Hummus is popular appetizer, or meze, throughout the Middle East. Cooked chickpeas are pureed with sesame paste, garlic, lemon juice, oil oil and salt.
Tag: Vegetarian
Hummus bi Tahina
Guasacaca
(Venezuelan spicy avocado salsa)
Guasacaca is a popular condiment in Venezuela made from mashed and seasoned avocados.
Githeri
(Kenyan corn and beans)
Githeri is a simple yet nourishing Kenyan dish that originated with Kikuyu tribe. The combination of beans and corn supplies a full complement of protein.
Gigantes Plaki sto Fourno
(Greek baked white beans in tomato sauce)
Healthy, full of fiber and filling, gigantes plaki (γίγαντες πλακί), is a common mezze all over Greece.
Ghapama
(Armenian rice-stuffed and baked whole pumpkin)
In this celebratory Armenian dish, whole pumpkin gets filled with a sweetened rice pilaf and baked until the pumpkin is tender and the rice steamed to fluffy perfection.
Gazpacho
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)
Gazpacho, the famous chilled tomato and cucumber soup from the Andalusia region of southern Spain, is an amazingly refreshing foil to a hot summer day.
Gallo Pinto
(Costa Rican, Nicaraguan red beans and rice)
If there is one meal that everyone in Nicaragua and Costa Rica eats, it's gallo pinto. This hearty, healthy and filling dish is your basic rice and beans.
Couscous aux Sept Légumes
(Moroccan couscous with seven vegetables)
This straightforward couscous dish is one of the most popular in Morocco. Seven is considered a lucky number, and while the vegetables may vary, the number used is constant.
Chiles Rellenos
(Mexican stuffed, fried chile peppers)
In this sublime dish from the Mexican state of Puebla, chile peppers are roasted and peeled, then stuffed, dipped in a batter and fried.
Caponata Siciliana
(Italian sweet and sour eggplant dish)
This sweet and sour eggplant (melanzane) dish embodies the essence of Sicilian cucina povera, or "cuisine of the poor" — simple, seasonal, local ingredients used at the peak of freshness.