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How to Make Mghammar, or Eggplant Moussaka
Mghammar is one of the tastiest eggplant recipes! As you read through the recipe, you will immediately want to make this distinctive vegetarian dish. It is especially delicious with onions and sweet peppers!
Red Lentil Mujaddara
Red mujaddara is one of the most delicious and famous vegetarian dishes from southern Lebanon. Be careful when frying the onions so they do not burn and turn the mujaddara bitter.
Vegetable-Stuffed Rosto
Rosto with vegetables — an eye-catching dish for the table when you serve it. The roast beef is stuffed with vegetables and served alongside them. Try it this way. Bon appétit!
Pasta with Minced Meat and Cheese
Pasta with ground beef topped with shredded mozzarella — a very easy and delicious pasta-and-meat dish. This recipe is quick to prepare and loved by kids and adults alike.
Baked Potato and Eggplant Tray
Potato and eggplant tray... slices of potatoes, eggplant, tomatoes, and onions with a minced meat filling. It couldn't be quicker! Prepare this tray when you don't have much time to hollow out and stuff vegetables.
Dry Mulukhiyah (Mulukhiyya)
Mulukhiyah — queen of the table, even better when served with roasted onions and made properly down to the smallest detail. Don’t miss this delicious, perfectly executed recipe.
How to Make a Plate of Kibbeh Nayeh
The tastiest kibbeh nayeh plate, with a detailed homemade recipe! Kibbeh is one of the most delicious Lebanese appetizers and can also be served as a main dish with radishes, white onions, and olive oil, eaten with Arabic bread!
How to Make Lebanese Mafruka
Mafruka with vegetables and bulgur is one of the tastiest Lebanese salads, famous in South Lebanon! It is eaten with lettuce or cabbage leaves, like tabbouleh, or even grape leaves. Its ingredients are like tabbouleh, with a difference in the preparation method.
Loubia Bzeit (Green Beans in Olive Oil)
Loubia bzeit is an easy vegetarian dish served cold. Many enjoy it straight from the fridge, especially with onions and sweet green pepper.
Eggplant Manzaleh (Masqa'a / Moussaka)
Eggplant Manzaleh is one of the best cold dishes — very tasty, especially when eaten with bread and served with onions and fresh vegetables.
Fish Sayadieh (Sayadiyah)
Fish Sayadieh — a very special, elegant dish. To ensure success, two conditions are important: use the proper Sayadieh spice blend and brown the onions until very dark. Full details in the recipe.
Pistachio Stew with Red Palm Oil
Pistachio and beef stew — an unusual, nourishing African-inspired recipe made with simple, easy-to-find ingredients. Serve with white rice.
Chickpea Fatteh
Fatteh is one of the tastiest dishes made with whole chickpeas. Despite its simplicity it requires some skill with quantities. Serve chickpea fatteh immediately after preparation.
Lentil Kibbeh with Meat
Southern-style lentil kibbeh is a nourishing traditional recipe. Southern Lebanese cooking relies heavily on legumes and bulgur, and this dish includes both.
Harraq Asba'o (Spicy Lentil and Dough Stew)
Harraq Asba'o — a delicious, rich Levantine dish combining lentils, a simple dough, tamarind, pomegranate molasses and fried onions. Try this traditional recipe.
Maquda (Laban Amu)
Maquda, called Laban Amu in parts of southern Lebanon, also known as Shakriyeh with rice — a delicious yogurt-based dish with boiled meat and small onions, served with rice and vermicelli.
Upside-Down Zucchini with Oil
Upside-down zucchini, or zucchini with oil, or fried zucchini... This recipe is simple, but delicious. It is especially good eaten with bread and vegetables, particularly dried or green onions and radishes. It makes a lovely appetizer, and it is an excellent vegetarian and healthy dish.
Rice Mujadara (Madardara)
Mujadara with rice uses rice instead of bulgur in the traditional mujaddara. Serve Mujadara with a green salad and yogurt for a complete meal.

















