Ras El Hanout

Ras El-Hanout
Ras El-Hanout

The Moroccan Carrot Salad recipe from the other day requires an ingredient called ras el hanout. Some people might wonder what that is, and some people might not be able to find it already made. Ras el hanout is a spice mixture originating in North Africa. It could be considered as the North African version of the Indian garam masala. Ras el hanout is associated mainly with Morocco, but it is also used in the neighboring countries.

You can find it in a spice jar in many grocery stores and speciality markets, but if not, or if you’re crazy like me and love to do these things from scratch, here is the recipe I’ve been using for a while. I’m not sure where it’s from or who gave it to me, but it sure tastes great. You could even go as far as grinding each individual spice before mixing them.

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Ras El Hanout

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

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  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions

Whisk everything together in a small bowl. You can keep this spice blend in an airtight container at room temperate, away from the light, for about a month. You can use it to flavor dressings, you can rub root vegetables before roasting them, you can stir into a couscous. There are so many possibilities for this complex and tasty spice mix. Bon appรฉtit!

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Ras el hanout

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

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  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de cumin mouluย 
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de gingembre moulu
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma moulu
  • 3/4 c. ร  thรฉ de cannelle moulue
  • 3/4 c. ร  thรฉ de poivre noir, fraรฎchement moulu
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de poivre blanc, fraรฎchement moulu
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de coriandre moulues
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de cayenne
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de piment de la Jamaรฏque moulu
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de muscade moulue
  • 1/4 c. ร  thรฉ de clou de girofle moulu

Instructions

Mรฉlanger tous les ingrรฉdients dans un petit bol. Conserve le mรฉlange d’รฉpices dans un contenant hermรฉtique au rรฉfrigรฉrateur pendant un mois. Vous pouvez l’utiliser dans une vinaigrette, pour assaisonner des lรฉgumes racines avant la cuisson au four, ou mรชme pour relever un couscous. Ce mรฉlange ร  รฉpices est vraiment versatile. Bon appรฉtit!

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Hatch Chile Stew

Hatch Chile Stew
Hatch Chile Stew

It’s Hatch Chile Stew season! Hatch chiles actually come from the town of Hatch in New Mexico, hence the name. It is said that one fresh medium Hatch chile contains as muchย Vitamin C asย six oranges, and one teaspoon of dried red chile powder has the daily requirements of Vitamin A (knowledge from hatchchilefest.com).

I cookedย the chiles on the grill, charring them nicely, then covered with aluminum foil for 15 minutes, so the skin detaches itself from the flesh. I then peeled them and chopped them. I ate a whole one on its own, it was so good!

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Hatch Chile Stew

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds (or 1 tablespoon ground coriander)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 white onion, chopped
  • 34 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup crushed tomatoes (I used Italian canned tomatoes that I purรฉed with an immersion blender)
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 1/2 cup fingerling potatoes, chopped in 1/2″ to 1″ pieces
  • 1 cup Hatch chile (about 2 medium chiles), roasted, peeled, and chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups green beans, chopped
  • 1 can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • Kernels from one ear of fresh corn
  • 2 cups lamb’s quarters or baby spinach (or any other tender greens you have on hand)
  • Garnishes: fresh cilantro

Instructions

In a small, dry skillet, brown the coriander seeds, stirring and shaking until they become fragrant and lightly brown. Transfer to a mortar and pestle and grind. Keep aside. Or use 1 tablespoon of ground coriander.

In a soup pot, heat up the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and sautรฉ until translucent, about 2-3 minutes.

Add the tomatoes, broth, potatoes, roasted chiles, ground coriander, and oregano. Add salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer, and let cook for about 12-18 minutes, until the potatoes are fork-tender, but not too soft.

Add the green beans, the red kidney beans, and the corn. Simmer for 5 minutes more. Turn off the heat, add the lamb’s quarters or spinach. Let wilt for a few minutes and serve with fresh cilantro. Bon appรฉtit!

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Casserole de piments Hatch

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 c. ร  soupe de graines de coriandre (ou 1 c. ร  soupe de coriandre moulue)
  • 1 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 1 oignon blanc, hachรฉ
  • 3 ร  4 gousses d’ail, รฉmincรฉes
  • 1 tasse de tomates broyรฉesย 
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ d’origan sรฉchรฉ
  • 4 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • 1 1/2 tasse de pommes de terre fingerling ou autres, coupรฉes en cubes de 1/2 ร  1 pouce
  • 1 tasse de piments Hatch (2 moyens piments), rรดtis, pelรฉs et hachรฉs
  • 1 1/2 tasse d’haricots verts, hachรฉs
  • 1 boรฎte de haricots rouges, rincรฉs et รฉgouttรฉs
  • Grains d’un รฉpi de maรฏs
  • 2 tasses d’รฉpinards frais
  • Garnitures: coriandre fraรฎche

Instructions

Dans une petite poรชle, rรดtir les graines de coriandre, en remuant, jusqu’ร  ce qu’elles soient aromatiques, 1 ร  2 minutes. Transfรฉrer dans un mortier et moudre ร  l’aide du pilon. Rรฉserver. Ou utiliser 1 c. ร  soupe de coriandre moulue.

Dans un chaudron ร  soupe, chauffer l’huile d’olive ร  feu moyen. Ajouter l’oignon et l’ail et faire revenir jusqu’ร  ce que l’oignon soit translucide, 2 ร  3 minutes.

Ajouter les tomates, le bouillon, les pommes de terre, les piments rรดtis, la coriandre moulue, et l’origan. Ajouter le sel de mer et le poivre, au goรปt. Porter ร  รฉbullition, rรฉduire le feu et laisser mijoter 12 ร  18 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que les pommes de terre soient tendres, sans se dรฉfaire.

Ajouter les haricots verts, les haricots rouges et le maรฏs. Laisser mijoter 5 minutes de plus. Retirer du feu, ajouter les รฉpinards et remuer doucement. Servir avec de la coriandre fraรฎche. Bon appรฉtit!

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Vichyssoise with Green Peas and Lovage

Vichyssoise with Green Peas and Lovage
Vichyssoise with Green Peas and Lovage

Vichyssoise is a soup that usually contains a lot of whole milk. I was a little hesitant to make a plant-based vichyssoise because of the taste of almond or coconut milk. But surprise, surprise! With oat milk, this Vichyssoise with Green Peas and Lovage was fantastic. And it’s as good served warm as it is served cold. This recipe makes a lot of soup, enough for 6-8 people, but if you want to cut everything in half, feel free to do so. Lovage is a perennial plant. The leaves smell similar to celery when crushed. They can be used in salads, or in soups and broth. If you can’t find lovage, try with celery leaves and maybe a little bit of celery seed, to enhance the flavor.

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Vichyssoise with Green Peas and Lovage

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 5 large Yukon potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice
  • 4 large leeks, white parts only, thinly sliced crosswise
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 4 cups plant milk
  • 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste, plus freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1/3 cup fresh lovage leaves, coarsely chopped
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen green peas (thawed if frozen)
  • Chives and extra lovage for garnish

Instructions

In a large soup pot, bring potatoes, leeks, broth, milk, salt, chopped lovage and pepper to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low, partially cover, and simmer for about 25-30 minutes, until the potatoes are very tender.

Let cool until it is safe to purรฉe the soup in a blender, or use an immersion blender. If you used an upright blender, return the soup to the pot. Add the peas and cook until heated through. Chill to room temperature and then place in the fridge until completely chilled, at least four hours. Or do like I did and serve warm! You can always try it cold the next day! Bon appรฉtit!

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Vichyssoise avec petits pois et livรจche

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 5 grosses pommes de terre Yukon, pelรฉes et coupรฉes en cubes de un demi pouce
  • 4 gros poireaux, la partie blanche seulement, coupรฉs en deux sur la longueur, et tranchรฉs en demi-lunes minces
  • 4 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • 4 tasses de lait d’avoine
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer, ou au goรปt, et poivre noir, au goรปt
  • 1/3 tasse de livรจche, hachรฉe
  • 2 tasses de petits pois frais ou congelรฉs (dรฉcongelรฉs)
  • Garnitures: ciboulette, livรจche

Instructions

Dans un grand chaudron ร  soupe, porter ร  รฉbullition les pommes de terre, les poireaux, le bouillon de lรฉgumes, le lait d’avoine, le sel, la livรจche hachรฉe, et le poivre. Rรฉduire le feu et laisser mijoter, ร  mi-couvert, pendant 25 ร  30 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que les pommes de terre soient trรจs tendres.

Laisser refroidir un peu et transfรฉrer dans un mรฉlangeur, ou utiliser un mรฉlangeur ร  main. Retourner la soupe dans le chaudron, ajouter les pois et rรฉchauffer. Retirer du feu, refroidir ร  tempรฉrature ambiante et placer au rรฉfrigรฉrateur, au moins quatre heures. Ou servir chaude. Bon appรฉtit!

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Green Pea and Chickpea Salad with Basil Vinaigrette

Green Pea and Chickpea Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
Green Pea and Chickpea Salad with Basil Vinaigrette

Another great recipe from my friend Catalina. This Green Pea and Chickpea Salad with Basil Vinaigrette is a very easy and quick light meal or side dish that tastes as delicious as it looks. And done in 15 minutes!

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Green Pea and Chickpea Salad with Basil Vinaigrette

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups of frozen green peas
  • 1 can of chickpeas
  • 10 raw cashews
  • 23 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 10 fresh basil leaves
  • 5 fresh mint leaves
  • 1/3 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons vegan mayo
  • 1/2 lime or 1/3 lemon
  • 1/2 inch scallion, minced
  • 1 small garlic clove, minced
  • Olive oil
  • Sea salt and pepper

Instructions

Boil the frozen peas for 5 minutes, then drench in cold water. Combine all the ingredients for the vinaigrette, except 5 cashews, in a mini blender or food processor. Blend until you get a good creamy consistency. Add the cashews and pulse a few times to get some nice chunks. Combine the drained chickpeas and green peas in a bowl. Add vinaigrette and mix. You can sprinkle some pine nuts or pair this salad with some roasted veggies. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: green peas, chickpeas, basil

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Salade de petits pois et de pois chiches avec vinaigrette au basilic

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

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  • 2 tasses de petits pois frais ou congelรฉs
  • 1 boรฎte de pois chiches, rincรฉs et รฉgouttรฉs
  • 10 noix de cajou
  • 2 ร  3 c. ร  soupe de noix de pin
  • 10 feuilles de basilic frais
  • 5 feuilles de menthe
  • 1/3 c. ร  thรฉ de moutarde de Dijon
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de mayo
  • 1/2 lime ou 1/3 citron
  • 1 oignon vert, รฉmincรฉ
  • 1 petite gousse d’ail, รฉmincรฉe
  • Huile d’olive
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt

Instructions

Bouillir les petits pois pendant 5 minutes et rincer ร  l’eau froide. ร‰goutter. Combiner tous les ingrรฉdients de la vinaigrette dans un mรฉlangeur ou robot, sauf cinq (5) noix de cajou. Mรฉlanger jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’une consistance lisse. Ajouter les cinq (5) noix de cajou et pulser quelques fois. Combiner les pois chiches et les petits pois dans un bol de service. Ajouter la vinaigrette et mรฉlanger. Garnir de noix de pin. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: petits pois, pois chiches, basilic

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