Middle Eastern Roasted Vegetables with Tahini Drizzle

Middle Eastern Roasted Vegetables with Tahini Drizzle {vegan} - perfect minimal effort dish to use up all those left over veggies you have in the fridge at the end of the week!

Roasted Eggplant With Tahini, Pine Nuts, and Lentils

This dish of eggplant roasted until caramelized and tender, served over stewed lentils with an extraordinarily light and creamy tahini sauce and crunchy pine nuts, was dinner and lunch for more meals than I care to count a couple of weeks back. Not that I'm complaining: It's extremely good.

Roasted Pumpkin with Yogurt Sauce and Pine Nuts

Here's an excellent way to quickly dress up roasted pumpkin - casually drizzle with a lemon yogurt sauce. It's superb!

Zucchini "Baba Ghanoush" From 'Plenty More'

As Yotam Ottolenghi says in the introduction to this recipe from his new cookbook, Plenty More, this is only vaguely reminiscent of baba ghanoush. Garlicky broiled zucchini is topped with a funky and captivating custard sauce made with goat's milk yogurt and Roquefort cheese. Finally, toasted pine nuts and a sprinkle of za'ata finishes off this "volcanic eruption" (his words) of a spread.

Butternut Squash and Wild Rice Salad

Savoring the flavors of fall, this vegan Butternut Squash and Wild Rice Salad is hearty and satisfying enough to serve as a main course.

Roast Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts With Spiced Honey-Herb Dressing

For a satisfying side dish, dress your roast butternut squash and brussels sprouts in a sweet, tangy dressing of fresh herbs, lemon juice, cumin, coriander, and mustard seeds.

Stuffed Eggplant with Lamb and Pine Nuts from 'Jerusalem'

As any fan of Yotam Ottolenghi's previous book, Plenty, knows, the man is an expert when it comes to eggplant. In his and his partner Sami Tamimi's new book Jerusalem: A Cookbook, there are copious recipes for eggplant—stuffed, puréed, roasted, baked, and everything in between. In their Stuffed Eggplant with Lamb and Pine Nuts, they fill the silky, humble nightshade with a warmly spiced blend of gamey ground lamb, sweet onions, and a smattering of pine nuts.

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Honey-Glazed Hasselback Butternut Squash With Parmesan Breadcrumbs

Butternut squash is thinly sliced crosswise a la Swedish-style Hasselback potatoes, then roasted with a sweet and garlicky glaze and crunchy breadcrumb topping. It's a perfect fall and winter side dish.

Na'ama's Fattoush from 'Jerusalem'

As Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi write in the introduction to Na'ama's Fattoush in Jerusalem: A Cookbook, there is no escaping chopped salads in Jerusalem. Some are simple amalgamations of tomato, cucumber, onion, and lemon vinaigrette, while others, like Arab fattoush, contain a cornucopia of vegetables mixed with leftover pita bread.