The Middle Eastern & North African Table

Vibrant mezze, mains, grains, and sweets from the Middle East and North Africa.

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Main Course

1h 20m$2.48

Vegetable Maqluba

A Levantine upside-down rice dish layered with long-grain white rice, roasted globe eggplant, cauliflower, Roma tomato, and yellow onion. The tomato-lined pot, firm packing, and 10-minute rest help it unmold cleanly.

Recipe cost$9.924 servings$2.488 steps12 ingredients

Recipe cost$9.92

4 servings$2.48

8 steps12 ingredients

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45m

Iskender-Style Roasted Vegetables

Roasted eggplant, red bell pepper, and green bell pepper are layered over pita bread with tomato sauce, yogurt, and a warm paprika-butter finish. This vegetarian version keeps the Turkish Iskender-style bread base, sauce, yogurt, and butter drizzle.

4 servings9 steps11 ingredients

45m$4.00

Mushroom Musakhan

Vegetarian Palestinian-style Musakhan with cremini mushrooms, sumac-seasoned onions, olive oil, toasted pine nuts, and whole wheat pita flatbread.

Recipe cost$16.014 servings$4.007 steps10 ingredients

Recipe cost$16.01

4 servings$4.00

7 steps10 ingredients

1h 55m$5.10

Dolma with Rice and Herbs

Vegetarian Turkish/Eastern Mediterranean bell peppers, zucchini, and beefsteak tomatoes stuffed with herb-forward rice, onion, tomato, olive oil, and lemon.

Recipe cost$20.394 servings$5.108 steps

Manakish Zaatar

Levantine flatbread topped with dry zaatar seasoning blend and extra-virgin olive oil. This vegan manakish uses ordinary all-purpose flour and Fleischmann's RapidRise Instant Yeast for a soft, chewy base.

Recipe cost$5.134 servings$1.289 steps7 ingredients

Mujaddara

Levantine lentils and rice topped with deeply browned yellow onions and seasoned with olive oil and cumin.

Recipe cost$5.254 servings$1.316 steps8 ingredients

Vegetable Hawawshi

Vegetable Hawawshi is an Egyptian stuffed bread made from yeasted olive-oil dough wrapped around a spiced cremini mushroom, onion, and green bell pepper filling. It bakes up crisp outside and savory inside without purchased pita.

Recipe cost$10.114 servings$2.537 steps12 ingredients

Recipe cost$10.11

4 servings$2.53

7 steps12 ingredients

Salad

55m$5.67

Tabbouleh

A Levantine parsley-forward salad with fine bulgur wheat, Roma tomatoes, English cucumber, fresh mint, lemon, and olive oil. Bright, lemony, and herb-dominant, with bulgur as a supporting ingredient.

Recipe cost$22.694 servings$5.676 steps11 ingredients

Recipe cost$22.69

4 servings$5.67

6 steps11 ingredients

25m

Fattoush

Crisp Levantine pita salad with Roma tomatoes, Persian cucumbers, red radishes, parsley, mint, ground sumac, lemon, and olive oil. Toasted pita is added near serving so the salad stays bright and crisp.

4 servings5 steps

1h 10m$1.50

Zaalouk Eggplant Salad

A Moroccan cooked eggplant and tomato salad seasoned with garlic, cumin, paprika, lemon, cilantro, and parsley. Serve it warm, room temperature, or chilled as a salad, dip, or side.

Recipe cost$5.994 servings$1.507 steps10 ingredients

Recipe cost$5.99

4 servings$1.50

7 steps10 ingredients

Appetizer

1h 45m$5.33

Stuffed Grape Leaves

Jarred grape leaves wrapped around a Levantine-style filling of long-grain rice, yellow onion, fresh herbs, lemon, olive oil, and warm spice. These vegetarian rolls are simmered gently until tender.

Recipe cost$21.324 servings$5.336 steps12 ingredients

Recipe cost$21.32

4 servings$5.33

6 steps12 ingredients

Soup

1h 15m$2.22

Harira

A vegetarian and vegan Moroccan-style harira made with tomatoes, chickpeas, dried brown lentils, warm spices, and vegetable broth. An all-purpose flour slurry gives the soup its traditional silky thickness.

Recipe cost$13.346 servings$2.226 steps

Recipe cost$13.34

6 servings$2.22

6 steps

Snack

2h 20m$0.96

Feteer Meshaltet

Egyptian unleavened layered pastry made from all-purpose flour dough stretched very thin and laminated with ghee. This recipe makes two rich, flaky pastries.

Recipe cost$7.658 servings$0.969 steps4 ingredients

Recipe cost$7.65

8 servings$0.96

9 steps4 ingredients