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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.
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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This Moroccan-inspired roast chicken is one of the simplest in Yotom Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi's Ottolenghi cookbook, and it is also one of the most memorable.
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.
Hashweh (Palestinian Spiced Rice and Meat)
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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.
One Skillet Baked Chicken Shawarma and Rice (Pilaf)
This Baked Chicken Shawarma and Rice brings together to Middle Eastern favourites in one pan - flavour loaded Chicken Shawarma and a fragrant chickpea rice pilaf. Less cleaning up doesn't have to mean less flavour!
Za'atar Manakish (مناقيش زعتر / Lebanese Za'atar Bread)
Za'atar manakish is a popular Levantine flatbread. It's easy to make, bakes quickly, and is excellent for breakfast, lunch, or as part of a meze platter.
Chicken Shawarma (Middle Eastern)
The flavour of this Chicken Shawarma is incredible!! Just a handful of common spices, 5 minutes prep and you'll think you're in a souk in the Middle East!
Chicken Shawarma Wrap
Make easy homemade Middle Eastern Chicken Shawarma Wraps with this recipe! A variety of spices combine with yogurt and lemon juice for a flavorful marinade.
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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Fattoush With Crunchy Flatbread Ribbons
A fresh take on the classic Middle Eastern fattoush salad - piled high with crunchy flatbread ribbons which is everybody's favourite part! On the table in 15 minutes.
12 Minute Couscous Salad with Sun Dried Tomato and Feta
A 12 minute, giant couscous salad with feta, sun dried tomatoes and chickpeas. A terrific side or satisfying lunch - and it keeps well for days!
Mediterranean Pearled Couscous Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
This 30 minute, meatless pearled couscous salad with Feta and lemon vinaigrette is perfect for a light dinner or as a summer side dish. Great for picnics!
Couscous
Couscous is a useful (and delicious!) no-cook starch side that's traditionally served in Morocco/North Africa with some sort of stew.
Middle Eastern Roasted Eggplant with Couscous
Middle Eastern Roasted Eggplant with Couscous - 15 minutes prep for this fragrant melt-in-your-mouth eggplant piled high with a fresh couscous. Divine starter or as a meal. (Vegan Tahini Drizzle recipe included as an alternative to dolloping yoghurt on!)
Couscous and Mograbiah With Oven-Dried Tomatoes From 'Ottolenghi'
Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi's cafe, Ottolenghi, serves a multitude of grain-based salads. Many are rice, barley, or couscous-based. This version in their recently re-released cookbook, however, stood out for its inclusion of mograbiah, a Middle Eastern semolina pasta much like Israeli couscous or Sardinian fregola.
Hummus with Lamb
Take plain hummus to another level with this classic variation found in the Middle East that tops it with tasty minced lamb.
Braised Chickpeas and Vegetables with Couscous, Harissa Yogurt, and Soft Eggs from 'Flour, Too'
Couscous is a wonderful pantry staple. It's the fastest pasta (or any starchy grain) I know how to cook, and its fluffy texture and mild flavor pair well with just about anything you throw at it. In Joanne Chang's new cookbook Flour, Too, she steams the pasta with a rainbow of summer vegetables and a couple of cups of slowly braised chickpeas. Not content with this everyday flavor profile, Chang flavors the dish with North African flair.
Middle Eastern Roasted Vegetables with Tahini Drizzle
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