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Ezme, the Turkish tomato salad recipe you will long for at home

Turkish Ezme Recipe • Unicorns in the Kitchen Ezme means “mashed” which served well here since all the ingredients are chopped very finely by hand or a food processor. It's made mainly with tomatoes and olive oil, which makes it a healthy addition to the table. Each region of Turkey has a different way of making it and some like it spicy, known as acılı ezme.

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Bake Traditional Emirati Khameer Bread

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8 ways to eat tahini

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Moroccan stuffed potatoes are called mafroum

The most hearty and satisfying dish from Morocco that is budget friendly and delicious.

Honey Cookies for Rosh Hashannah

Celebrate a sweet new year with this Jewish recipe for honey cookies, eaten during Rosh Hashannah holidays.

Mechouia, Grilled Vegetable Salad from Tunisia

Tunisian flavors come together deliciously in a salad of charred, chopped vegetables.

Would you eat hummus ice-cream?

Has Israel crossed the lines by making hummus ice-cream?

Herbel, a Moroccan wheat soup which is like our porridge

Herbel is a wheat soup that dish reminds Moroccans of breakfasts during Aid El Fitr and Eid El Adha. A recipe that has probably crossed the centuries.

Syrian Stuffed Artichoke Hearts with Lamb

Fresh artichokes are all over Middle Eastern markets now. Lovers of the edible thistle enjoy scraping the steamed, seasoned leaves with their teeth and never mind getting melted butter or vinaigrette all over their fingers.

Stuffed Jerusalem sage recipe

marmia in Arab markets. To celebrate the emergence of winter's wild greens, here is a vegan recipe featuring a Middle Eastern specialty: Jerusalem Sage. 

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