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"Middle Eastern style spread for Pita bread. This recipe is very tasty and easy to make. This is a very popular dish in this region. The base is usually Chickpeas and Tahini, but the flavor added to the base vary widely from one chef to the next. Tahini is a sesame paste, you can usually find it in the Mediterranean section of your grocery store."

Ingredients: ground cumin, feta cheese...

"This baba ganoush recipe is from Williams-Sonoma's Small Plates by Joanne Wier, published 1998"

Ingredients: ground cumin, eggplants...

"Pronounced Choo-moose, and not hum-miss! This is the easiest, yummiest hummous you will try outside the Middle East."

Ingredients: cumin, fresh lemon juice...

"There's a large Middle Eastern population in Bayridge Brooklyn and amazing restaurants line the avenues...hummus is served with every dish on the menu...it's one of my favorite things in the whole wide world...if you haven't tried it, please do. I think you'll love it!"

Ingredients: ground cumin, tahini paste...

"Whipped this up tonight since we have been a bit vegetable deficient lately. I LOVE hummus, as does my fiancé, so I thought this would be perfect. It turned out really well. This is based on my Lebanese friend's recipe for hummus--she is religious about hummus and tabbouleh, so I know I have the basic recipe down pat!! :-) Be sure to adjust..."

Ingredients: garbanzo beans, edamame...

"A recipe I learned from two Lebanese friends. This is my family's most requested dish at get-togethers."

Ingredients: cucumbers, cumin powder...

"A very quick and easy Middle Eastern salad that can be made in minutes. Sometimes I add a little cumin to this or sprinkle some cayenne pepper on the top."

Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, salt...

"The BEST garlic sauce on the planet can be found at Zankou's Chicken. Those who know this place know their recipe is a very closely-guarded secret. Serve with a Lebanese (or other Mediterranean) chicken (or beef) dish like Excite Me Tonight! Chicken!. Also great with chicken or beef shawarma. I lined pita shells with this sauce and loaded them up with chicken,..."

Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, garlic...

Ingredients: ground cumin, dried garbanzo beans...

"Healthy, easy. There are no exact amounts for this spread/salad/side-dish. Experiment with ingredients/amounts."

Ingredients: cumin, fresh ground black pepper...

"Almost like eating hummus but with a more subtle flavour."

Ingredients: cumin, extra virgin olive oil...

"This is the recipe that my Lebanese grandmother made. Thanks to modern conveniences like food processors, and canned garbanzos, its much quicker for me to make than it was for HER mother! Great with my Green Beans with Lamb!"

Ingredients: pepper, garbanzo beans, garlic...

"A quicker version than most"

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, eggplants...

"An unusual spicy dip from - serve with fried eggplant, herby meat balls or just on its own with pita bread."

Ingredients: dried mint, extra virgin olive oil...