Mediterranean salad

___Ingredients_________________________________________________

1 small cucumber sliced
2 Roma tomatoes cut up
1/2 of a red bell pepper cut up
½ a cup of cilantro
½ of a red onion sliced (optional)
1 tsp of cumin
½ tsp of salt
Pepper to taste
1 Tbls of olive oil
½ tsp of lemon juice

___Preparation______________________________________________

Mix together cucumber, tomatoes, red pepper, onion, cilantro, cumin, salt, pepper, olive oil, and lemon juice 

Mediterranean Zucchini boats

6 medium sized zucchini cut in half - long ways
1 lb of hamburger meat
1 tbls of minced garlic
1 egg
mozzarella cheese
7 spice to taste
salt to taste
1Roma tomatoe

After you cut you zucchini in half, place in a large pot and boil for 10 minutes
while your zucchini is boiling, brown your hamburger meat, adding minced garlic and your spices.
Once the meat is done, drain off any fat and set aside
When your zucchini is done, take out and scoop out the meat of the zucchini and place in a strainer to strain off any juice in it
Take the inside of the zucchini after it's strained and mix it with your meat mixture and add a beaten egg.
Take your mixture now and place inside the scooped out zucchini and sprinkle mozzarella on top and then bake at *350 for at least 25 minutes, about 5 minutes before it's done take a sliced up Roma tomato and place them on top to finish cooking with the dish.

Mediterranean eggplant bake

1 medium eggplant, over roasted (directions at bottom)
olive oil
1/2 diced onion
1 1/2 Tbls of minced garlic
1 lb of ground lamb
salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbls of seven spice
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Muir Glen Diced tomatoes, including, juice
1/4 cup of crumbled feta cheese or mozzarella cheese ( your choice)
1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese

Oven roast the eggplant and set aside, preheat oven to 375*. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and when it's hot, add the onion. Saute' the onion until it's soft, then add the garlic and saute' another minute. Remove the onion mixture to a bowl and return the skillet to the heat.

Saute' the lamb until it is starting to brown, pour off any fat that is starting to accumulate and add the spices. Stir well and saute' until the lamb is completely brown. Return the onion mixture to the skillet and add the tomatoes. Let simmer until most of the juices have evaporated.

In a baking dish, make a layer of eggplant slices. Cover with half the lamb mixture and crumble feta or add mozzarella on top. Add another layer of eggplant slices and the remaining lamb mixture. Sprinkle the top with the Parmesan
Bake for 30 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.

Egglpant roasted
heat oven to 425*

Take 1/2 cup of olive oil and mix with Italian seasoning and a little bit of salt, pepper and 
dip the eggplant slices of both sides and then place on a foiled sheet and bake for 10 mins, turn over and bake another 10 minutes

Mediterranean eggplant

Mediterranean eggplant

1 large eggplant
oil to fry
1 tbls of minced garlic
olive oil and vinegar to saturate
handfull of cilantro chopped up

Slice your eggplant - but not too thin
fry your eggplant in hot oil until browned on both sides and then place on a paper towel to soak up oil
salt the eggplant while still warm
place your eggplant in a dish and cover the bottom of the dish with olive oil and vinegar and then top with garlic and cilantro - let chill in the frig for at least two hours to let the eggplant soak up the vinegar and olive oil
serve cold