Middle Eastern side dish recipes

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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
Falafel-Spiced Middle Eastern Couscous (Israeli Couscous)
35 mins
Let's Talk About Tahini
Top 10 Tahini Sauces
Apple and fennel challah stuffing pareve recipe
Apple and Fennel Challah Stuffing (Pareve) Recipe
100 mins
Tabouleh wheat salad
Tabouleh: Wheat and Herb Salad
10 mins
Carrots and hummus
Hummus as Part of a Low-Calorie Diet
Couscous in a bowl garnished with fresh herbs
What Is Couscous?
Basic white rice in a bowl
Basic White Rice Recipe
25 mins
Lavash flatbread recipe
Lavash Middle Eastern Bread
62 mins
Couscous cooked in a pot
Simple 3-Ingredient Couscous
15 mins
Yerushalmi Kugel
Kugel Yerushalmi (Kosher Jerusalem Kugel) Recipe
115 mins
Fattoush
Fattoush
20 mins
Israeli couscous risotto with spinach recipe
Israeli Couscous Risotto With Parmesan Recipe
25 mins
Dried couscous in a bowl
Couscous
Close-Up Of Roasted Vegetables In Plate
Middle Eastern Style Roasted Vegetables Recipe
55 mins
Israeli Couscous with Cranberries and Almonds
Israeli Couscous With Dried Cranberries and Toasted Almonds
23 mins
Vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup, gold spoon
Chocolate Mint Syrup
10 mins
Hummus and baby carrots
Lower-Fat Hummus With Yogurt
5 mins
Yemenite Jachnun with eggs and red zchug
Uri Scheft's Yemenite Jachnun (Dairy)
12 hrs
Plain couscous in wooden bowl
Easy Lemon Couscous
20 mins
Easy vegan baba ganoush eggplant hummus
Easy Vegan Baba Ganoush Hummus
60 mins
Classics Israeli salad
Classic Israeli Salad (Pareve)
10 mins
Turmeric Rice with Golden Raisins
Turmeric Rice with Golden Raisins (Parve or Meat)
23 mins
Braided Sabbath Bread (3-Egg Challah Bread)
Braided Sabbath Bread (3-Egg Challah Bread)
2 hrs
close-up of chickpeas in a bowl
Simple Middle Eastern Chickpea Pilaf
35 mins
Soft naan recipe
Soft Naan Bread Recipe With Za'atar Seasoning
30 mins
Stuffed grape-vine leaves served as appetizer
Easy Stuffed Grape Leaves
75 mins
Chickpea and Brussels Sprout Salad with Tahini Dressing
Chickpea and Brussels Sprout Salad With Tahini Dressing Recipe
15 mins
Quick radish pickle recipe
Quick Refrigerator-Pickled Radishes
10 mins
Spring Peas with Sumac and Feta
Spring Peas With Sumac and Feta Recipe
20 mins
Pasta Salad with Spinach, Chickpeas and Tahini
Pasta Salad With Spinach, Chickpeas, and Tahini
25 mins
Baked Tomato Tart With Fillo and Feta Cream
Tomato Tart With Fillo and Feta Cream Recipe
65 mins
Picked asparagus recipe
Spicy Pickled Asparagus Recipe
20 mins
Middle Eastern Stuffing
Middle Eastern Stuffing Recipe
60 mins
Crunchy Middle Eastern Chicken Salad
Crunchy Middle Eastern Chicken Salad Recipe
15 mins
Green Beans with Sauteed Onions and Crunchy Za'atar Breadcrumbs
Green Beans With Sauteed Onions and Crunchy Za'atar Breadcrumbs Recipe
30 mins
Beet Falafel
Beet Falafel
45 mins
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Tahini Sauce Recipe
10 mins
lebanese rice
Traditional Lebanese Rice
35 mins
Caviar
Storing and Serving Caviar
Amba sauce
Mango Amba Sauce
30 mins
Falafel hot sauce in glass near falafels
Falafel Hot Sauce
25 mins
Tahdig (Persian Rice)
Tahdig (Persian Rice)
45 mins
baghali polo, fava beans rice, iranian cuisine
Middle Eastern Dill Rice
40 mins
Basmati rice and pine nuts
Basmati Rice With Pine Nuts
35 mins