Dana and Mark Reed came to join me for lunch this afternoon. They are some of the most interesting people that I’ve met here, but this is the first time I’ve spent any time with them outside of large groups. We talked about theater, the nature of puppetry, what interests us about our work, and life in Iceland.
The Menu
Enzogelin Çorbasi (red lentil, bulgur & mint soup)
with Yogurt Garlic Sauce
Pomegranate, Garbanzo Salad
Garlic Nan
Chocolate Mousse
Eve sent me the recipe and ingrediants for the soup and it’s very good. We enjoyed a warm, savory Mediteranean meal while it snowed outside.
Enzogelin Çorbasi Recipe
| 2 Tblsp Olive Oil 2 Tblsp Butter 1 Lg Spanish Onion – finely diced 2 cloves garlic – minced 1 med. tomato – seeded and chopped 2 tblsp. paprika pinch cayenne |
1 can tomato paste 1 1/2 cup red lentils 1/4 cup long grain rice 6 cups stock or water 1/4 cup bulgur 1 tblsp dried mint Lemon Wedges 1 recipe Garlic Yogurt Sauce |
Heat butter & oil in heavy saucepan – add onion and garlic, cook gently till soft but not brown.
Add tomato paste, chopped tomato, paprika and cayenne.
Stir well and add lentils, rice & stock.
Bring to boil, cover, lower hear and simmer 30 – 35 minutes, stirring occasionally til lentils dissolve.
Add bulgur & mint, cook another 10 minutes. If too think, add a bit of water. Serve with Lemon & yogurt sauce
Yogurt Garlic Sauce
| 2 cups yogurt (or skyr) | 2 cloves garlic |
Mince garlic w/pinch of salt. Put in blender with yogurt till very smooth. Let flavors marry at least 30 minutes.
Hi Mary,
so happy you enjoyed the soup. The recipe actually calls for only 2 tablespoons of the tomato paste. I suppose the whole can would just make the tomato element that much stronger.
I’m glad you can get fresh pomegranate there. A fall without P.&G. salad would be sad indeed,
xoeve
Yeah, I know. But I goofed and figured that I’d post the recipe I made rather than the recipe you sent me. Besides, the fresh tomato I found was not particuarly tomatoey.
Of course, if I wrote down the exact measurements that I used it would be really confusing since things are all metric here.