Side Dishes
This category contains recipes for side dishes, vegetables, breads and other recipes of the like.
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Halloumi Fries
This delicious and crispy halloumi fries recipe is the best fried cheese recipe ever. This post includes how to make pan fried halloumi and air fryer halloumi. Breaded halloumi cheese sticks are the perfect salty and crunchy snack!
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Toum (Lebanese Garlic Sauce)
This Lebanese toum recipe is the best Mediterranean garlic sauce ever. Toum sauce is similar to mayo, but without any egg. Yes, this is a completely vegan toum and is the perfect garlic dipping sauce to serve with shawarma and…
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Shawarma Spice Blend
Authentic shawarma spice blend is an amazing blend of warm, Middle Eastern spices that is very versatile and a great spice mix to add to your kitchen repertoire.
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Truffle Fries
This is the best parmesan truffle fries recipe ever! Homemade crispy French fries are finished with parmesan and real truffle oil for the best truffled fries you will ever have! Making these homemade gourmet fries is easy and a fun…
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Mint Yogurt Sauce – Lebanese Yogurt Dip
This refreshing Lebanese yogurt sauce is an amazing and refreshing Middle Eastern dip and condiment. This mint yogurt sauce is cool, refreshing and is the perfect accompaniment to many different meals and salads.
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Falafel Sauce Recipe (Lemon Tahini Dressing)
This authentic tahini dressing is a traditional dipping sauce for falafels and can be used for salad dressings and shawarma as well. This tahini sauce recipe is easy to make, is ready in under minutes and is only 5 ingredients!
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Spicy Lebanese Potatoes: Batata Harra
These amazing pan roasted potatoes are delicious and different. Lebanese spicy potatoes, or batata harra are first pan fried or oven roasted until golden brown, and then tossed in a delicious spicy infused olive oil.
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Chochoyotes – Mexican Dumplings
Chochoyotes are Mexican dumplings made with corn masa that are used in soups and with chicken and dumplings as well. These are gluten free dumplings and can be made as gluten free vegan dumplings as well.
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Lebanese Rice with Vermicelli – Arabic Rice Recipe
This is a Middle Easter staple rice dish! Vermicelli pasta pieces sautéed in butter and cooked with white rice. This rice with Vermicelli noodles can be served by itself as a side dish or with Lebanese beef and green beans,…
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Za’atar Bread- Mediterranean Flat Bread (Manakish)
Traditional Lebanese Za'atar bread (aka manaqish, manakeesh, or manakish) is an incredibly tasty Middle Eastern flatbread made with toasty za'atar seasoning of roasted thyme, oregano, sesame and sumac. This savory rustic tart is baked with olive oil, fresh lemon juice…
