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"This recipes comes from a fellow Israeli foodie, Gabi Shahar. I tried it out recently (am on a quinoa kick these days) and it's very good. A good alternative to tabbouli or couscous as a cool summer grain salad."

Ingredients: pepper, fresh lemon rind...

"It's good!! Not really a recipe, more of an idea. I like eating these (on occasion) with lunch. They are extremely quick and easy to make. The natural cucumber flavor is promident with a hint of vinegary tang."

Ingredients: cucumbers, vinegar...

"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 very healthy, simple and delish bread."

Ingredients: salt, water, white sugar...

"From Cooking Light (March 2002)."

Ingredients: nori, dark sesame oil, wasabi...

"This is a refreshing, crunchy and healthy salad with one of my favorites: chickpeas! It's a good main-dish vegetarian salad, uses ingredients typically "on-hand" - and is delicious with pita chips! As you can imagine, it's awesome with garden-fresh veggies in the summer! Add black olives if desired."

Ingredients: pepper, bermuda onions...

"This Italy-inspired hummus is a recipe I created in celebration of my bountiful basil harvest. Did you know that basil has natural antidepressant properties? For me, that's just one more reason to put it in everything!"

Ingredients: fresh basil, fresh parsley...

"I put this together tonight when there was nothing appetizing to eat at home, and I didn't feel up to any sort of elaborate cooking. This makes a fantastic, light, summer meal on its own, or can be served with warm garlic bread. Adjust the spices to suit your taste."

Ingredients: ground cumin, mung bean sprouts...

"This is really more of a "chickpea compote!" I love this and make it with tons of variations. Here's the basic recipe. I serve these with toasted pita triangles brushed with olive oil and dusted with cumin and kosher salt. this is great for informal gatherings or parties when you need to bring a dish. You could easily make lots of this..."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, green onions...

"I'm ready for warm weather! This is a tasty, crunchy salad, not too fussy, with ingredients most people generally have on-hand. I also like it because it's not too "oily". It's absolutely wonderful and refreshing with veggies straight from the garden! Prep time includes letting salad flavors "blend" in the fridge."

Ingredients: bermuda onions, cucumbers...

"Oh, yum, yum...I bought a big bottle of whole cloves at Sam's a while ago and found this recipe to use them. It is fantastic. I pretty much followed it exactly, except for the garlic change. I also added two diced Roma tomatoes. It is very healthy--low fat, with only 2 tsp olive oil!!--and authentic-tasting."

Ingredients: cloves, ground cumin...

"This spicy rice delicacy is a perfect main dish for when you have lots of other last minute preparations, since rice cooks perfectly in a pressure cooker. Sprouts are easier to digest and abound in protein, calcium, iron as well as vitamin C. Serve with a chilled 'raita' or plain yogurt. This recipe is from www.tarladalal.com."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"From Cottage Living Magazine (March 2005). The original recipe also includes instructions to sear a tuna steak to accompany this, so that would be a good addition if you'd like."

Ingredients: marinated artichoke hearts, fresh parsley...

"A simple refreshing salad using GARDEN tomatoes. Supermarket tomatoes just don't work."

Ingredients: pepper, cucumbers, dill weed...