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Karim Haidar's ossmaliyeh with persimmon

A dessert with no added sugar.
Karim Haidar's ossmaliyeh with persimmon

Another way to use persimmons in dessert.

  • Preparation 10 min

    Cooking time 6 min

  • Portions

    4 people

  • Difficulty

    Easy

Ingredients
  • 400 g of ashta or 300 g of mozzarella ball and 100 g of mascarpone and 5 cl of orange blossom water
  • 100 g of kadaifi or ossmaliyé pastry
  • 2 very ripe persimmons
  • 50 g of roasted pistachios, coarsely crushed.
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Preparation Ossmaliyeh with persimmon
  1. Spread the ossmaliyeh pastry to a thickness of 1.5 cm and bake at 170 degrees for 6 minutes until nicely golden.
  2. For the mozzarella ball/mascarpone mixture (instead of achta): drain the mozzarella, mash it with a fork, and mix with the mascarpone and orange blossom water.
  3. Peel the persimmons and mash their flesh.
  4. Spread the achta (or the mozzarella ball/mascarpone mixture) in a serving dish, forming a border.
  5. Fill the center with the persimmon pulp.
  6. Cover with the crispy ossmaliyeh.
  7. Sprinkle with crushed pistachios.
Ossmaliyeh with persimmon
  • Preparation 10 min

    Cooking time 6 min

  • Portions

    4 people

  • Difficulty

    Easy

Ingredients
  • 400 g of ashta or 300 g of mozzarella ball and 100 g of mascarpone and 5 cl of orange blossom water
  • 100 g of kadaifi or ossmaliyé pastry
  • 2 very ripe persimmons
  • 50 g of roasted pistachios, coarsely crushed.
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Karim Haïdar, chef extraordinaire
bio

A former lawyer, Karim Haïdar ended up in the kitchen out of passion. And it is through passion that, over the past 20 years, he has continued to expand his culinary endeavours in Paris, Beirut, and London. From bistros (Liza, Au 29, Kébi) to fine dining (Zabad, Fakhreldine, and La Branche d'Olivier) to fast food (Comptoir Libanais, Ya Bayté) and even catering, he has done it all.

Through his books and his television shows, he shares his love of cooking. And to take things even further, he has created the Arab World Culinary Academy with chefs and personalities from the worlds of gastronomy and culture.

His latest series of programs on Fatafeat TV has opened a window onto the cuisines and culture of the Arab world. Today, his cooking classes are available on Instagram at @artesane_artsculinaires.

In Paris, where he lives, he splits his time between his two new establishments in the 15th arrondissement, where his « food shop » called « Les mots et le ciel » is located, and in the 11th, where he has just opened Sama, a contemporary Lebanese bistro. His passion: « To dust off and promote our culinary culture, our terroir, and our art of hospitality and sharing. »

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