Mediterranean Salad

Ingredients for 2:
4-5 leaves of romaine lettuce chopped
1 small sliced tomato
3-4 sliced radishes
1/2 an onion sliced
1 small carrot finely sliced
About a 1/2 cup of sliced cucumber

For the dressing: lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.

Salads

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Cornish Hen with herbs and salad

For 2 persons: 2 cornish hen
Herb mixture: 4-5 crushed cloves of garlic, 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of mixed mediterranean or Italian herbs (or any herbs you like), 2 tablespoons of fresh chopped thyme.

After washing and cleaning the hen and letting them drain, rub them with salt, pepper, 1 teaspoon of butter for both as well as the mixture of herbs prepared earlier. Heat the oven for 375 and bake until done. everynow and then bathe with the juices and drizzle white wine until golden and done.

I normally serve the hen with this:
Mixed green salad with avocados and asparagus:

lettuce (of your choice), sweet corn, asparagus (canned or cooked earlier), half a red bellpepper diced, 1 avocado sliced into 4 or 5 slices and some onions on top.
Dressing: juice of 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard, 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon of some italian herbs mix, salt and pepper.

Middle Eastern

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Lebanese Meat Loaf with Potatoes (Kafta w Batata) - كفتة بالصينية

Ingredients: (4 persons)

Half a kilo or one pound of lean minced meat or ground beef
1 cup of chopped parsley
1 medium onion chopped
1 tablespoon of allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut in medium rounded slices
1 big onion sliced in medium rings
1 big tomato sliced in medium rings
1 to 2 cups of tomato sauce
Vegetable oil for frying or sauteing the potatoes
1 teaspoon of flour

Mix meat, parsley, chopped onion, spices, and salt together.  Let it sit for at least an hour in the refrigerator. Meanwhile, saute the potato slices in vegetable oil, and let drain on paper towel. Take the meat out of the fridge and make medium sized patties.
In a non-stick hot pan let the patties slightly cook by turning them. Remove into a separate dish. In an oven baking dish, deep enough to hold the tomato sauce, rub the bottom with some butter or vegetable oil and start layering: the meat first, then potatoes, sliced onion, sliced tomato. Add the tomato sauce mixed with 1 teaspoon of flour.
Bake into a 375 degrees oven for half an hour or until the sauce cooks and thickens with the rest of the ingredients. Serve with any salad of your choice.

Middle Eastern

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Hommus (Lebanese chickpeas paste) - الحمص بالطحينة

1 can of chickpeas (or garbanzo beans)

1 clove of garlic

2-3 tablespoons tahini paste (sesame paste)

Juice of half a lemon

Salt to taste
Half a cup of water

Put all ingredients in a blender or food processor or blender. If the paste seems too thick, you might need to add a little bit more water, one to two more tablespoons until you get a creamy paste. 
Serve and drizzle olive oil on top right before serving. 

Decoration (optional):
Decorate with few saved cooked chickpeas placed in the middle. Radish slices and some fresh mint. 

Note:
Baba Ghannouj or Eggplant Dip:

Replace the chickpeas with 1 medium grilled and peeled eggplant.

Vegetarian

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