Insalati għal mal-laħam mixwi (salads for a bbq)
Prepare the following: tomato and grilled courgette salad, grilled peppers, aubergine mozarella rolls, couscous, potato salad.
Aubergine rolls: simply grill some thinly sliced aubergine, cool and spread with pesto, put a mozzarella ball and roll, secure with a toothpick.
Couscous: prepare the couscous in the usual way (as instructed on the packet); fry in some olive oil a chopped onion, pepper, cubed courgette and aubergine, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped garlic, 2 tbs ras al-hanut spice (this is a very good mixture of spices used in Arabian cooking), chickpeas; season to taste.
Potato salad: boil some cubed potatoes till done but still firm; add some light salad cream, paprika, and some garam masala; season to taste.