Middle eastern recipes

Hummus & Greek Salad

I decided to go healthy one night and went Arabic and Greek! Some of you may be familiar with hummus which is made from chick peas and the latter is…

SQUASH and Scallops Vegetable Basmati rice timbales {Syrian cooking inspiration}

I thought these scallops as well as our seasonal 'Market fresh'…

Nuts for BAKLAVA phyllo pastry .

Snacking on nuts by the park highlighted my desire to try making Baklava my way. Flaky pastry phyllo layered…

Almond Cinnamon cookies

Middle Eastern inspired. Aromatic spice mellowed within an embrace of Almond goodness. A tender inside protected by a pleasant outer crunch.…

Cheese balls snacks

Igloo Minus Degree Magic is one of the best Cheese balls snacks parlours In Hyderabad

Persian Maast-o-Khiar

This is a great tasting and healthy dip that works well with absolutely anything. Put it on rice, kabobs, etc. or just eat it with bread, chips, or…

Kashk Bademjoon _Eggplant Apptz.

This is an Eggplant dish with garlic, onions and mint.

Maast-O-Khiar, Yogurt Cucumber Salad

This is served as a side dish or in the place of a salad. works great with meat or spicy dishes. If you…

Sholeh Zard _ Saffron Rice Pudding

This is a saffron rose water rice pudding. It is served as desert in room temperature or cold. It is Yummy…

manakeesh

it's an arabian tart

Artichoke Bean Hummus

Canned artichokes blended with garbanzo or white beans, tahini and citrus makes a delicious, lower calorie dip than the traditional hummus. the…

Tabouleh

A salad from the Mediterranean, good for days when it's too hot to cook or eat a lot. Bulgar wheat, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, mint, tomato,…

5 minute Cauliflower

Very delicious and healthy vegetable side dish that I really love. It also has turmeric, which, is supposedly has natural anti-inflammatory…

Kefta Kebab

Middle Eastern ground beef kebab. We use naturally lean pasture-raised beef so I add olive oil to increase the moisture content and keep the patties…

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus