Flatbread with thyme leaves and olive oil(man’ooshe bel-zaatar)
December 16, 2009 • Category: Main Dish
First morning in Beirut and what does a Lebanese expat want more than anything? A freshman’ooshe withzaatar (flatbread with thyme), that’s what! Zalfa, my (darling) sister-in-law, had raved about a new man’ooshe item on the menu at Zaatarwzeit, the one-stop in town for yummy, fresh and speedy man’ooshe.
Made with a multi-grain dough, light and chewy, moist with extra-virgin olive oil and whole thyme leaves, chopped onions, a film of tomato sauce, it was heavenly. I had it with the usual: black olives, fresh mint, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers.
Can’t wait to try my hand at making it with a fresh batch of zaatar (origanum syriacum ) leaves!
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Ivy says:
The bread sounds delicious and I can imagine the lovely aroma it has.
On December 16, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Dinners & Dreams says:
I’ve always wanted to visit Lebanon. I remember how beautiful it is from watching Dureid Laham movies. Maybe one day?!
Nisrine
On December 16, 2009 at 9:05 pm
shayma says:
have a lovely trip home, J.
On December 16, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Bria says:
How funny, I just posted on zatar this week. That bread looks amazing. Glad you enjoyed it. Safe travels.
On December 17, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Julie says:
Have a nice trip!! Enjoy 🙂
Julie
On December 18, 2009 at 4:45 am
Peter says:
What a wonderful snack, exotic spices. Also, the photo of Beirut below while approaching landing is stunning!
On December 23, 2009 at 5:16 am
Ani says:
There is a shop near my office that sells it. Heavenly. Love olives. Mmmmm.
On April 7, 2011 at 7:24 am