Piyaz is a simply white bean salad from Turkey made with onions and tomatoes. Enjoy it as a side dish or a light lunch.
Middle Eastern Recipes
Western Asia, commonly called the Middle East, is a vast region that spans nearly 20 countries. As to be expected, the cuisine is quite diverse among these regions. Our collection of easy Middle Eastern recipes includes Turkish recipes, Lebanese recipes, Iranian recipes, and many more!
Travel to the Middle East for dinner tonight!
This vegetarian chickpea eggplant stew (Manzaleh) is a warming meal from Northern Israel.
Shami kebab are spiced meat patties that are popular throughout the Indian subcontinent and beyond. Our recipe today shows how they are served in Iran.
Alawi msabbaha is a creamy yogurt and potato dip similar to hummus that comes from the Alawite people living near the border of Lebanon and Israel.
Hummus msabbaha is a rustic hummus of warm whole chickpeas in a tahini sauce.
Ghormeh sabzi is an Iranian herb stew with meat and beans, fragrant with the aroma of dried limes and fenugreek.
Estamboli is a traditional Iranian recipe for a stew made from rice, tomato, meat, and vegetables.
Kuku sabzi is an Iranian herb omelette or frittata. You can serve it in a sandwich for an easy lunch!
This abgoosht recipe makes an easy and quick Iranian meatball and vegetable stew that is perfect for lunch or dinner.
Lavash is an easy-to-make Middle Eastern flatbread. The recipe uses only a few ingredient that are panty staples. The result is a soft and pliable flatbread, great for making wraps.
Iranian sambousé are vegan turnovers similar to Arabic sambousek or Indian samosas. These potato-filled vegan hand pies are often served for dinner with a spiced tomato sauce.
Fatayer are simple but delicious Middle Eastern pastries and these spinach fatayer (fatayer sabanekh) are a popular version in Lebanon.
Kahk are traditional Eid cookies originating from Egypt.
Mahalabia (Muhallebi) is a creamy milk pudding from the Middle East.
Sultan’s delight, hunkar begendi, layers a tender lamb stew with the smooth, rich eggplant-bechamel sauce for a satisfying dish fit for royalty.
Jazz up regular dates with this simple recipe for cream cheese stuffed dates.
This Imeruli Khachapuri is a delicious and filling Georgian cheese-filled bread.
Sheer khurma is a creamy vermicelli pudding that is a classic dish for Eid-al-Fitr.