpea and Tahini Salad recipe from Food.com.
Albanian White Bean Soup (Jani Me Fasule)
A rich delicious soup. Good as a part of suhoor or futoor (iftar) the meals before sunrise and fajr prayer and after sunset & maghreb prayer during the month of Ramadan. Here is what the original poster had to say, “This is not only the most popular dish in Greece but Albania as well. The two countries share many recipes. The Greek dish however uses olive oil and mint instead of butter and paprika. This is a hearty, flavorful thick soup, perfect with a light meal or cold night.” Modified from a recipe found on http://www.yasalamcooking.com.
Jamaican Rice and Peas
The peas in this aren’t really peas at all, but red beans. It is customary in the Caribbean to refer to beans as “peas”. This recipe uses coconut cream, but the flavor is mild and not overpowering–just enough to give a hint of island flavor. The scotch bonnet is not as fiery as you’d think as well, since it is added whole and not cut (to expose the seeds and membranes). If you want it hot, you can cut it open, but the dish has a mild flavor of chile overall. Great serving ideas for this recipe would include jerk chicken, calalou, conch chowder, beef patties, or curry. For dessert, I have served this with Caribbean Lime Mousse (recipe posted here).
Super Easy Taco Soup
A very easy very yummy taco soup. This version is vegetarian but you can add shredded chicken very easily.
