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Quick Couscous with Raisins and Carrots

Submitted by: Melissa Hamilton

Home Town: Fairborn, Ohio, USA

Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Couscous is cooked with onion, diced carrots, and raisins for a quick, colorful side dish with a Mediterranean flair.

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Israeli Salad

Submitted by: Maslow

Chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and parsley combine with a drizzled dressing of lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and mint leaves.

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Mellas Family Lamb Stuffed Zucchini (Koosa)

Submitted by: blancdeblanc

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Kirkland, Washington, USA

Lamb, rice, and mint are stuffed inside large zucchini and braised in a cinnamon spiced tomato sauce.

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Haydari (Turkish Yogurt Dip)

Submitted by: BigBangfan

This recipe makes a thick and tangy yogurt dip popular in Turkey.

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Zucchini with Dill Weed and Garlic-Yogurt Sauce

Submitted by: Turkishcook

Living In: Aliso Viejo, California, USA

Zucchini cooked with dill and rice is served lukewarm or cool, topped with a garlic-yogurt sauce. It's perfect for a summertime dinner.

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Authentic Kicked-Up Syrian Hummus

Submitted by: Mary

Home Town: Modesto, California, USA

Living In: Sacramento, California, USA

Roasted garlic gives this fabulous Syrian-style garbanzo bean dip a subtle sweetness.

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Spinach Triangles (Fatayer Sabanegh)

Submitted by: Luwebby

Home Town: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Ajax, Ontario, Canada

These spinach triangles use an unusual flavoring, ground sumac, and are made with phyllo dough.

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Jagic (Assyrian Cheese Spread)

Submitted by: Traci B's Kitchen

Living In: Modesto, California, USA

This spicy cheese spread is flavored with fresh dill and cilantro.

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Homemade Manti (Traditional Turkish Dumplings)

Submitted by: Asli Onser Ocak

Living In: Izmir, Izmir, Turkey

These little dumplings are made of seasoned ground beef or ground lamb wrapped in a homemade egg pasta. They're topped with a garlic-yogurt sauce and garnished with chile oil. Afiyet olsun (bon appetit)!

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Turkish Rissoles

Submitted by: Ferah

Lamb and beef rissoles are spicy patties that are simple to make and suit most occasions.

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Fried Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce

Submitted by: SallyLoudmouth

Home Town: Alvin, Texas, USA

This is a Lebanese dish that my mother's side of the family had at every get together and it was always the first thing gone!

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Lebanese Lemon Salad Dressing

Submitted by: Laura

Tangy, zesty, garlicky lemon and olive oil flavors blend in this dressing that compliments salads which include some type of grilled meat and baked or fried pita chips in the place of croutons. This dressing is best with salads containing grilled chicken, shrimp or fish. It is very tangy but absolutely yummy.

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Lebanese-Style Tabouli

Submitted by: Rabie

Ground cinnamon and mint set off this Middle Eastern parsley and bulgur salad.

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Authentic Middle Eastern Hummus (Chummus)

Submitted by: Simone

Home Town: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Living In: Tel Aviv, Mehoz Tel-Aviv, Israel

Authentic chummus is very different and SO much tastier than it's American counterpart. This chummus is creamy and delicate in taste rather than overpowered with garlic or thick and pasty. It is eaten warm, fresh, and as a whole meal spread out in a dish and drizzled with fresh olive oil. It is scooped up with pita, raw onion slices, or just a fork. Do NOT use canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans)!

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Yazdi Cakes

Submitted by: shahrzad

A recipe passed to me from my great-grandmother, these cakes are light and not too sweet. The cardamom and rosewater give it a distinctive Persian flavor. These are best served with hot tea or coffee.

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Arabic Green Beans with Beef

Submitted by: JAVONNES

Green beans are simmered with a spicy beef and tomato sauce in this recipe.

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Upside Down (Maqluba)

Submitted by: JustCallMeD

This perfect meal features all four food groups. It is inspired by the Arabic dish called 'Maqluba,' which translates to 'upside down.' When the meal has finished cooking, you take the pot and flip it upside down onto a large serving platter, and everybody helps themselves.

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Lebanese Donair

Submitted by: ROSE90

Home Town: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A dish that's popular in throughout the Middle East combines thinly sliced roast beef with a fragrant, spicy sauce starring cinnamon, allspice, cardamom. To serve, the meat is layered in pita rounds and topped with a fresh parsley mixture, chopped tomatoes, and savory tahini sauce.

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Lavash Cracker Bread

Submitted by: Betty

This is identical to the cracker bread sold at delis in large grocery stores that costs six dollars for three big rounds. You can make it for pennies! I fell it love with it as an appetizer with Harvarti cheese melted on it but with the price of the cheese and lavash we didn't have it much. Make sure you roll the dough VERY thin, almost see-through.

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Mensaf (Jordanian Lamb Stew)

Submitted by: Nova

Living In: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Mensaf, the traditional national dish of Jordan, layers pita bread and rice with stewed lamb chunks in a goat's milk sauce. Spices, onions, garlic, and butter can also be added to season the sauce. You can choose whether to eat mensaf the traditional Jordanian way, standing up and rolling the rice into balls with your hands, or use a fork.