Middle east side dishes

Persian shirazi salad is a crunchy, fresh, and delicious finely chopped Persian cucumber and tomato salad with dried mint, lemon (or lime), and extra virgin olive oil. It's an excellent salad side dish to accompany grilled meats.

A vibrant and fresh vegetable salad loaded with fresh herbs and chunks of feta.

Lebanese Recipes Can’t get enough of your local Lebanese restaurant? Try some of my easy, authentic Lebanese recipes right at home. From shawarma to baba ghanoush, hummus, tabouli, kafta, baklava, knafeh and everything in between

This list features some of the best authentic Lebanese side dish recipes. You'll will find popular Lebanese sides through to the lesser known Lebanese side dishes.

This Mediterranean Shirazi salad is so fresh, simple, quick, and easy to make! It uses very simple ingredients, and ready in just 15 minutes.

Couscous often gets forgotten about and honestly, I don't know why. It's much easier to make than most grains or pastas and you can take the flavor profile with it anywhere. A simple drizzle of olive oil and lemon juice is our favorite way to serve it, but the possibilities are endless.

Mujadara is a comforting and delicious lentil and rice dish from the Middle East.It features boiled lentils and rice flavored with warm spices, caramelized onions, and fresh herbs.

Mujadara (or Mujaddara) is a simple yet delicious Lebanese Recipe made with Lentils and Rice and flavored with caramelized crispy onions. It is extremely easy to make with only a few simple ingredients which you probably already have in your pantry. Also, this beautiful dish is inexpensive to make, full of nutrition, and gluten-free. Mujadara is a very popular lentil rice recipe across Middle Eastern countries and is usually served as a main meal with a side of salad or a bowl of yogurt.

Chicken thighs and rice are cooked with delicious Middle Eastern spices, in one pot, and topped with a savory tahini yogurt sauce.

Batata Harra is Lebanese spicy potatoes and cilantro dish! Very popular in the Middle East, you can easily make it at home with ingredients that you already have in your kitchen.