lebanese Recipes
166 delicious lebanese recipes from around the world
Shorbat Freekeh
Lebanese freekeh soup - smoky green wheat soup with chicken. Smoky and nutritious.
Arayes
Lebanese grilled meat pita - pita stuffed with spiced meat, grilled. BBQ favorite.
Riz a Dajaj
Lebanese chicken and rice - spiced rice with chicken, nuts, and cinnamon. Celebration dish.
Maqluba
Lebanese upside-down rice - layered rice, vegetables, meat flipped onto platter. Dramatic.
Sfiha Baalbek
Baalbek meat pies - open-face meat pies with pine nuts. Baalbek specialty.
Baklawa
Lebanese baklava - phyllo layers with mixed nuts and orange blossom syrup. Celebration sweet.
Batata Harra
Lebanese spicy potatoes - crispy potatoes with garlic, cilantro, chili. Hot mezze.
Kousa Mahshi
Lebanese stuffed zucchini - cored zucchini with meat-rice filling. Summer classic.
Samkeh Harra
Lebanese spicy fish - baked fish with tahini, pine nuts, cilantro. Tripoli specialty.
Fattoush
Lebanese bread salad - fresh salad with toasted pita and sumac. Summer essential.
Tabbouleh
Lebanese parsley salad - parsley-dominant with bulgur and tomatoes. National salad.
Hummus
Lebanese chickpea dip - creamy chickpea tahini spread. World famous mezze.
Baba Ganoush
Lebanese smoky eggplant dip - charred eggplant with tahini. Essential mezze.
Kibbeh Maklieh
Lebanese fried kibbeh - crispy torpedo-shaped kibbeh. The most popular form.
Shawarma
Lebanese rotisserie meat - vertical spit meat in pita. Street food legend.
Toum
Lebanese garlic sauce - fluffy emulsified garlic spread. Shawarma essential.
Shanklish
Lebanese aged cheese balls - dried cheese with zaatar and peppers. Strong mezze.
Awarma
Lebanese preserved lamb - lamb confit preserved in fat. Mountain tradition.
Moghrabieh
Lebanese pearl couscous - giant couscous with chicken and chickpeas. Celebration dish.
Riz bil Adas
Lebanese rice with lentils - simple lentils and rice, topped with onions. Humble comfort.
Bamia bil Lahm
Lebanese okra stew - okra with lamb in tomato sauce. Summer comfort.
Loubieh bil Zeit
Lebanese green beans in oil - green beans braised with tomatoes. Summer classic.
Fassolia bil Lahm
Lebanese white bean stew - beans with lamb in tomato sauce. Hearty comfort.
Knafeh Nabulsieh
Lebanese cheese pastry - kadaif with stretchy cheese in syrup. Legendary dessert.