Middle Eastern Recipes
319 recipes found
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Sālād-é-Shirāzi (Persian Cucumber and Tomato Salad)
Sālād-é-Shirāzi (Persian Cucumber and Tomato Salad) is a popular Iranian salad featuring a combination of cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions that is refreshing, simple, and quick to make.
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Karışık Sebze Turşusu (Turkish Mixed Vegetable Pickles)
Pickles hold significant cultural weight in Türkiye; this recipe features a tangy and crunchy medley of cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, bell peppers, lemon, garlic, dill, and, most importantly, is a tribute to the author's family and heritage.
Medieval Hummus
The roots of this recipe, an ancestor of modern hummus, date back at least as far as the 13th century, as the Iraqi food historian Nawal Nasrallah writes on her blog, My Iraqi Kitchen. As adapted by Lucien Zayan, a Frenchman of Egyptian and Syrian descent who runs the Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn, you boil chickpeas until their skins loosen and they reveal themselves, tender little hulks with souls of butter. Then you mash them in a swirl of tahini, olive oil, vinegar, spices and herbs, and fold in a crush of nuts, seeds and preserved lemon, sour-bright and tasting of aged sun. Notably absent from the recipe is garlic. Here, instead, the nuts — Mr. Zayan uses hazelnuts, for more butteriness, and pistachios, with their hint of camphor — fortify the chickpeas in their earthy heft, so close to the richness of meat.
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Lahmajun (Armenian Flatbread With Spiced Lamb)
These thin, chewy-crisp flatbreads—often called “Armenian pizza” by non-Armenians—are easy to make at home and best when eaten hot from the oven.
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Chelow (Persian Steamed White Rice)
The famed the base of many other traditional Persian rice delicacies such as tahdig, this is perfectly textured rice that’s fragrant, light, fluffy, and tender, with each grain separate from the next.
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Kabab Halla (Egyptian Braised Beef With Onions)
Kabab halla, a signature Egyptian dish, consists of tender beef braised in a velvety sauce of caramelized onions.
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Basbousa Bel Ashta (Semolina Cake With Ashta Cream Filling)
This version of basbousa is filled with a rich clotted cream and drenched in a rose-scented syrup.
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Egyptian Fatta
Egyptian celebrations aren’t complete without this crowd-pleasing dish of toasted pita, fragrant rice, and slow-cooked beef drizzled in a garlic-vinegar sauce.
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Egyptian Bissara (Split Fava Bean Dip)
Blend fava beans with cilantro, parsley, mint, and dill for a creamy, vibrant green dip, then top it with crispy fried shallots.
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Ka'ak al Quds (Jerusalem Sesame Bread)
A sesame seed crusted exterior gives way to a sweet fluffy interior in these hallmark ka’ak breads synonymous with Jerusalem.
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Mansaf (Palestinian Spiced Lamb With Rice and Yogurt Sauce)
The quintessential dish of Bedouins, featuring lightly spiced lamb, fluffy rice, and a tangy jameed-based yogurt sauce, all piled on top of torn flatbread.
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Maftool (Palestinian Wheat Pearls in a Vegetable, Chickpea, and Chicken Stew)
Caviar-sized pearls made of whole wheat served in a brothy stew with onions, chickpeas, butternut squash, and tender chicken.
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Qidreh (Palestinian Bone-In Lamb With Spiced Rice)
The hallmark dish of the Palestinian city of Hebron, qidreh is brimming with tender bone-in lamb and fragrant spiced rice.
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Kafta bi Bandora (Palestinian Ground Meat Patties in Tomato Sauce)
Lamb with herbs, onions, and spices make the juiciest version of this ancient dish.
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Dawali (Palestinian Stuffed Grape Leaves)
Warak dawali (literally: grape leaves) is a complete one-pot meal of stuffed grape leaves, often lined at the bottom with lamb chops or beef short ribs.
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Garlic Scape Hummus
A silky, smooth hummus with a mellow garlic flavor.
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Hashweh (Palestinian Spiced Rice and Meat)
Spices bloomed in ghee add complexity to this celebratory Palestinian dish.
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Za'atar (Middle Eastern Herb Blend)
Fragrant herbs dried at home create a blend that pairs perfectly with countless dishes (and is perfect even on its own).
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Maqlubeh (Palestinian "Upside Down" Meat, Vegetables, and Rice)
Layers of meat, fried vegetables, and spiced rice flipped over to reveal a complete and festive meal.
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Salata Falahiyeh (Palestinian or Farmers Salad)
If all you have at home are tomatoes, onion, and mint, you can enjoy a very delicious salad.
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Armenian-Style Rice Pilaf
Rice and pasta toasted in butter and then simmered in chicken stock makes the perfect side dish for any meal.
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Harissa (Armenian Wheat and Chicken Porridge)
A porridge that is far more than the sum of its parts, with a little assist from spiced brown butter.
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Msakhan (Palestinian Flatbreads With Onion, Sumac, and Spiced Roast Chicken)
Taboon bread spread with sweet onions cooked in a generous amount of olive oil and flavored with tangy sumac before being topped with crispy roast chicken and pine nuts.
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Taboon (Palestinian Flatbread)
Tender yeast-raised taboon bread is easy to replicate baked on pebbles in a cast-iron pan. An essential component of msakhan, it is also perfect for many toppings or simply ripped apart to scoop your favorite dip.