How to Make a Tasty Moroccan Salad

Moroccan food is varied and diverse and it contains a lot of different influences, including Mediterranean, Arab, Moorish and Berber cuisines. The Arabs introduced the fruit and spices and also the sweet and sour flavors often found in tagine recipes. The Ottoman empire introduced kabobs, the Jews taught new food preservation techniques and the French brought wine and pastries.

Poultry, sheet, cattle, and seafood are all produced in the country, in large quantities, and a wide range of vegetables and fruits are grown there, including tropical ones. Dried fruits, cold-pressed olive oil, and lemon pickle feature in many Moroccan dishes. Moroccan food usually features more spice than Middle Eastern cooking.

Moroccan salads can be made with cooked or raw ingredients and they are served cold or warm. A tomato and eggplant mixture known as “zaalouk” is a popular Moroccan salad recipe, as is “taktouka,” which is a combination of green bell pepper, tomatoes, garlic, and spices.

Perhaps you are familiar with Moroccan ingredients. One of the most famous North African ingredients is couscous and this grain is especially popular in the UK and France. Bastilla and lamb tagine are also popular dishes.

Using Couscous to Make Salad

You can use couscous as the basis for a Moroccan salad. Simply cook some couscous following the directions on the package, and then stir in some finely diced tomatoes, cucumber and dried fruit or raisins. Stir in some olive oil, finely chopped garlic, and cumin for flavor and perhaps some lemon juice too. Season to taste with salt and pepper and you have a healthy Moroccan salad.

Another way to use couscous for a Moroccan salad would be to add saffron, dates, dried apricots, nuts, olives and a little orange juice, or any combination of those ingredients. This would make a light and aromatic salad.

Recipe for Zucchini Salad

The follow recipe makes enough to serve four people. In this recipe, zucchini is diced and combined with delicious flavors including garlic, parsley, cumin, lemon juice, paprika and more.

What you will need:

• 1 1/2 lbs fresh zucchini

1 teaspoon paprika

1/4 cup olive oil

1 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons water

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

3 finely chopped cloves garlic

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1/4 teaspoon cumin

2 tablespoons lemon juice

How to make it:

Scrub the zucchini but do not peel it. Trim the ends and dice it finely. Add the zucchini to a pot with the garlic, water, olive oil, and spices. Cover the pot and cook it over a moderate heat for seven or eight minutes, or until the zucchini is tender but still has a bit of bite to it.

Stir in the parsley, cumin, and lemon juice and simmer the mixture uncovered until the liquids have reduced. Taste it and adjust the seasoning. You can serve this salad chilled or warm, as a dip for crackers or pita bread or served with a fork.

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