1.   As with any lean, unaged beef, halal meat is at its best simmered slowly with full-flavored seasonings, aromatic vegetables and spices.

2.   Beans are often flavored with onions and other aromatic vegetables, such as celery and garlic.

3.   - Saute or caramelize onions, garlic and other aromatic vegetables using very little fat in a heavy nonstick skillet.

4.   Equally appealing if you have the time is to load the dish with a few aromatic vegetables like onion, carrot and celery.

5.   If you like, you can also cook some finely chopped aromatic vegetables, like carrots, celery, fennel and garlic, along with the onions.

6.   In this recipe, toothsome white beans are simmered in aromatic vegetables, sauteed in garlic and fresh oregano and then pureed into a hearty soup.

7.   Onions, celery, carrots, squash or other aromatic vegetables are often used to flavor the risotto.

8.   The beans are cooked slowly with aromatic vegetables and herbs.

9.   Though very acidic when fresh, the salsa mellows into a flavorful sauce when stewed slowly with aromatic vegetables, pork and stock.

10.   Use it in savory ways, as if it were a subtly aromatic vegetable.