The sweetness of the golden raisins is a nice compliment to the smokey cumin in this dish. This recipe was adapted from one I found in Real Simple magazine. It might be nice to add a little "heat" to this...
There's no time like springtime to fill up on farm-fresh greens and crisp vegetables. Take advantage of nature's peak season by eating easy dinner salads all week.
Great shrimp appetizer. You could probably stretch this into a meal with some couscous and veggies, too. Untried by me, posted for ZWT. Adapted from "Around the World in 450 Recipes".
Moroccan preserved butter. Smen (semneh, beurre ranci) is a Moroccan preserved butter, often made from sheep and goat milk. It has a deep, pungent aroma and distinctive flavor that enhances many of Morocco's...
This is exquisitely delicious! Based on a recipe from Diane Kochilas' Against the Grain cookbook. She says, "Oranges and olives are the telltale signs of the cooking of Morocco, whence this fresh cod dish...
This is based on a recipe from Glamour's Gourmet On the Run cookbook, by Jane Kirby. I love this dish served with whole-wheat pita bread and Moroccan mint tea (you'll find several recipes for this tea...
A Moroccan style rice salad to serve as a side. If following a gluten-free diet, be sure that all of your spices are suitable. Adapted from a Suzanne Gibbs recipe. Cooking time is just the time required...
Entered for safe-keeping. From June 2012 Vegetarian Times. Yet another version of this spice best known as seasoning in Moroccan couscous, as you will have to experiment to find your favorite version to...
My Moroccan friend does this lovely fish soup, you have to leave the shells on the shell fish, as it adds to the flavour. I normaly use clams, mussels and white fish
Called ajlouk in Tunisia. Make this a little in advance, so the flavors blend well. If you can't find harissa, add 1 tsp paprika and a good pinch of cayenne.
The third of three glazes from the Montreal Gazette. Goes well with beef, chicken, pork or fish (I keep kosher, so I wouldn't put any of these glazes on pork, but everyone else is free to do so). It would...
A flavorful chicken stew that uses exotic spices and nice vegetables served over whole-grain couscous. This recipe was actually a real chicken contest winner! Vegetables and even meat can vary according...
Printed in the cookbook 'From the Land of Figs and Olives'. I also introduced a little bit of US Pacific Northwest to this recipe with the use of a very small amount of Salish smoked salt however the smoked...
In this dish, the Instant Pot® is used to create a dish reminiscent of a slowly braised stew in a traditional clay tagine. It's a sweet-and-savory, highly flavorful combo that will take you back to your...
The king of spice mixes, this Moroccan curry-like mix has a delicious and subtle flavor. Use in tajines, grilled or fried meats, and soups. It is also great with cooked vegetables.
Tagines are Moroccan slow-cooked meat, fruit and vegetable dishes which are almost invariably made with mutton. Using lamb cuts down the cooking time, but if you can find good hogget (older than lamb,...
This is a recipe for homemade tahini from The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines NOTE: Since I have not made this, I could not tell you what the amount it yields is. The recipe says 4 servings,...
There are as many different recipes for this as there are Moroccan cooks; this is the blend I learned in culinary school and it's darn tasty. This recipe assumes you are using all pre- ground spices, but...
This is a gorgeous, easy and pretty quick version of lamb tagine I made on Valentine's Day. For an authentic feel we ate it with our fingers--it was a complete hit!
Dave brought me a Tajine for my birthday along with a book called 'Moroccan Modern' by Hassan M'souli. Prep time does not include time to drain yoghurt.
From Cooking Light May 2006. The name loosely translates into "top of the shop". Some versions of this Morrocan spice blend may contain up to 50 spices. This combination can be varied as you prefer.