Peppercorn Sauce (Sauce au Poivre) - Dairy-Free
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Peppercorn Sauce (Sauce au Poivre) - Dairy-Free

Peppercorn sauce is one of the essential sauces of French cooking, served with meat and even with fish, as in this delicious recipe for tuna steak with peppercorn sauce. Today I’m sharing a dairy-free peppercorn sauce, perfect with your meat dishes, especially a roast beef.

Zucchini Pesto - Fresh, No-Cook, Vegan and Cheese-Free
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Zucchini Pesto - Fresh, No-Cook, Vegan and Cheese-Free

I often make pasta on Friday for lunch, with a different sauce every week (unless someone puts in a special request ^^). With spring here, I wanted to try a quick sauce with no cooking and no cheese, namely… zucchini pesto. It was a big hit: it comes together in a few minutes, it’s fresh, well balanced and goes beautifully with pasta. If you love basil and zucchini, I really recommend giving it a try!

Hummus with Tahini - Classic Israeli Recipe
Appetizer Kemias Salads Vegetarian Gluten-free Vegan Israeli cuisine Basics Chickpeas Make-ahead Batch cooking

Hummus with Tahini - Classic Israeli Recipe

Hummus - chickpea purée - is one of Israel’s national dishes. You’ll find dozens of kinds in restaurants (some of them - called hummusiyas - serve nothing else!) but it’s so quick to make that I encourage you to try it. Here is a classic version of hummus with tahini, the way we eat it around here. Kosher and parve, naturally.

Chocolate Pudding Cups (Dairy-Free, Vegan)
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Chocolate Pudding Cups (Dairy-Free, Vegan)

A while back, I shared a delicious recipe for pistachio pudding cups that you loved, so here is another quick version on the same principle - a smooth, deeply chocolatey pudding, this time with no eggs and no dairy. Perfect for the end of a meal, a cocktail-style dinner or an afternoon snack.

Roasted Broccoli with Herbed Tahini Sauce
Vegetarian Vegan Light Baked Gluten-free Broccoli Israeli cuisine Low GI

Roasted Broccoli with Herbed Tahini Sauce

More delicate than its cousin the cauliflower, broccoli doesn’t always get people dreaming. And yet… If you liked the Roasted Cauliflower, here is an excellent, simple recipe. Feel free to add it to your kemia (Tunisian mezze spread) or serve it alongside a baked fish. It’s vegan and parve.

Roasted Eggplant with Tahini - Eggplant Biladi
Appetizer Kemias Vegetarian Vegan Light Israeli cuisine Eggplant Summer Rosh Hashanah Gluten-free

Roasted Eggplant with Tahini - Eggplant Biladi

Here’s an essential Israeli appetizer, smoky eggplant with tahini. It’s traditionally cooked over an open flame, which gives it that very characteristic taste. Here we like it with a little tomato, lots of tahini and cilantro. The result is melting and creamy. If you think you don’t like eggplant, give it a chance with this recipe!

Oven-Braised Asado - Slow-Cooked Beef Short Ribs with Onions
Meat Beef Baked Argentine cuisine Israeli cuisine Make-ahead Batch cooking Festive Lactose-free Gluten-free Shabbat

Oven-Braised Asado - Slow-Cooked Beef Short Ribs with Onions

Asado is a very common way of cooking in South America, especially in Argentina. In Israel, the word is also used for the cut itself: beef short ribs (or veal ribs) prepared like a confit, marinated, then cooked for a long time in a low oven. The meat becomes so tender you can cut it with a fork.

Egg Salad - British-Style with Shallot and Chives
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Egg Salad - British-Style with Shallot and Chives

It was in London that I discovered egg salad, which the British love to eat in sandwiches. I adore this salad; it has more bite than our traditional French œuf-mayo (hard-boiled eggs with mayonnaise) thanks to the scallions and mustard. I also add a small, finely minced shallot, and it always gets devoured in minutes, even by the kids. You can enjoy it on bread, on challah, or use it to fill mini rolls for an appetizer.

Lentil Salad with Smoked Salmon, Avocado and Crunchy Vegetables
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Lentil Salad with Smoked Salmon, Avocado and Crunchy Vegetables

Lentils are one of those ingredients that are often sitting in the pantry, and they shouldn’t be overlooked: they’re healthy and packed with protein. Beyond the famous French lentils with sausages, today I’m sharing a lentil salad recipe with fresh raw vegetables and smoked salmon, which pairs beautifully with lentils.