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Appetizers 15 , • Appetizers Green Olive Spread ( Zaytūn Akh ḍar Marṣūṣ : Pressed Green Ol ives) Serves 4–6 Vegetarian Remove their pits. Pound for them peeled, roasted walnuts and dissolve in lemon juice. Add to it aṭrāf al-ṭīb, tahini, salted lemon pieces chopped small, parsley leaves stripped from their stem, mint, and rue. Knead together in order that it can be removed to be put on bread. Add to it dried coriander, caraway, and a lile pepper. —Ibn al-ʿAdīm, Kitāb al-Wuṣl ah ilà al-Ḥabīb fī Waṣf al-Ṭayyibāt wa al-Ṭīb realzng ha he ole pckes wee shakng he ees o elease he u, he Umay yad calph Hshām (723–743) nsuced ha he oles be pcked popely. to do so ohewse would allow he u o bus open and he banches o he ee o beak (al-Ṭabaī XXvi 80). fo he ule o he calphae o show hs conc en as o how oles wee o be ha esed coecly was a sgn o he alue. the ole ee s nae o he Med eanean egon and has been culaed hee o mllenna, and oles hae always been consdeed a saple n he Medeanean de. today n he Aab wold oles ae seed a beakas, lunch, o dnne and eaen as beween-meal snacks.
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