Mediterranean Menu

Pita Bread
Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book p. 265
New Joy, p. 753 (x 4)

yeast, salt, flour, sugar, butter

Hummus
How to Cook Everything, p. 23 (x 6)

garbanzo beans			1 big can or 12 cups
tahini				3 cups
lemons				6 (or lemon juice)
ground cumin, olive oil, garlic


Baba Ghanoush
How to Cook Everything, p. 23 (x 2 or 3)

eggplants			8
pine nuts			2 cups
lemons				4 (or lemon juice)
tahini				1 cup
garlic, olive oil

Tabbouleh
New Joy, p. 227 (x 4)

bulgur or couscous		4 cups
tomatoes			16
fresh parsley			8 cups chopped (3 bunches?)
fresh mint			4 cups chopped
scallions			4 bunches
onions				4
lemons				4, or juice
ground allspice, olive oil

Lentils
New Joy, p. 279 (ratios)

brown or green lentils		2-3 lbs, 5-8 cups
1 onion, garlic, bay leaf

Spinach and Feta Triangles (optional)
New Joy, p. 152 (the simple recipe)
How to Cook Everything, p. 38 (complicated)

spinach, frozen			20 oz (about 2 cups)
feta cheese			8 oz
phyllo dough			1 pkg
butter, onions, salt, lemon juice

Fresh Fruit

some variety of (fresh or dried as applicable):
cantaloupe, oranges, grapes, apricots,
figs, pears, dates, walnuts, almonds