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Baba Ganoush
Aubergines burnt black over a live flame, drained hard, then folded with tahini and lemon. Smoke and texture, not a smooth purée.
- Time
- 1h 10m
- Serves
- 4
- Effort
- Moderate
#middle-eastern
11 entries filed under this tag.
Recipes
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weeknight
Falafel
Soaked raw chickpeas, never cooked ones, ground with herbs and fried hard. The starch sets in the oil and holds the whole thing together.
- Time
- 13h 15m
- Serves
- 4
- Effort
- Involved
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salad
Fattoush
Chopped salad built around fried pita and sumac. The bread goes in at the table so it is still crisp when you eat it.
- Time
- 38m
- Serves
- 4
- Effort
- Easy
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salad
Freekeh Salad
Green wheat with a smoky, chewy bite, dressed while still warm so the grain drinks the lemon rather than sitting in it.
- Time
- 1h 10m
- Serves
- 4
- Effort
- Moderate
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breakfast
Ful Medames
Warm fava beans crushed in their own liquid with cumin, lemon and a lot of olive oil. Breakfast that holds you until evening.
- Time
- 35m
- Serves
- 4
- Effort
- Easy
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side
Hummus
Dried chickpeas cooked soft with bicarbonate of soda, then whipped with tahini and ice water until the purée mounds like buttercream.
- Time
- 13h 30m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Moderate
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weeknight
Koshari
Egypt's stacked plate of rice, lentils and macaroni under a sharp tomato sauce, garlic vinegar and a mountain of fried onions.
- Time
- 1h 35m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Involved
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technique
Labneh
Yoghurt salted and hung until it turns into something between cream cheese and clotted cream. One ingredient, one day, no cooking.
- Time
- 24h 10m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Easy
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side
Muhammara
Charred red peppers pounded with walnuts, breadcrumbs and pomegranate molasses into a rough, sweet-sour paste.
- Time
- 1h 45m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Easy
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weeknight
Mujadara
Lentils and rice under a heap of onions fried almost to the point of burning. The onions are the seasoning, so give them the time.
- Time
- 1h 20m
- Serves
- 4
- Effort
- Moderate
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salad
Tabbouleh
A parsley salad with bulgur in it, not the other way round. The grain hydrates in tomato juice and lemon rather than water.
- Time
- 1h
- Serves
- 4
- Effort
- Easy