This is another recipe that is Lent-friendly, as it contains chicory and no meats or fats. I got this recipe from a friend who grew up in a distant village in mountains of South Lebanon. During the 40-day fast, her mother would like to get creative and try to make something new in her cuisine to make the fast more playful. I took the recipe from her and tried it, and it turned out to be delicious!
If you enjoy the taste of chicory, take at a look at this recipe I posted a few days ago 🙂
Ingredients:
- 1 kg potatoes
- 1/2 kg chicory
- 2 onions chopped into long strips
- 1 teaspoon sumac
- salt, seven spices
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon cooking oil
Preparation:
- Boil the potatoes in salted water, when they’re cooked mash them properly
- Boil the chicory in another pot with salted water, drain them after
- heat the olive oil and fry the strips of onion, then add the boiled chicory and season with salt, seven spices and sumac
- preheat the oven to 200C
- Grease an oven tray with cooking oil and place one layer of mashed potatoes
- Cover the potatoes with the chicory/onion mixture
- Place the remaining mashed potatoes over the chicory to cover it all
- Sprinkle a bit of olive oil on the top, and place the tray in the oven for about 30 minutes, until the top becomes slightly golden
Note: this dish is usually served warm, but I secretly enjoy it cold as leftovers at night. Try it and let me know if you do too 🙂
ET VOILA..C’EST TOUT.
Tabkhet el yom 
All of your recipes (for me) are so interesting! I don’t think I could get my hands on many of the ingredients without driving an hour on a quest, but I really enjoy thinking about it 🙂
Thank you for your kind words 🙂 Don’t be discouraged! You can always find most ingredients at your local grocery; if not, look for a Lebanese grocery in your area as they surely will!