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Vibrant and traditional recipes from the Levantine cuisines of the Middle East – Lebanese recipes, Syrian recipes, Palestinian recipes and more. See also Middle Eastern inspired recipes for fresh takes on the region’s flavours and ingredients.

Chicken fatteh

Hummus Kawarma – Lebanese style hummus with lemony lamb

Hummus kawarma (Lebanese hummus with lemony lamb)

Jar with red shatta, with a teaspoon lifting some shatta out of it, seen from above

Red shatta (Palestinian chili condiment)

Tahini tarator in a circular bowl on a light, textured textile. The photo is taken from above, and there is a large amount of bright green parsley in the middle of the dish.

Tahini tarator (Tahini sauce)

Golden arayes in a bowl with freshly cut tomatoes, cucumbers and fresh parsley. The arayes have been drizzled with tahini sauce. The picture is seen from eye level perspective. and the bowl is on a light, patterned runner with glasses and bowls seen in the background.

Arayes (Middle Eastern stuffed pitas)

Musakhan (Palestinian chicken with sumac onion flatbread)

Halawet el jibn on a glass plate on a colourful tile with traditional patterns, seen from eye level

Halawet el-jibn (Sweet Syrian cheese rolls)

Lebanese pea stew with meat in pot, seen from above

Lebanese pea stew with meat (Bazela)

Pot of Lebanese moussaka seen from above

Lebanese moussaka (Maghmour)

Hand squeezing lemon juice over nearly ready msabbaha

Musabaha / Masabacha (Warm chickpeas in tahini sauce)

Stirred labneh in its filter

How to make labneh

Hummus tehina from the side on beautiful, old textile

Silky smooth and creamy hummus

Fattoush - Levantine bread and vegetable salad with sumac, shown from side

Fattoush

Baba ganoush with pomegranate seeds

Baba ganoush

Syrian baba ganoush - recipe / A kitchen in Istanbul

Syrian baba ganoush

Shakshuka

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