Notes about Recipes in this book

• North African hot sauce (Harissa)

  • Hana.Sundet on January 04, 2024

    Wish that the recipe included a weight of chiles instead of number, but I used a 3:1 ratio of cascabel to chipotle meco chiles and it turned out really good. Toasted the chiles just a touch so I could work with them more easily for the seeding process. No need to chop into small pieces, since the blender comes next. I also added a little capful of rosewater and enjoyed that flavor layer. Using these chiles, it had a bit of a burn, but not enough to stop me from eating it by the spoonful. I will definitely make again. 4/5 because I had to adjust the instructions a bit, but 5/5 with minor alignment to my usual chile sauce routine.

• Chopped spinach salad with preserved lemons and olives (Bokkola b'zitoun)

  • swegener on February 01, 2015

    This is similar to the Arabesque recipe--both are delicious. The combo of spinach and preserved lemons and olives is a winner, the rest is just gravy.