Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

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  • Tabbouleh (page 24)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Side dish; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: parsley; spring onions; tomatoes; bulgar; lemons
    • Accompaniments: Lamb & pistachio kofta
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  • Comptoir tomato and halloumi salad (page 26)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Side dish; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: halloumi cheese; thyme; tomatoes; pitted black olives; mint
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  • Bulgar salad with fresh peas and mint (page 30)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Salads; Side dish; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: peas; bulgar; mint; parsley; apple cider vinegar; pomegranates
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  • Fattoush with pomegranate molasses dressing

    Fattoush with pomegranate molasses dressing (page 32)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Side dish; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: pitta bread; sumac; baby gem lettuce; cherry tomatoes; spring onions; mint; parsley; cucumbers; radishes; pomegranate molasses; apple cider vinegar; dried mint; lemons
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  • Stuffed vine leaves (Warak enab) (page 34)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Rice dishes; Salads; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lunch; Lebanese; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: vine leaves in brine; onions; tomatoes; parsley; mint; pudding rice; lemons; pomegranate molasses; dried mint; potatoes
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  • Grilled aubergines with olive oil, garlic and mint (page 36)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Salads; Side dish; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: olive oil; garlic; aubergines; mint
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  • Fried courgettes with yoghurt, tahini and garlic (page 38)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Fried doughs; Salads; Side dish; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: courgettes; garlic; yoghurt; tahini; dried mint; vegetable oil
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  • Lamb's tongue salad (L'sanat) (page 40)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Lunch; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese
    • Ingredients: lamb tongue; onions; bay leaves; rocket; tomatoes; preserved lemons; croutons; walnuts; sumac
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  • Fresh figs or pears with halloumi and rocket (page 42)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Appetizers / starters; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: apple cider vinegar; clear honey; za'atar; figs; halloumi cheese; rocket
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  • Fried aubergine with pomegranate molasses (page 44)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Salads; Side dish; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: aubergines; sumac; pomegranate molasses; pomegranate seeds; mint
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  • Leek with tahini (Kurrat bil tahini) (page 46)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Salads; Side dish; Small plates - tapas, meze; Cooking ahead; Lebanese; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: leeks; bay leaves; thyme sprigs; za'atar; yoghurt; tahini; dried mint
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  • Cured beef with cheese (Basturma) (page 48)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Salads; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lunch; Lebanese
    • Ingredients: pitta bread; basturma; soft cheese; pickles; mint; za'atar
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  • Octopus salad with chilli (page 50)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Lunch; Small plates - tapas, meze; Cooking ahead; Lebanese
    • Ingredients: octopus; lemons; onions; chilli paste; tomatoes; parsley
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  • Labneh (page 56)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Small plates - tapas, meze; Cooking ahead; Lebanese; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: yoghurt
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  • Labneh with black olives & mint (page 56)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: labneh cheese; black olives; mint
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  • Labneh with vegetables (page 58)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: labneh cheese; cucumbers; mint; za'atar
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  • Labneh balls preserved in olive oil (page 60)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves; Cooking ahead; Lebanese; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: labneh cheese; olive oil
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  • Labneh with za'atar [or herbs] (Labneh bil za'atar) (page 62)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: labneh cheese; za'atar
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  • Labneh with beetroot (Labneh bil shoumandar) (page 64)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: labneh cheese; beetroots; tahini
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  • Warm lentil purée with onions (Moujadara) (page 66)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Rice dishes; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: onions; brown lentils; pudding rice
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  • Comptoir hummus

    Comptoir hummus (page 70)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

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  • Smoked aubergine purée with garlic, tahini and mint (Baba ghanoush)

    Smoked aubergine purée with garlic, tahini and mint (Baba ghanoush) (page 74)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: aubergines; garlic; tahini; labneh cheese; mint; pomegranate seeds; sumac
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  • Roasted peppers, nuts, chilli and cumin (Muhammara) (page 76)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Small plates - tapas, meze; Cooking ahead; Lebanese; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: red peppers; mixed nuts of your choice; ground cumin; chilli paste; paprika; pomegranate molasses
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  • Sambusak or fatayer pastry (page 82)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Pies, tarts & pastries; Cooking ahead; Lebanese; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: strong white flour; caster sugar
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  • Sambusak filled with cheese and mint (Sambusak bil jabneh) (page 84)

    from Comptoir Libanais: A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home Cooking Comptoir Libanais by Tony Kitous and Dan Lepard

    • Categories: Fried doughs; Appetizers / starters; Small plates - tapas, meze; Lebanese; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: strong white flour; caster sugar; frying oil of your choice; halloumi cheese; feta cheese; mint
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Notes about this book

  • debbyc on December 03, 2022

    Dan Lepard the photographer, not his recipes.

  • wester on July 13, 2020

    The recipes look good, several that I want to make soon. However, the editing is somewhat sloppy. For instance, in one of the recipes the headnotes tell you to cook vegetables before you add them to the rest so they soften enough, while the main recipe text just tells you to add them and cook until they still have some bite.

Notes about Recipes in this book

  • Lamb & pistachio kofta

    • wester on July 13, 2020

      Nice but not very special. I found it difficult to chop the pistachios fine enough to stay in the kofta but not too fine.

  • Tomato-crust potatoes

    • wester on July 14, 2020

      This looked like an interesting recipe but only my husband liked it. There is also a flaw in the recipe: it tells you to layer the vegetables, add stock, and then to stir in the spices, which of course would destroy those lovely layers. I added the spices to the stock. Also, it needs a longer cooking time and/or a hotter oven.

  • Pumpkin soup (Shorbat lakten)

  • Comptoir hummus

    • Lindamobile8 on July 10, 2021

      This is my go to recipe for hummus. I put all the ingredients in a food processor with some olive oil and blitz it.

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  • ISBN 10 1848093934
  • ISBN 13 9781848093935
  • Linked ISBNs
  • Published Jun 20 2013
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 288
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Cornerstone
  • Imprint Preface Publishing

Publishers Text

For over a decade Tony Kitous has been Britain's most passionate provider of contemporary Lebanese and North African food. His restaurants were the first in London to merge traditional Arabic cooking with easy contemporary eating. There are now five Comptoir Libanais restaurants in London with six more planned in the next 18 months. The success of Comptoir Libanais restaurants centres on an easy, relaxed cafe-style of food: light Arabic home cooking mixed with familiar bistro flavours and techniques. Tony Kitous' recipes combine fresh vibrant vegetable dishes with simple grills, flat breads, grains, herb salads and dips. Pastries are richly flavoured and delicate, made with syrups and spices. Absolutely the menu for today and adaptable for the home cook. Containing eighty recipes, each one with a full-page photograph, Comptoir Libanais makes achieving a great result easy at home. Tony Kitous' approach and shortcuts inspire new ways to prepare readily-available ingredients: big on spices, fresh herbs and bright citrus flavours drawn from traditional Arabic cooking.

The book is strong on vegetarian and vegan dishes, alongside simple grilled or poached meats, fish and beautiful sauces that are quick to prepare or make in advance. If you want a quick snack for yourself, or an extraordinary celebration feast, all the how-to you'll need is here. Bringing together the passion of owner Tony Kitous, the extraordinary designs of award-winning graphic artist Rana Salam, and bestselling author and photographer Dan Lepard, the Comptoir Libanais cookbook blends a vibrant culinary tradition with modern flavours and cooking methods.

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