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LEVANT AND ARABIAN CUISINE

The Levant refers to the Eastern Mediterranean region, with culinary traditions from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine. The cuisine is known for fresh ingredients, bold herbs, olive oil, citrus, grains, and grilled flavours, typically served in vibrant sharing-style mezze dishes.

Includes:

  • Levant: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine
  • Mesopotamia: Iraq
  • Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Gulf states

Food identity:
Mezze culture, grilled meats, rice dishes, stews, flatbreads, olive oil, chickpeas, aromatic spices

Signature dishes:
Hummus, falafel, shawarma, kibbeh, kabsa, mandi, machboos, Iraqi rice dishes

The Levant category is inspired by these flavours and includes dishes such as hummus, mandi, falafel, tabbouleh, musakhan, baba ghanoush, shawarma, grilled kebabs, flatbreads, and a variety of mezze plates, all designed to be fresh, flavourful, and shared.

 

  • Lime Pickled Onions (Quick No-Vinegar Recipe)
  • ATIS-Inspired Loaded Grain Bowl with Blackened Chicken
  • Summer Berry Watermelon Salad with Feta
  • Yemeni Lahsa – Creamy Cheesy Eggs
  • Shawarma Spatchcock Roast Chicken (Easy Middle Eastern Roast Chicken)
  • Lebanese Spatchcock Chicken Tray Bake with Baby Potatoes
  • Roast Chickpea, Pumpkin and Feta Salad
  • Musakhan (Palestinian Sumac Chicken on Taboon Bread)
  • Turkish Köfte & Potato Traybake with Lemon Garlic Sauce
  • Lazy Cat Cake by Kuwaiti Chef Ahmad Al Zamel
  • Jewelled Butternut Squash and Red Onion Salad with Feta
  • Roast Chickpea Cabbage Salad with Tahini Dressing and Feta
  • Lebanese Chicken Shawarma
  • Cabbage Crunch Salad with Roasted Chickpeas
  • Caramalised Smoky Spiced Baked Sweet Potato Halves
  • Pistachio Milk Cake (Tres Leches Cake)
  • Ruz Bil Sharia (Arabic Vermicelli Rice)
  • Lebanese Chickpea Mezze Bowl Salad
  • Chicken Shawarma Rice Bowls (Halal Cart Style)
  • Chicken Doner Meal Prep with Mediterranean Yellow Rice
  • Shish Tawook Meal Prep Bowls with Lebanese Rice
  • One tray Middle Eastern Chicken and Potato Traybake
  • Za’atar Potato and Chicken Traybake
  • Baked Lebanese Shawarma Kofta Meatballs (Lamb or Chicken)
  • Muhammara - Red Pepper and Walnut Dip
  • Lebanese Potato and Chicken Traybake with Lemon, Garlic Sauce - Djej w Batata

  • Lebanese Hashweh - Spiced Rice with Minced Lamb and Nuts
  • Lebanese Batata w Bayd – Potatoes and Eggs
  • Creamy Egyptian Lamb Macaroni Béchamel
  • Batata Hara (Lebanese Spicy Fried Potatoes)
  • Slow Cooked Middle Eastern Lamb Shoulder with Harissa (Falling Off the Bone)
  • Lazy Cat Cake (Cornflake Version)
  • Shorbat Adas - Arabic (Middle Eastern) Lentil Soup
  • Red Sahawiq (Bisbas) -Yemeni Fresh Chilli & Tomato Salsa
  • Crispy Chicken Shawarma Wrap with Toum and Pomegranate Molasses
  • Easy Lebanese Fattoush Salad with Pomegranate
  • Yemeni Mandi with Lamb Shanks
  • Aubergine Fetteh
  • Saudi Champagne – A Refreshing Middle Eastern Mocktail
  • Moroccan shakshuka - Shakshuka with Harissa
  • Middle Eastern Olive and Zataar Dipping Oil
  • Kabsa (Machboos): the Middle East’s iconic Chicken and Rice Dish

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