I could never be a 100% vegetarian because it’s impossible for me to stop eating charcuterie (prepared meat products like ham, bacon, dried sausage etc), especially in France. But veggies are an adventure worthy to be followed! Because veggies are tasteful and light! They are healthy and good! I admire people that manage to follow up their adventure 100%!
Gaspacho with red pepper
This gaspacho comes from a recipe of the Great French Chef Alain Ducasse and it’s special because the red peppers first are cooked in the oven and then they are added with the other ingredients (tomatoes, cucumber, onion, garlic, basil) into the mix that stays in the refrigerator overnight! At the end, we add a little bit of Xérès vinegar for even more flavor! It’s really very good!
Mini-cakes with banana
These mini-cakes with banana are very tasteful and even if they are a bit compact they have a very special taste because the banana goes very well with cinnamon and this special brown sugar called rapadura which has a very special perfume! You can add some walnuts for some extra flavor as well :-)
Eggplants « Imam Bayildi »
These eggplants are a Greek traditional dish but here we have its light version! The eggplants at the end are candied and their filling has also candied onions cooked in a tomato sauce! Veggies become candied thanks to the long cooking in the oven! It’s really good and light because they don’t have much olive oil! Give it a try and you will adopt the recipe without a question!
Tzatziki light
This is a light tzatziki that is made with a fresh French cheese called fromage blanc (coming from sheep it’s better)! If you can’t find it abroad use light Greek yogurt! The light version is much better than the full fat version! Give it a try and see :-)
Lentils the Greek way (fakes)
Lentils the Greek way are cooked as a soup or as a dish and they are made with tomato puree, onion and garlic and they have some bay leaf for extra flavor! You serve it with some red wine vinegar or Xérès vinegar and it’s really good! They are different from the lentils as we eat them in France and this recipe has better taste! But the lentils themselves are better in France than those in Greece and they cook faster! Give them a try and let me know!
Risotto with leeks the Greek way (prassorizo)
This is a very flavorful risotto thanks to dill that perfumes the dish in an extraordinary manner! Leaks go very well with onion and dill and the risotto is easy to make and rather quick for this quantity!