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Middle Eastern Side Dish Recipes
From various salads, to rice pilaf, to chickpeas and more, you'll find the perfect Middle Eastern side dish to compliment your meal.
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Falafel-Spiced Middle Eastern Couscous (Israeli Couscous)
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Top 10 Tahini Sauces
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Apple and Fennel Challah Stuffing (Pareve) Recipe
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Tabouleh: Wheat and Herb Salad
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Hummus as Part of a Low-Calorie Diet
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What Is Couscous?
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Basic White Rice Recipe
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Lavash Middle Eastern Bread
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Simple 3-Ingredient Couscous
Kugel Yerushalmi (Kosher Jerusalem Kugel) Recipe
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Fattoush
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Israeli Couscous Risotto With Parmesan Recipe
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Couscous
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Middle Eastern Style Roasted Vegetables Recipe
Israeli Couscous With Dried Cranberries and Toasted Almonds
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Chocolate Mint Syrup
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Lower-Fat Hummus With Yogurt
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Uri Scheft's Yemenite Jachnun (Dairy)
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Easy Lemon Couscous
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Easy Vegan Baba Ganoush Hummus
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Classic Israeli Salad (Pareve)
Turmeric Rice with Golden Raisins (Parve or Meat)
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Braided Sabbath Bread (3-Egg Challah Bread)
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Simple Middle Eastern Chickpea Pilaf
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Soft Naan Bread Recipe With Za'atar Seasoning
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Easy Stuffed Grape Leaves
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Chickpea and Brussels Sprout Salad With Tahini Dressing Recipe
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Quick Refrigerator-Pickled Radishes
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Spring Peas With Sumac and Feta Recipe
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Pasta Salad With Spinach, Chickpeas, and Tahini
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Tomato Tart With Fillo and Feta Cream Recipe
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Spicy Pickled Asparagus Recipe
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Middle Eastern Stuffing Recipe
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Crunchy Middle Eastern Chicken Salad Recipe
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Green Beans With Sauteed Onions and Crunchy Za'atar Breadcrumbs Recipe
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Beet Falafel
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Tahini Sauce Recipe
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Traditional Lebanese Rice
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Storing and Serving Caviar
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Mango Amba Sauce
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Falafel Hot Sauce
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Tahdig (Persian Rice)
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Middle Eastern Dill Rice
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Basmati Rice With Pine Nuts