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Middle Eastern Appetizer Recipes

These mezze recipes go beyond hummus–besides the popular dip, you'll find recipes for roasted seeds, tarts and pastries, marinated olives and more.
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A Simple Kibbeh
A Simple Kibbeh
90 mins
Lunch Box Worthy Falafel Kebabs
Lunch Box-Worthy Falafel Kebabs
55 mins
No-Tahini Hummus
No-Tahini Hummus
10 mins
Hummus With Tahini recipe
Hummus With Tahini
10 mins
Bowl of hummus and tahini dip with pita bread on table
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Zucchini Baba Ganoush
Zucchini Baba Ganoush Recipe
45 mins
Hummus with sesame oil
Hummus With Sesame Oil
10 mins
Peanut butter hummus
Hummus Recipes Your Kids Will Love
Homemade Israeli Hummus (Pareve) in a bowl, served with vegetables and pita bread
Homemade Israeli Hummus (Pareve)
70 mins
can you freeze hummus
Can You Freeze Hummus?
Hummus
Calories in Hummus
Za'atar Pita Chips on a platter
Za'atar Pita Chips
10 mins
Baba ghanoush
Baba Ghannouj: Middle Eastern Eggplant Dip
45 mins
Roasted watermelon seeds
Roasted Watermelon Seeds
50 mins
Spinach hummus
Spinach Hummus Recipe
10 mins
Mucver (Turkish zucchini fritters) on a plate
Mucver (Zucchini Fritters)
20 mins
Peanut butter hummus
Peanut Butter Hummus
10 mins
Artichoke hummus
Artichoke Hummus
5 mins
Pita pizza
Pita Bread Pizza
20 mins
Hummus With Cilantro and Crackers
Cilantro and Lemon Hummus
10 mins
Spiced Beef on Hummus
Spiced Beef on Hummus
30 mins
roasted squash seeds in a bowl
Roasted Squash Seeds (With Variations) Recipe
40 mins
Honey-spiced nuts
Honey Spiced Nuts Recipe
27 mins
Chickpea shawarma
Chickpea Shawarma
40 mins
Spiced Beef Hand Pies
Spiced Beef Hand Pies Recipe
90 mins
A plate of hummus sandwiches
Hummus Sandwich
10 mins
Line a mesh strainer with cheesecloth
Labneh Cheese
Spinach Fatayer on a plate
Spinach Fatayer
30 mins
Close up almond butter and almonds
Almond Butter Hummus
10 mins
Kebab meat skewers
Soaking Wooden Kebab Skewers in Water Before Cooking
Muhammara dip
How to Make Muhammara (Spicy Red Pepper Dip)
25 mins
tomato basil hummus
Tomato Basil Hummus Recipe
5 mins
eggplant dip in bowl with vegetables and pita for dippping
Lebanese Moutabel (Spicy Eggplant Dip)
45 mins
Beet Hummus Recipe
Beet Hummus Recipe
45 mins
Close up of cucumber yogurt salad in white bowl
Khyar Bi Laban (Cucumber Yogurt Salad)
15 mins
Soybean hummus
Soybean Hummus
5 mins