Favorite middle eastern delights? with pita bread of course?!


Question: Favorite middle eastern delights!? with pita bread of course!?
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tunafish salad, babba ganush, hummus, falalfel vegetable balls, greek salad, various noodle dishes all mixed together!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

TOUM: garlic dipping sauce

INGREDIENTS
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1/4 cup vegetable oil, or as needed
1 pinch salt
1 lemon, juiced


DIRECTIONS
Crush garlic in a mortar and pestle with a generous pinch of salt!. Mix in oil a teaspoon at a time until the mixture will absorb no more oil!. Stir in the lemon juice!. serve at room temperature with Lebanese breads, hummus or Tabbouleh

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Authentic Middle Eastern Hummus (Chummus)

INGREDIENTS
3 cups dry garbanzo beans, soaked overnight
1 pinch baking soda (optional)
3/4 cup tahini paste
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground cumin
salt to taste
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling


DIRECTIONS
Rinse the garbanzo beans and place in a pot!. Fill with enough water to cover by at least 1 inch!. Bring to a boil and then simmer over medium heat until the beans are very soft, 1 1/2 to 2 hours!.
Drain the beans, reserving some of the water to use later!. Reserve a small handful of the whole beans for a garnish!. Transfer the rest to a blender or if you have a hand blender, a large bowl!. Blend the beans until smooth, adding 1/2 cup of olive oil gradually!. Add some of the reserved water if needed to help it blend!. Add the tahini and blend in along with the lemon juice!. Season with cumin and salt!.
Spread the hummus into a flat serving dish and garnish with the reserved beans and a drizzle of olive oil!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I love hummus, tahini, and fuol (sp!?)!.
I love Greek cuisine as well, especially spanakopita, moussaka, pastitsio, gyros, souvlaki, and saganaki :DWww@FoodAQ@Com

Foul, without a doubt!. It's like humus, but made with fava beans instead of chickpeas, and it's FABULOUS!!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

falafel with lots of hummus and tehina and salad or schwarma with sameWww@FoodAQ@Com

Ultimate!? MANSAFF!!!:) I've adored mansaff since I was a child!.!.!.but with the leanest cuts of lamb!.!.!.!.yummo!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

HummousWww@FoodAQ@Com





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