Side Dishes
This category contains recipes for side dishes, vegetables, breads and other recipes of the like.
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Mint Yogurt Sauce – Lebanese Yogurt Dip (AKA Shawarma Sauce)
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…
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Lebanese Pita Bread
Making pita bread at home is so easy! Especially with this 6 ingredient basic Arabic bread recipe. This is THE BEST Middle Eastern bread and can be done with a Kitchenaid mixer or by hand. This Lebanese pita bread recipe…
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Trader Joe’s Copycat Cornbread Mix Recipe
Trader Joe's Cornbread Mix Copycat Recipe is THE BEST homemade buttery cornbread recipe out there! This easy cornbread recipe is made from scratch and copycat to Trader Joe's cornbread mix. It is a sweet cornbread made with corn meal and…
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Quick and Easy Basil Pesto
This quick and easy basil pesto recipe is the best! It is fast and easy and made with fresh basil, spinach and toasted pine nuts. It is versatile, delicious and healthy. Eat it on toasted bread, with veggies or in…
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Mediterranean Couscous Recipe
This Mediterranean Couscous recipe with pistachios and lemon mint dressing is the perfect QUICK side dish to any meal. It is a healthy, vegetarian side dish for the whole family
