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12 Middle Eastern recipes, with ingredients, step-by-step method and cooking notes.
Middle EasternFattoush
A crunchy Levantine bread salad of crisp pita, vegetables and herbs in a sumac and lemon dressing.
25 min · serves 6
Middle EasternKhoresh Fesenjan
A Persian chicken stew in a dark, glossy sauce of ground toasted walnuts and pomegranate molasses.
2 hr · serves 6
Middle EasternLamb Kofta with Parsley and Allspice
Juicy grilled logs of spiced ground lamb with onion, parsley and warm Levantine spices.
30 min · serves 4
Middle EasternLimonana
A frosty blended lemonade packed with fresh mint, a summer favorite from Israeli and Levantine cafes.
10 min · serves 4
Middle EasternMuhallebi
A cool, silky milk pudding perfumed with rose water and orange blossom and topped with pistachios.
3 hr 20 min · serves 6
Middle EasternMuhammara
A smoky-sweet Aleppo dip of roasted red peppers, toasted walnuts and pomegranate molasses.
20 min · serves 8
Middle EasternMujadara
Lentils and rice cooked together and crowned with a tangle of deeply caramelized onions.
1 hr 15 min · serves 6
Middle EasternSamke Harra
Lebanese baked white fish under a lemony tahini sauce with a spicy cilantro, garlic and walnut topping.
45 min · serves 4
Middle EasternSamman Meshwi
Lebanese grilled quail glazed with pomegranate molasses, garlic, sumac and warm spices.
2 hr 30 min · serves 4
Middle EasternShish Tawook
Lebanese chicken skewers marinated in yogurt, lemon, garlic and paprika, grilled until juicy and charred.
4 hr 30 min · serves 6
Middle EasternToum
Lebanese garlic sauce whipped into a fluffy, snow-white emulsion of garlic, lemon and oil.
20 min · serves 24
Middle EasternZa'atar Manakish
Soft Lebanese flatbreads baked with a fragrant spread of za'atar and olive oil, a classic breakfast.
2 hr · serves 8