Anyone know any good quick mediterranean meals I can make?!


Question: Anyone know any good quick mediterranean meals I can make!?
Answers:
Houmous: The easy way would be to open a can of chickpeas and put in a food processer with 3 cloves garlic, tahini(seseme seed) paste and lemon juice!. Mix it up and serve with pita bread!. Next: Tzatziki Sauce: Grate an english cucumber on fine grate into a dish towel then squeeze it dry!. Put in a bowl with 2 cloves chopped garlic, sour cream (16oz)and 3 Tbls!. Lemon juice!. Serve in pita with marinated chicken or pork cubes add some small tomato cubes and thinly sliced onions!. Fold in warmed pita bread and you have Souvlaki Pita!. Or just marinate your meat cubes in 1 cup of oil, chopped garlic, red wine vinegar or lemon juice (abt!. 2 tlbs) and 1 tsp oregano!. Put them on a brochette stick and broil in oven til cooked!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Lebanese
Koosa Mihshi

Ingredients
7-8 squash (Koosa)
1 cup rice (Hazmati Preferred, White rice will work)
1 1/2 lbs ground lamb (Ground Beef works too)
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 garlic cloves
1/2 onion (yellow is milder, white has more bite) pepper
1/2 teaspoon allspice lemon juice
1 pinch mint
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons olive oil water
Directions
Cut stems from squash and scoop out seeds!. Because of the small size of the squash, you may twirl a knife in the flesh to scrape the seeds!. The most effective method is to take a flat handle silver spoon and use the handle end to scrape out the seeds!. You may rinse out the inside with water!.
Heat olive oil in pan over medium heat!.
Slice onion and add to hot olive oil!. Let fry for about 3-5 minutes while you make the stuffing!.
In a large bowl, combine lamb, rice, and spices!. The best method is to get in it with your hands and just smoosh and mix without any sort of utensils!.
Add cans of tomato sauce and diced tomato to the onions!.
Stuff squash with mixture!. Leave about a half inch to a quarter inch of room at the end as the rice will expand!. also, do not pack too tightly as the expanding rice will break the squash!.
Add the stuffed squashes to the pan!.
Chop the garlic cloves into fine pieces and sprinkle between the squash in the pan!.
Add water to just cover the squash and let simmer over medium heat for 40 minutes!.
Squeeze a few drops fresh lemon juice over squash and sprinkle a pinch of mint!. Allow to cook another 10 minutes or so!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Make a basic tomato sauce (fry an onion and some garlic with a bay leaf, add some passata or a tin of tomatoes and some oregano and a bit of red wine if you have some handy)!. You can add any vegetables you have handy (mushrooms, courgettes, broccoli or carrots are all good) or a tin of white beans!.
Serve with any pasta, grated cheese and some salad leaves!.
Whole meal ready in about 20 minutes!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Try these:

Mediterranean barbecue chicken: http://www!.outdoor-cooking!.com/mediterra!.!.!.

Israeli recipes: http://www!.outdoor-cooking!.com/israeli-r!.!.!.

Italian-style grilled T-Bone steaks: http://www!.outdoor-cooking!.com/italianst!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Greek saladWww@FoodAQ@Com





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