New Flavours of the Lebanese Table

The food of Lebanon has long been rated as one of the great\ncuisines of the world. Healthy, simple to prepare, full of fresh\nflavours and sensual aromatics, it makes great use of grains,\nvegetables, pulses, fruit, nuts, grilled mead, fish, olive oil and\nyoghurt. In this evocative new book, Nada Saleh, a trained\nnutritionist and talented cook, presents 200 imaginative recipes\nfrom her native Lebanon. Throughout she draws upon her many happy\nmemories of a vibrant and sun-baked land - the family occasions\nwhen they ate in the shade of the poplar trees, enjoying mezze\n(traditional appetisers), meshwi (grilled meat) and locally grown\nfresh fruits of the season alongside delicate sweet dishes, washed\ndown with Turkish coffee. From tempting vegetable and salad dishes\nlike Yoghurt and Spinach Salad, via delicate Cod with Tahini to\nenticing Upside Down Aubergines, Stuffed Meat Roast and\nmouthwatering Walnut, Pistachio and Date Pastries and Molasses with\nSesame Cream and Fig Jam, this charming book is a joy to cook from\nand is suffused with warmth and love for a distant land that, even\nin adversity, beguiles and inspires.

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