Sunday simple breakfast: Labneh

I have been eating out every day for the past two weeks and I generally don't like this habit. I miss simple 'homy' food, so this morning I decided to have a very simple breakfast. I had labneh in the fridge and some leftover multi grain bread from yesterday. I sprinkled some dried mint on top of the labneh (just to make it slightly fancier) and made some green tea and voila mon breakfast! Maybe some people find it boring but I like it :)
No olives this time, I love olives with labneh, anyway going soon to my local Lebanese grocers to get some, he makes yummy olives!

A confirmation of the yumminess of the grilled lettuce recipe!

Someone tried the grilled lettuce hearts recipe, and sent me a picture of the plate, with a small message saying "it was amazing!"

You know who you are :-) , a faithful Mac user and a talented chef to say the least.

Grilled lettuce hearts/ El Bulli style

It's been nearly a year since I have posted anything on this blog, however this doesn't mean that I wasn't cooking! I actually have been but I haven't had the time to write or post anything.
I received on 11.11.11 (my 'special' birthday) The Family Meal book by Ferran Adria from Nick. For those who don't know Ferran Adria, he is the legendary chef behind El Bulli.

Today I decided to make one of the recipes in this book, and although it's not Lebanese and my blog is all about Lebanese food, this post is an exception!

It is a very simple recipe and takes 25 min to make and it is perfect as a starter because it is very light and fresh.

Here are the ingredients for 2 people:

8 Sprigs fresh mint
1 tsp Wholegrain mustard
1 tbsp Sherry vinegar
1 Egg yolk
6 tbsp Olive oil and a bit extra for frying
2 Lettuce hearts

To make the dressing, put the mint leaves and mustard into a magimix. Add the sherry vinegar, and the egg yolk. Add the olive oil slowly while the mix is processing, until the mint is finely chopped. Season with salt. You could use a hand held blender, but I don't have it so I used a magimix instead.

Cut the lettuce hearts in half, heat a large frying pan over a medium heat and add a little oil. Season the lettuce with salt. Fry for about 5min until slightly golden on both sides.

Cut the fried lettuce hearts in half again, serve it on a plate and pour the mint vinaigrette!

I loved the dressing, so I added more for myself :-)