Braised red bell pepper with dates, lots of coriander seeds and pine nuts
Red peppers become so deliciously sweet if you simmer and braise them for a long time. It makes a tagine dish so delicious. Here the peppers still get help from medjouldadels, the kings of dates. In recent months, since our last visit to Morocco, I have started to use even more dried fruit in dishes. With potatoes, in kibbehs and also here with the bell pepper. Truly a find of Moroccan and Middle Eastern cuisine. The pine nuts give the earthy character and the coriander seed in abundance gives it its own signature. It was ‘the favourite’ of many guests when we had this in the menu at the beginning of September. Now at your home.
Onions from the oven with orange syrup and thyme
I had been looking forward to including this dish in the menu for a long time. But each time I felt that it did not fit into the composition of the main courses, until last week. It was the perfect moment. And they were also terribly tasty, according to all the guests. Success assured.
Breaded spicy whoppers of olives
A spicy and tasty crust of pink berries, oregano, salt and pepper (and panko), great big pitted green olives and a quick deep fry. Simply delicious.
Dried fig, black olives, almond agave syrup dip
The heavyness of the black olives. The sweet and crunchiness of the dried fig, the nutty of the almond and the agave that gives it a little extra sweetness. Enjoy it with some drinks.
King oyster mushroom on parsnip cream and with pine nuts
Sometimes you just want to put something spectacular on the table. And this is one of them. You use the long great trunk of the king oyster mushroom, you give it all the attention you have. You put it on a bed of parsnip cream and a dollop of pine nut cream on top. And it’s very quiet around you. What a blast.
Beetroot on a lemon cream with pine nuts and mint
Beetroot always has its earthy taste. And this cream with lemon zest and lemon juice lights it up completely. The pine nuts bring it together. And the mint amplifies everything a little bit more. Delicious appetizer. Can’t say otherwise.
Leek from the oven that melts on your tongue with leek cream and dukkah
With a lot of patience, leeks can become the highlight of the evening. The same is true with this dish. You let it simmer for a long time in the oven in oil. It becomes as tender as you’ve never tasted leeks before. And then with a delicious almost sweet leek cream. And crispy dukkah on top. Man, it couldn’t get better. And you never make enough.
Salad of chard, marinated currants and pine nuts
It is a salad that surprises you so pleasantly that you are completely amazed. So I like salads of cooked vegetables. My son often laughs at me about it. Mom, you call this a salad? The answer is: yes. This is also a salad. And a fantastic one.
Spicy zucchini cooked ‘to the bone’ in garlic puree
Zucchini, it’s a great vegetable but can be so boring. Just average. Close to nothing. And in this dish you turn weakness into strength. You let it boil down for so long until it is so incredibly tasty that you will never say zucchini is ‘mwa’ again. The creamy garlic puree makes it a whole. The pul biber slightly spicy. And the substance of the zucchini is close to perfection.
Spicy green soup with mushrooms in soy
A green soup. A creamy soep. Soft. Spicy. Deep taste. Interesting taste. New taste sensations. You need to do some cutting chores. You need to stir a bit. But my goodness, the goodness that comes upon you after a while.