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A bowl filled with spicy harissa lentil stew on a white plate with flat leaf parsley garnishing the dish and scattered around the bowl.

Spicy Harissa Lentils

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An easy weeknight meal that’s an unassuming melding of red lentils, harissa, sautéed onions, and garlicky tahini sauce that can only be described as magical. (Yes, lentils can be magic.)

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A white plate filled with charred corn salad and a halved lime and bowl of dressing on the side.

Charred Corn Salad

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You just found your next sweet corn infatuation that’ll entice you night after night all the way through the end of summer.

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An eggplant kebab on a pita with a lemon wedge, garlic sauce, spinach leaves, red onion, cherry tomatoes, red pepper, and cabbage.

Eggplant Kebabs

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An entertaining-worthy dinner that’s most magnificent during the height of summer. No turning on the stove required.

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A white oval platter filled with couscous that is topped with Middle Eastern chicken thighs, lemon slices, and chopped parsley.

Middle Eastern Chicken Thighs

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Fast. Flavorful. And flaunting just enough Middle Eastern flair to intrigue but not frighten anyone. Even kids. Swear.

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Homemade hummus sprinkled with paprika and drizzled with oil swirled on a grey plate.

Homemade Hummus

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Let’s get clear about what hummus is and what it ain’t. Real hummus tastes like nothing but hummus. Not fancy. Just perfect.

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A white plate with striped edges filled with potatoes and lamb meatballs with tahini

Lamb Meatballs with Tahini | Kefte

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Kefte translates to meatballs. And there are no shortage of different types in the Middle East. These are definitely contenders for BEST kefte.

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Catalan lamb skewers on sliced cucumbers topped with a romesco sauce

Catalan Lamb Skewers

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A Catalan dish consisting of a Moroccan-inspired marinade, a spoon-licking-good Spanish pepper sauce, and a cooling Middle Eastern cucumber-yogurt salad. Our sorta fusion food.

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Mini Staub skillets filed with kale shakshuka--eggs, kale, and spices

Kale Shakshuka

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This is definitely not your classic shakshuka. But with its lilt of lemon, its hearty braised greens, and it sprinkling of za’atar, it’s not something we’d kick out of bed.

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Seven crispy rakakat (Turkish cigars) on a parchment-lined white plate

Turkish Cigars

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A classic middle Eastern mezze that’s crisp phyllo on the outside, blissfully melty halloumi and feta on the inside with parsley for some semblance of healthiness. Easy to juggle with a glass of wine in hand.

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Cast iron skillet with white bean shakshuka--whit beans, tomatoes, feta cheese, eggs, and parsley

White Bean Shakshuka

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An already soul-satisfying Middle Eastern classic made even more enticing thanks to the addition of white beans and charred vegetables.

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An Indian-style platter with pan-fried green beans and almonds topped with ground coriander, nearby a serving fork and spoon

Pan-Fried Green Beans and Almonds

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You’ll never look at green beans the same way again after experiencing these crisp yet tender specimens with an intensified green beaniness and some intriguing bling from almonds and spices.

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A metal serving dish of eggplant stew, called kawaj in Syria, filed with chunks of eggplants, potatoes, tomatoes with parsley on top

Eggplant Stew ~ Kawaj

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Simple to make. Comforting as heck. And though you may not have experienced this in your childhood, somehow it still seems to taste like home.

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A platter of shish taouk or Middle Eastern grilled chicken and thighs slathered with a pomegranate-tamarind sauce

Shish Taouk ~ Middle Eastern Grilled Chicken

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Spectacularly exotic yet still surprisingly familiar. That’s what folks are saying about this shish taouk or middle Eastern grilled chicken with sumac and a tart pomegranate-tamarind sauce.

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An oval pan filled with a whole roast chicken with sumac, surrounded by roasted carrots, garlic, lemon wedges; a bowl of yogurt, sumac, and olive oil nearby

Sumac Roast Chicken

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A subtle tweak to an ordinary roast hen can make all the difference. Here a single Middle Eastern spice elevates an everyday roast hen to something special. Something very special.

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