Middle Eastern Appetizer "Greek Meze"


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How to Make - Middle Eastern Appetizer "Greek Meze"
Photo of the dish: Antonis Achilleos

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Time: 30 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 709, total fat 24 G., saturated fats G., proteins 24 G., carbohydrates 99 G., fiber G., cholesterol mg, sodium mg, sugar G.



Middle Eastern appetizer "Greek meze" - a detailed recipe.



The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:


  • 1/2 small red onion, cut into thin half rings
  • 280 gr. couscous (1.5 tbsp.)
  • 2 cups frozen soybeans edamame, defrost and clean
  • 1.5 cups cherry tomatoes, each halved
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 3 tbsp. l. olive oil
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1 cup roasted red pepper hummus
    (chickpea puree with sesame paste tahini, garlic, lemon juice, with the addition of roasted peppers), recipe Homemade hummus
  • 8 pieces of ready-made frozen or canned dolma
  • 1/4 cup canned peppadew peppers, halved
  • 2 pitas from whole grain or thin lavash, cut into pieces and fry in a frying pan



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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:


  1. Cover the red onion with iced water and let sit while the couscous and edamame are cooking.
  2. Prepare couscous according to package directions.

  3. Cook the beans in salted water, drain in a colander, and rinse under cold water. In a large bowl, combine the edamame beans, tomatoes, parsley, olive oil, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
  4. Fluff the couscous with a fork. Remove the red onion from the water and squeeze it out slightly. Add the couscous and red onion to the bowl with the beans and stir. Divide Greek Meze on plates and serve with hummus, dolma, pickled peppers and bread.





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