Being a Sunday I like to take
it easy and have a relaxed day, both in the kitchen and out. Meals are not as complicated and perhaps not
as nutritionally balanced as during the week but what I like the most is to
have an easy dinner. Something without
too much effort or without too many dirty dishes! My favourite easy dinner is Farmer’s food غذاء الفلاحين Aqul el Fellaheen and it has been a favourite ever since I was a child. Farmer’s food غذاء الفلاحين Aqul el Fellaheen is kind of like mezze (small snack like things) and to me is dinner
without work. Enjoyed by everyone who eats it because you only eat what
you like! Basically, it is a whole
variety of ingredients chopped up and placed on a platter. It is a healthy meal with plenty of fresh
vegetables, meat and/or eggs. People sit
around the platter and each person then assembles whatever they like on bread,
or crackers and then eats it. Wonderful fresh food which is great in Summer when cold food appeals so much.
I remember eating like this on
Sunday nights growing up. My dad was
tasked with getting dinner since my mum did all the cooking during the week. Dad would empty out most of the fridge of
cheeses, vegetables and meats and then set to work cutting and slicing them
all. This was so exciting because it was
also the only time we got to eat while watching television. Sunday night cartoons on Disney. How I loved those times and the memories. So much so that I really want to recreate them
for my own children.
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Farmer’s food غذاء الفلاحين Aqul el Fellaheen
I have actually also had this
as a meal for a casual dinner party with friends. It was such a big hit since it is easy and fun
with hands moving in all directions picking up foods of different colours. Building little towers of food that thrown
into mouths whole or is crunched and crumbled and falls onto plates. This is definitely not a knife and fork meal
but who says they all have to be.
Gather together for Farmer’s food غذاء الفلاحين Aqul el Fellaheen:
A selection of bread or
crackers such as Salada biscuits, Savoy, water crackers or pita bread(aish balady)
A selection of cheeses such as
Feta, Gouda, Parmesan and Cheddar
A selection of deli or cooked
meats such as ham, turkey or chicken and salami
Tomato halved and sliced
Lebanese cucumbers sliced
A small onion or several
radishes very thinly sliced
Boiled eggs sliced
Olives, pitted
Pickled cucumber, sliced
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You could add anything else
you liked such as sliced
Avocado,
Dips such as Hummus or Baba
Ghanoush,
Steamed vegetables
Lettuce
Capsicum or peppers
As well as cooked and sliced
meats such as Kofta or sausage, etc. which are great too.
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Place platter on a table. Sit around it with friends or family and
build little towers with cheese, meat and vegetables as you like. Eat and Enjoy!
