Recipes with vegetable / fruit

Roasted eggplant dip

The English-speaking world knows it as eggplant caviar. A misnomer, no doubt, considering that there is no salt-cured fish roe in this dish. But this dip of smoky, slightly charred mashed sweet eggplants mixed with spices, herbs, olive oil and lemon juice is delightful.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 2 people

Beef and apricot stew

If you think dried apricot is good for snacking, know that it is just as good for cooking beef stew. During the long and slow cooking, the apricots soften and release a subtle tanginess that gives the beef stew a beautiful richness that is best experienced than described.

Cook time: 2 45

Servings: 4 people

Coconut and lychee sorbet

The meat from two young coconuts and a can of lychee went into this coconut and lychee sorbet. Dairy-free but it scoops like ice cream. A lovely summer snack or dessert.

Cook time: 0

Servings: 6 cups

Crepes with apples and salted dulce de leche

There are three stages in making this dish. Caramelizing the apples, making the salted caramel and cooking the crepes. You can do them in any order but since I cooked the apples in the pan before I made the crepes, that is how the recipe is written.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 5 crepes

Sweet-tangy mango and vegetable salad

A light and refreshing summery mix of fresh mangoes, tomatoes, red onion, cucumber and cilantro, this salad is a fast and easy side dish to go with grilled or fried meat, chicken or seafood.

Cook time: 0

Servings: 4 people