Chickpea Falafel Salad mashes cooked garbanzo beans and adds the flavors of a crispy falafel to make a surprisingly delicious vegan sandwich filling.
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Category Archives: Middle Eastern
Moroccan Roasted Cauliflower with Sesame
Moroccan Roasted Cauliflower with Sesame is inspired by Bourdain and rocks it with harissa and a spiced tahini drizzle.
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Persian Kebab Kubideh
Persian Kebab Kubideh are simple grilled beef and lamb kebabs served with a mast o khiar herbal yogurt dipping sauce and chelou (rice).
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Roasted Pumpkin Wedges with Honey, Sesame and Sumac
Roasted Pumpkin Wedges with Honey, Sesame and Sumac adds a little Middle Eastern flavor to roasted and caramelized pumpkin for an extraordinarily different autumn side dish.
Chilled Peach Soup with Labneh
Chilled Peach Soup with Labneh is a summery fresh soup with peaches, aji amarillo peppers, and Middle Eastern labneh with a hint of spice.
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Harira Soup with Merguez Sausage
Harira is a hearty Moroccan soup with this version made with beef merguez sausage, lentils, chickpeas, fava beans, vermicelli and aromatic spices such as saffron and anise.
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Persian Braised Lamb Shanks
Oven braised Persian style lamb shanks flavored with tomatoes, eggplant, and Middle Eastern spice make a comforting autumn supper, served with sumac seasoned basmati rice.
Bedouin Stuffed Grape Leaves
Bedouin stuffed grape leaves combine meat with rice and spices in a compact grape leaf roll for a satisfying Egyptian style appetizer.
Persian Blueberry Anar Salad with Cucumber #BlueberryWeek
Crisp and cool cucumber salad with fresh blueberries, pomegranate arils, goat cheese crumbles and a Persian style salad dressing.
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Lemony Roasted Garlic Hummus with Herb Toasted Pita #EattheWorld
Creamy lemony roasted garlic hummus with the flavors of preserved lemon go perfectly with toasted wedges of pita bread seasoned with za’atar spices.
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