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"1 pot, 1 hour = simple, incredibly tasty vegetarian meal. Truly a delightful change from ordinary lentil stew or soup. Make sure you have a hunk of great bread to sop up the stew juices or you'll end up using your fingers! Add a salad for a complete meal."

Ingredients: coconut milk, ground cumin...

"Delicious, hearty, low fat and high protein soup that doesn't use meat or bones for flavor - just fresh veggies and spices."

Ingredients: dried lentils, ground thyme...

"A wonderful lentil recipe and very, very easy to make. Lentils are one of my favourite pulses. I'm sure this soup will make them one of yours. Freezes beautifully to provide you with dinner later on down the line when time short and you want a meal on the table - fast!"

Ingredients: pepper, ground cumin...

"In honour of Mirjam. This soup is called Fakess (pronounced 'fahKESS') in Greek. It is very good. This belongs to that category of Greek cooking called 'Ladera' which, literally translated, means 'made of oil'. Olive oil is not just a fat, it is a key ingredient and flavour booster and is totally necessary. When my oldest son..."

Ingredients: pepper, bulgur wheat...

"My mother passed this recipe on to me. Really healthy and very satisfying. Also freezes really well."

Ingredients: curry powder, diced tomatoes...

"A recipe from Ricardo. That recipe may be frozen."

Ingredients: curry powder, harissa...

"This healthy soup is enjoyed throughout the middle east, and although simple in preparation and ingredients, is a very flavorful soup. Adas is considered a main dish mainly because it is so filling, and is usually eaten with pita bread and lemon on the side. *I use Ziyad brand red lentils, they are very very small and cook up quickly(see posted picture),..."

Ingredients: cumin, fresh parsley, onions...

"This recipe is so simply and so yummy! I make it to go with traditional family dinners and my kids and dh love it. My kids pick out the onions and mushrooms (hey you can't win them all, right?), but like the flavor of the sweet peas. This is originally from a Taste of Home yearbook."

Ingredients: pepper, fresh mushrooms...

"A wonderfully earthy salad that is great for a picnic or with BBQd meats, that improves with standing and that is better served at room temperature rather than chilled. I am posting this Middle Eastern-style salad for the 2005 Zaar World Tour. I found it in English chef Brian Glover's fabulous book 'The Onion Cookbook': a real culinary..."

Ingredients: cumin seeds, Dijon mustard...

"These cute legumes are SO yummy! I made this for my nutrition class and it was a huge hit! Options for the vegan version are listed."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cumin seeds...

"From an AWW magazine, thick and satisfying soup."

Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh coriander...

"A spicy and adaptable recipe by Jill Nussinow, "The Veggie Queen" (theveggiequeen.com). You can add other vegetables like potatoes at the beginning or chopped spinach at the end. Wrap it up in a multigrain tortilla and enjoy for breakfast, lunch, or a snack!!"

Ingredients: chutney, cilantro...

"From: "The Vegetarian Epicure" by Anna Thomas, first edition 1972. This book was a real find! Greek-Style casserole."

Ingredients: cinnamon, chopped tomatoes...

"My dad and mom quite enjoy this lentil curry. They have it on some steaming hot white Basmati rice(long-grain variety) and a little low-fat plain yogurt on the side. This combo is a filling lunch. Instead of using whole green lentils, you can also try this curry using split green lentils(in that case we call the curry as, believe it or not, "Sai..."

Ingredients: curry leaves, cumin seeds...