Middle Eastern Recipes

Middle Eastern cooking is generous with warm spices and olive oil, and quietly simple underneath. Bubbling shakshuka straight from the skillet starts the spread: eggs poached in a pepper-tomato sauce that takes ten minutes of prep and works for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Then come the falafel — crispy, herb-packed chickpea patties fried until golden, the street-food classic that turns a handful of dried chickpeas into something you crave. And anchoring the whole mezze table, the dip duo: silky classic hummus swirled with olive oil, and smoky fire-roasted baba ganoush finished with paprika and a pool of olive oil — char is the entire flavor payoff. All of it belongs on the table, piled in warm pita with tahini and pickles.