Plan a Moroccan Dinner

Instructions

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     Begin the meal with a chilled salad course. Try a chilled Moroccan carrot salad, made with shredded carrots, fresh garlic, lemon juice, cilantro and flavored with traditional Moroccan spices such as cumin, paprika, cinnamon and cayenne.
   • 2
     Serve lamb kebabs next. Rub the meat with spices, and skewer with fresh mango. Grill 8 to 10 minutes until the meat is cooked through.
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   • Offer guests jasmine-scented couscous. Simply cook the couscous according to the package direction. Add fresh jasmine tea leaves to the cooked couscous before serving.
   • 4
     Prepare an authentic Moroccan pastry: bisteeya. This is phyllo pastry wrapped around layers of chicken, eggs, a lemon-onion sauce and crushed almonds. The phyllo is coated in a delicate mixture of cinnamon and sugar.
   • 5
     Serve fresh fruits, such as pomegranate and figs along side meringues featuring a Moroccan flavoring, such as rose water or honey.
   • 6
     Offer guests a traditional green tea flavored with mint with the meal.
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     Serve adults champagne flavored with pomegranate juice or rose water. Sprinkle pomegranate seeds or rose petals in each champagne flute, as a pretty garnish.