Spinach Groat (Burgol) Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 cup thick groats
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp paprika
• ½ tsp chilli paste
• ½ tsp mixed spices
• ½ tsp cumin
• 1 Tbsp tomato paste
• 1 Tbsp Red sweet paper paste
• 2 sticks spring onion (chopped with stems)
• 4 cups fresh spinach (chopped)
• ½ cup olive oil
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp pomegranate molasses
• Pomegranate for serving

Recipe:

1) Wash the groats, place it in deep bowl, cover with water and keep for few minutes.

2) Chop the spinach.

3) Drain the groats and add to it salt, black pepper, paprika, chili paste, mixed spices and cumin, mix it well.

4) Add the tomato paste, olive oil, lemon juice and the pomegranate molasses until it’s all mixed.

5) Add the spinach and mix it well with the groats mixture.

6) Serve the salad with pomegranate on top.

Spinach Groat (Burgol) Salad

Eggplant With Cheese

Ingredients:

• 4 pieces thin eggplant
• 4 pieces tomato
• 1 Tbsp lemon peel
• 1 Tbsp oregano
• 3 pieces diced garlic
• ½ cup olive oil
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp mixed spices
• 1 tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 1 cup feta white cheese crumbs
• ¼ cup parmesan cheese
• ¼ cup bread crumbs

Recipe:

1) Heat the oven to 200 C.

2) Slice eggplants.

3) Slice tomatoes.

4) In a cup, add the lemon peel, oregano, garlic, mixed spices, salt, black pepper, on­ion powder and half amount of the olive oil, stir it well then add the mixture to the eggplants and tomatoes.

5) In oven type deep pan, start arranging the eggplants and tomatoes in sequence with alternation while adding two kind of cheese between the slices.

6) Once done arranging all the vegetables, spread the bread crumbs on top surface.

7) Spread the rest of the olive oil on top.

8) Place the pan in the oven without

cover for 30mins. Until cooked (if you prefer the vegetable to be soft, then cover it with foil for 20min. then remove the foil for 10min to make it a bit roasted.)

Eggplant with Cheese

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