Moussaka is a casserole (pretty similar to lasagna tbh) so I would probably do it up casserole style.
Unfortunately I do not have any recipe recs for it. D:
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How fun, I thought it was a completely different thing. I love learning
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I mess up muhammara and moussaka in my head all the time.
ALSO! Muhammara! That shit is delicious. Walnut + roasted red pepper dip.
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Are we talking mediterranean diet or mediterranean theme? Mediterranean diet is used in health circles to talk about unprocessed mostly veggie but some fish and meat blah blah blah vs food from areas around the mediterranean.
I think a veggie shepherd’s pie would be fun, without beans or lentils or processed meat substitute I’d do diced veggies.
Or 2 veg curries with rice or flatbread and maybe tandoori fish or boiled and peeled eggs
Can we do a rice or soba noodle bowl with peanut sauce? That was my first thought hours ago but I forgot it. My brother does a version of this (usually sesame) for every occasion and I love it every time.
Muffins and mixed nuts and a fruit salad is also always a solid option since people love doing heavy dinners.
I apologize if I missed a requirement
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oh, muffins is a great idea. when my family was a recipient of something similar (so much lasagne), the muffins were a lovely break from the ordinary.
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I got okra in my produce box. Any suggestions for what to do with them? I’ve only made them once before in a big sheetpan roast thing with a lemon honey dressing and feta.
I also have cucumber, eggplants (3 long and 1 Italian), carrots, cabbage, lemons if that sparks any ideas.
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Okra is one of my fav veggies and I have a really hard time finding it here. Growing up in the south my mom cooked it so many ways…I’d say fried or pickled is best if you aren’t a fan of the slimeyness that can happen in a braised dish or soup (although it is amazing in gumbo)
The most delicious is probably breaded + pan fried or deep fried (you can bake, too!)
My mom made a similar dish to this all the time in the summer when we grew a lot of okra, but she never added bacon or any kind of meat, just veggies
My personal all time favorite is spicy pickled okra. I found a recipe that looks decent: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/35965/grandma-omas-pickled-okra/
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I love okra the Greek way: stewed with tomatoes. Like this (haven’t made this particular recipe but the idea is the same)
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Ooo thanks for sharing! I love the idea of having potatoes with the okra + tomatoes, I’m totally going to try this next time I find okra
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I made this and it’s flavorless. Ugh. How do I salvage it?
Thinking about using it as a base for egg roll in a bowl but that means sauteing it and also it’s already got more oil in it than I usually eat.
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Could you maybe toast it a little in the broiler instead of sautéing? Use the existing oil?
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Sriracha? Drain the dressing and add more vinegar?
I would add more vinegar, more garlic, more ginger. That was very conservative amounts of flavor for 2lbs of cabbage. (And more sesame oil if you’re comfortable with the oil amounts)
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Maybe? Or cook it just a little in a pan or maybe the instant pot sauté feature (bc there is a LOT) so that it isn’t like eating gobs of raw cabbage?
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Yes to all those! More more more!
I’ve been obsessed with charred scallions lately, so I would add an entire bundle of them chopped up.
Some/more of your preferred spicy (kimchi, sambaal, gochujang).
I don’t know if you’re eating this as a side or on its own, but I would top with a saucy tofu of some sort like mushroom sauce or hoisin or spicy
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