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"This is truly the perfect hummus, in my humble opinion. Roasting the garlic brings out its nutty and sweet flavor and cuts down on the sharpness. It's well worth the time! Try it, I don't think you'll be disappointed."

Ingredients: warm water, olive oil...

"This is an old stand by for me, its quick and easy and can be served as a main dish or side dish. Its great with a nice middle eastern salad and a side of yoghurt and also goes well with baked lamb or roasts.This is a great potluck dish as well.Seasoning are approximate, you can adjust to suit your tastes."

Ingredients: cinnamon, garlic powder...

"From Food & Wine. "The spinach filling in these fatayer, inspired by a recipe from Palestinian-born baker Maha Ziadeh, isn’t flavored with feta, as it is in the more common Greek spinach pies. Instead, it’s spiked with lemon and sumac, a tangy Middle Eastern spice. Ziadeh forms the pies into a triangle, but the half-moon shape here is simpler..."

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, eggs...

"This cheese (also labaneh) originates in the Middle Eastern countries and is usually made with goats milk. This give quite a sour cheese so cows milk yoghurt is more to our Western palate. Allow up to 48 hours. From 500mls expect about 250gm of cheese. If you won't eat this in a couple of days you will need to preserve it in oil. This can be..."

Ingredients: mint leaves, olive oil...

"Recipe is from May S. Bsisu's cookbook, "The Arab Table". Serve with warm lentils with rice, grilled meats, or spoon onto falafel in place of the tomato and onion slices."

Ingredients: pickling cucumbers, extra virgin olive oil...

"From Joan Nathan's cookbook, " The Foods of Israel Today". She created this recipe after sampling many different falafels and interviewing the people who made them. You can make an Egyptian version by omitting the cilantro and substituting fava beans for the chickpeas. To make this truly "Israeli-style", garnish with tahina..."

Ingredients: dried garbanzo beans, cumin...

"Mediterranean Flat Bread Meat Pie ( You Can Use Beef Or Turkey )
You can make your own dough....or go to your local pizzaria....or even go as simple as using pocketless pita bread."

Ingredients: coriander, fresh cilantro...

"The following recipe call for two pounds of meat or chicken. Feel free to double the amount of meat as desired but remember to double the remaining ingredients. Each recipe will yield 5-6 sandwiches.
How to marinate the meat?
Upon buying your meat, ask your butcher to slice it thin or you can choose to slice it yourself. Then marinate the..."

Ingredients: lamb, lemon juice...