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Hearty fare with Moroccan flair

Upgrade traditional winter comfort dishes with help from our Middle East neighbors.

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At a recent dinner at Mamounia Restaurant in Anaheim, California, we tasted delicious dishes that illustrated the diversity, richness and subtlety of Moroccan cuisine. Fortunately, many of the specialties from the southwest shores of the Mediterranean are easy to prepare in home kitchens and are perfect additions to our repertoire of special-occasion meals.

Our dinner began with an array of salads of single vegetables that together formed a colorful display. Zucchini strips sauteed in olive oil with herbs were paired on a platter with the familiar spicy Moroccan carrot salad. On another platter lined with leaves of romaine lettuce, a salad of cooked cauliflower with parsley vinaigrette was served alongside bright red roasted sweet peppers.

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