Mezze: Small Plates to Share by ( Mediterranean Food & Drink ) Ghillie Basan Hardcover

Title in This Set : Mezze: Small Plates to Share by ( Mediterranean Food & Drink ) Ghillie Basan Hardcover Condition: BRAND NEWFormat: Hardcover ISBN: 9781849759359 Description : A mouth-watering collection of dips, bites, salads and other small plates to share from the Mediterranean and Middle East, to enjoy as appetizers or light meals.Mezze features a mouth-watering collection of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dips, bites, salads and other small plates to share, to enjoy as appetizers or light meals. At its simplest, mezze can be represented by a bowl of gleaming olives marinated in lemon juice and crushed coriander seeds, or a mixture of roasted nuts and seeds tossed in salt and dried thyme. At its most elaborate, it can be presented as an entire feast comprising a myriad of little colourful dishes, each the bearer of something savoury or sweet but always delicious.In this edition you’ll discover such exciting recipes as Orange and Date Salad with Chillies and Preserved Lemon; Hot Hummus with Pine Nuts and Chilli Butter; Baby Saffron Squid stuffed with Bulgur and Zahtar; and Stuffed Dates in Clementine Syrup – nothing beats the magic of mezze. About the Author : Ghillie Basan has worked in different parts of the world as a cookery writer, restaurant critic and journalist. She is Cordon Bleu trained and has written a number of highly acclaimed books on classic cuisines of the Middle East and South-east Asia. Her food and travel articles have appeared in the BBC Good Food Magazine and she is the author of the bestselling Mezze, Tagine, Flavors of the Middle East and Vegetarian Tagines and Couscous for RPS. Photo Credit: John Paul