Middle Eastern • The View from Great Island

Main Dishes & Dinners

serving falafel with tahini sauce

The Best Falafel Recipe

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Roasted Chicken with Clementines

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Yotam Ottolenghi's Cod Cakes in Tomato Sauce ~ theviewfromgreatisland.com

Ottolenghi’s Cod Cakes in Tomato Sauce

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Moroccan Lemon and Cardamom Meatballs 3

Moroccan Meatballs with Cardamom and Lemon

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Israeli Pasta Salad | theviewfromgreatisland.com

Israeli Pasta Salad

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Israeli Pasta Salad is a mash-up of two of my favorite summer salads, it’s packed with veggies and is…

Appetizers & Starters

A bowl of colorful Jewel Box Labneh Balls

Jewel Box Labneh Balls

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Greek tzatziki dip with pita bread triangles

How to Make Tzatziki Dip

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Warm Fried Olives with Spicy Yogurt ~ a wonderfully unique appetizer! ~ theviewfromgreatisland.com

Fried Olives with Spicy Yogurt

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Warm Hummus with Mushrooms ~ this is one of our favorite ways to do hummus ~ the sauteed mushrooms give this healthy appetizer a rich, meaty, almost decadent flavor. Add lots of toasted pita bread and you could call it dinner.

Warm Hummus with Mushrooms

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spiced lamb meatballs with hummus

Spiced Lamb Meatballs with Hummus

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Muhamarra roasted red pepper dip in a bowl.

Muhammara (roasted red pepper & walnut dip)

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Salads

Hearty and healthy Falafel Salad Bowl is a protein rich Middle Eastern main course salad ~ theviewfromgreatisland.com

Falafel Salad Bowl

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loaded tabbouleh salad in a wooden bowl

Loaded Tabbouleh Salad

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Cauliflower Rice Tabbouleh in a wooden bowl

Cauliflower Rice Tabbouleh

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Middle Eastern watermelon and couscous salad with sumac

Watermelon and Couscous Salad

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Balelea Salad, Middle Eastern Chickpea Salad

Middle Eastern Chickpea Salad (Balela)

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Hands tossing a Shirazi Salad in a white bowl

Shirazi Salad (Persian Cucumber Tomato Salad)

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Middle Eastern watermelon and couscous salad with sumac

Watermelon and Couscous Salad

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Cauliflower Rice Tabbouleh in a wooden bowl

Cauliflower Rice Tabbouleh

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loaded tabbouleh salad in a wooden bowl

Loaded Tabbouleh Salad

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falafel burger with the works

Falafel Burger Recipe (copycat McFalafel)

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serving falafel with tahini sauce

The Best Falafel Recipe

340

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Moroccan Lemon and Cardamom Meatballs 3

Moroccan Meatballs with Cardamom and Lemon

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Israeli salad in a white bowl

Arabic/Israeli Salad Recipe with Za’atar Dressing

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Photo of a glass of Sweet Moroccan Mint Tea with mint leaves and a spoon.

Sweet Moroccan Mint Tea (Hot or Iced)

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kofte meatball bowl with spiced yogurt

Kofte Bowl with Warm Spiced Yogurt

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Baked Egg Galettes

Ottolenghi’s Red Pepper and Baked Egg Galettes

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Instant Pot hummus with toasted pine nuts

Instant Pot Hummus

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spiced lamb meatballs with hummus

Spiced Lamb Meatballs with Hummus

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Greek tzatziki dip with pita bread triangles

How to Make Tzatziki Dip

20

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Balelea Salad, Middle Eastern Chickpea Salad

Middle Eastern Chickpea Salad (Balela)

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Grilled Baby Eggplant with Minted Yogurt and Pomegranate on a silver platter

Grilled Baby Eggplant with Minted Yogurt and Pomegranate

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Spiced Lamb and Couscous Stuffed Red Peppers

Spiced Lamb and Couscous Stuffed Peppers

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A bowl of colorful Jewel Box Labneh Balls

Jewel Box Labneh Balls

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homemade labneh balls in a jar with olive oil, lemon, and thyme

How to Make Labneh (Yogurt Cheese)

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Tso glasses of Frozen Mint Lemonade (Limonana)

Frozen Mint Lemonade (Limonana)

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Hands tossing a Shirazi Salad in a white bowl

Shirazi Salad (Persian Cucumber Tomato Salad)

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The Best Yotam Ottolenghi Recipes You Don’t Want to Miss!

Middle Eastern ‘Nachos’

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Muhamarra roasted red pepper dip in a bowl.

Muhammara (roasted red pepper & walnut dip)

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Spicy Citrus Salad with Black Olives ~ this healthy Mediterranean fruit salad is packed with the sunny flavors of the Mediterranean!

Spicy Citrus Salad with Black Olives

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Hearty and healthy Falafel Salad Bowl is a protein rich Middle Eastern main course salad ~ theviewfromgreatisland.com

Falafel Salad Bowl

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Warm Hummus with Mushrooms ~ this is one of our favorite ways to do hummus ~ the sauteed mushrooms give this healthy appetizer a rich, meaty, almost decadent flavor. Add lots of toasted pita bread and you could call it dinner.

Warm Hummus with Mushrooms

27

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Warm Fried Olives with Spicy Yogurt ~ a wonderfully unique appetizer! ~ theviewfromgreatisland.com

Fried Olives with Spicy Yogurt

16

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Yotam Ottolenghi's Cod Cakes in Tomato Sauce ~ theviewfromgreatisland.com

Ottolenghi’s Cod Cakes in Tomato Sauce

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Couscous Almondine Salad with a spiced lemon vinaigrette is a complete departure from your everyday pasta salad! ~ theviewfromgreatisland.com

Couscous Almondine Salad

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Israeli Pasta Salad | theviewfromgreatisland.com

Israeli Pasta Salad

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Spiced Lamb Pita Burgers --- this fresh new take on a burger will get everybody excited --- theviewfromgreatisland.com

Spiced Lamb Pita Burgers

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Healthy Fattoush Salad

Fattoush Salad

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Deconstructed Hummus Salad

Deconstructed Hummus Salad

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Jeweled Tabbouleh Salad

Jeweled Tabbouleh

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Hummus with Forty Cloves is a guaranteed conversation starter!

Hummus with Forty Cloves

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hummus with juicy turkey zucchini meatballs

Hummus with Turkey and Zucchini Meatballs

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jalapeno goat cheese is fabulous on crackers or pita chips

Jalapeño Goat Cheese

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Israeli Chopped Salad is a great example of the healthy vibrant cuisine of the Mediterranean

Israeli Chopped Salad

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bulgar wheat and parsley make up a wonderful Tabouleh Salad

Tabbouleh

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clean, fresh tasting Cilantro hummus

Cilantro Hummus

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a stack of homemade pita bread

How to Make Homemade Pita Bread

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An easy to throw together light meal or appetizer with pita bread and boiled eggs

Crushed Lentils with Tahini and Cumin

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Mejadra from Jerusalemn

Ottolenghi’s Mejadra Recipe

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Tomato Onion and Roasted Lemon Salad 8

Tomato, Onion, and Roasted Lemon Salad

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Fresh Basil Hummus

Fresh Basil Hummus

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Chickpea Fries with Tahini Yogurt Dip 2

Chickpea Fries with Yogurt Tahini Dip

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Turkey & Zucchini Burgers with Green Onion and Cumin 1

Turkey and Zucchini Burgers

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Baba Ganoush, a wonderful Middle Eastern eggplant appetizer

Smokey Baba Ganoush

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Cardamom and Brandy Poached Figs

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Ottolenghi's Chicken with caramelized Onions and Cardamom Rice

Ottolenghi’s Chicken with Caramelized Onion and Cardamom Rice

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Sabih, with Zhoug, Tahini Sauce,and Mediterranean Chopped Salad

Meatball, Tomato and Egg Tagine with Lemon Saffron Couscous

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Roasted Chicken with Clementines

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How to Preserve Lemons

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oatmeal cranberry cookies in a jar

Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

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apple cider doughnut cake

Apple Cider Doughnut Cake

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Finnish Salmon Soup – Lohikeitto ~ this simple salmon and potato soup is the ultimate 30 minute spring meal, with a light cream broth, melt-in-your-mouth chunks of salmon, and tons of fresh dill!

Finnish Salmon Soup (Lohikeitto)

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Soft Glazed Gingerbread Cookies

Soft Glazed Gingerbread Cookies

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Homemade Pineapple Cough Syrup

All Natural Pineapple Cough Syrup

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roasted winter squash seeds in small bowls

How to Roast Squash Seeds ~ five ways!

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