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Recipe book by Jane Grigson. This is a new, enlarged edition.

Contents:
The Author 3
Introduction 5

Mediterranean Ingredients 7

Sauces and Relishes 12
Skordalia (Greek Garlic Sauce)
Pesto (Basil Sauce)
Mayonnaise
Tomato Sauce
Vinaigrette
Greek Vinaigrette
Pickled Lemons
Aioli (Provencal garlic sauce)
Rouille (Provençal Chilli Sauce)
Cucumber and Yogurt
Skordalia

Soups 19
Avgolemono Sopa (Greek Egg and Lemon Soup)
La Soupe de Poissons (Provençal Fish Soup)
Mourtayrol (Chicken and Saffron Soup)
Gazpacho (Chilled Tomato and Pepper Soup)
Fassolada (Bean Soup)

First Course and Meze Dishes 24
Zucchini in Agrodolce (Sweet-sour Courgettes)
Ratatouille Niçoise (Mediterranean Vegetable Stew)
Tapenade (Anchovy, Olive and Caper Paste)
Okra and Tomatoes
Peperonata (Italian Pepper Salad)
Hummus Bi Tahina (Chick-pea and Sesame Salad)
Felafel (Chick-pea Fritters)
Bagna Cauda (Hot Anchovy Dip)
Fonduta (Hot Cheese Dip)
Salade aux Poivrons (Pepper and Garlic Salad)
Little Pies (Meat and Spinach Fillings)
Spanakopitta (Greek Spinach Pie)
Pan Bagna (Salad in a Sandwich)
North African Carrot Salad
Pan Bagna (Salad in a Sandwich)
Lebanese Tabbouleh (Cracked Wheat Salad)
Algerian Tabbouleh (Salad with Couscous)
Tumbet (Layered vegetable casserole

Fish 42
Fish Fritters with Skordalia
Tagliatelle with Mussels
Pissaladière (Pissaladiera) (Savoury Tart with Anchovies)
Strata (Seafood Pudding)
Sarde a Beccafico (Sicilian Stuffed Sardines)
Kalamarakia Yemista (Stuffed Squid)
Pesce Bollito con Maionnese (Poached John Dory with Mayonnaise)
Brandad De Morue

Meat, Poultry and Game 50
Afelia (Cypriot Sautéed Pork)
Couscous
Poulet aux Cinquante Gousses d’Ail (Chicken with Fifty Cloves of Garlic)
Kebabs
Paella
Ossi Buchi (Italian Shin of Veal)
Stifado (Braised Beef, Greek Style)
Cerkes Tavugu (Circassian Chicken)
Pigeons aux Olives (Pigeons with Olives)
Kleftiko (‘Robbers’ Lamb’)
Fegato alla Veneziana (Venetian Liver and Onions)
Kibbeh Nayé (Lebanese lamb tartare)
Moroccan Chicken with Lemon and Olives
Elegant Moussaka

Rice and Bread 73
Pilaff
Rissotto alla Milanese
Pitta
Elioti (Cypriot Olive Bread)
Dolmades (Stuffed Vine Leaves)

Sweet Dishes 82
Cannoli (Sicilian Cream Horns)
Granita di Caffe con Panna Coffee Granita with Whipped Cream)
Aranci Caramellizzati (Caramel Oranges)
Halvas tis Rinas (Rina’s Halva Cake)
Halva Butter Cream
Prunes Stuffed with Walnuts
Festival Shortbreads
Helvaci Kabagi Kompostosu (Sweet Pumpkin)
Baklavas
Halva Ice Cream
Pastizzi (Maltese Cheesecake Tarts)
Salade Aux Fleurs D’Orange
Vanilla, Orange or Lemon Thins
Tirami Su