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How to Make Tabbouleh
Authentic Lebanese tabbouleh. Eat it wrapped in cabbage or lettuce leaves or with a spoon — it’s perfect with fries and all kinds of grilled meats.
Easiest Beef Shawarma Recipe
Homemade beef shawarma made easy. It's important to marinate the shawarma overnight so the meat softens and absorbs the desired flavor.
Avocado Sauce and Cocktail Sauce
Avocado sauce is a distinctive, delicious accompaniment for many chicken and meat dishes—like chicken kebabs or fajitas. Cocktail sauce is even easier—give it a try.
Classic Chicken Rice
A much-loved rice dish: rice cooked with ground meat, chicken cooking stock and warm spices, topped with boiled chicken and fried nuts. Delicious served with yogurt or salad.
Grape Leaves in Oil
Grape leaves in oil are a widely known vegetarian dish in the Levant. You can prepare this tasty dish as a main course or as a side with meat or fish.
Iraqi Rice Kibbeh
This Iraqi rice kibbeh is a flavorful dish from Iraqi cuisine. It’s prepared in a healthy way by avoiding fatty meats and heavy fats, inviting you to try it at home.
Okra with Olive Oil
Okra with olive oil is one of the tastiest vegetarian dishes in Lebanese cuisine. It’s delicious, of course, with meat and rice, but you really should try it with oil too—it’s served cold, is light on the stomach, and super delicious.
Chickpea Fatteh, or Tasqiya
Chickpea fatteh, also called tasqiya, made the homemade way and at its best — with fried nuts in ghee :) And don’t forget: it’s important to serve fatteh immediately as soon as it’s ready!
Yellow Rice
Yellow rice with kabsa spices and turmeric, in an easy and delicious homemade recipe! How about serving it alongside grilled meat or chicken for a complete meal?
How to Make Vegan Potato Patties
Vegan potato patties made with a super delicious homemade recipe. This dish is especially served during periods of abstaining from meat and dairy products. We hope you try it because it is truly special!
Rice Tatbīqa with Grilled Chicken
A practical rice tatbīqa: the rice is cooked with minced meat, but to save time, chicken breast slices are grilled and served alongside the rice — a distinctive addition to the dish!
Red Sauce Vegetarian Pasta
Red sauce pasta without meat—many prefer a vegetarian pasta. Enjoy a tasty spaghetti in red sauce with just a few ingredients in minimal time.
Molokhia with Tomatoes
Molokhia with tomatoes! Do you know this recipe? We usually make molokhia with chicken or meat, or even fry it with a little oil and eat it with a squeeze of lemon! But molokhia with tomatoes?! Yes, it is delicious too, and you won't believe it until you try it :)
Falafel Salad
Falafel Salad: An innovative and elegant way to serve falafel as a salad without bread. The recipe includes links to make falafel at home and tahini sauce. A falafel's constant companion!! :)
Zucchini and Eggplant Maqluba in Oil
Zucchini and eggplant maqluba — a traditional, simple dish with few ingredients, no spices or meat. A light summer recipe served cold.














