The Delicious Crescent

  • Recipes
  • About
    • Food Philosophy
  • Nutrition
    • Healthy Eating Tips
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipes
  • About
  • Contact
search icon
Homepage link
  • Recipes
  • About
  • Contact
×
Home » Recipes » Middle Eastern

Middle Eastern Recipes

  • Close view of chicken kabsa served in a platter.
    Chicken Kabsa (Arabian Chicken and Rice)
  • Close up view of Persian date dessert stuffed with walnuts and cut into squares.
    Date Walnut Dessert (Ranginak)
  • Close view of a plate full of date cookies served with tea.
    Date Filled Cookie Rolls
  • Close view of Persian style baklava served on a white plate.
    Baklava Recipe (Persian Style)
  • Braised lamb shanks served with a fantastic sauce in a serving dish.
    Braised Lamb Shanks (Persian Style)
  • Close view of Persian ice cream served in a glass cup.
    Persian Saffron Ice Cream
  • Close view of saffron chicken served with roasted vegetables on a white plate.
    Saffron Chicken Recipe
  • Close view of rose ice cream in a bowl.
    Rose Ice Cream
  • Persian love cake served with tea.
    Persian Love Cake Recipe
  • Close view of Palestinian sumac chicken onion flatbread served on the table.
    Musakhan (Sumac Chicken Flatbread)
  • Close up view of Sabzi polo served on a table.
    Sabzi Polo (Persian Herb Rice)
  • Roast lamb shawarma slices served on a wooden board.
    Roast Lamb Shawarma Recipe
  • Hummus served in a bowl along with pita chips.
    Creamy Hummus Recipe
  • Muhammara served in a bowl with extra olive oil.
    Muhammara (Roasted Red Pepper Dip)
  • Close up view of a bowl full of creamy yellow squash puree.
    Creamy Yellow Squash Puree
  • Persian shrimp and rice served on a white plate.
    Shrimp Rice with Herbs (Meygoo Polo)
  • Spices used for making advieh (Persian spice mix).
    Advieh (Persian Spice Mix Recipe)
  • Close up view of Persian grilled chicken kabobs on skewers.
    Grilled Chicken Kabobs (Joojeh)
  • Close view of two bottles of baharat placed on a platter.
    Baharat Spice Blend Recipe
  • Chickpea salad with yogurt and vegetable chips served on a white plate.
    Yogurt Chickpea Salad with Chips (Fatteh)
  • Grilled salmon kabobs and lemon slices arranged on a platter.
    Grilled Salmon Kabobs (Persian Style)
  • Close view of middle eastern thin pudding drink with a variety of toppings.
    Sahlab Recipe (Sahlab Powder)
  • Several Swiss chard and feta pies (fatayer) served on a plate.
    Fatayer (Swiss Chard Pies)
  • Close view of zaatar bread cheese rolls stacked on a plate.
    Cheese Rolls With Zaatar
  • Persian saffron rice with chicken, yogurt and spinach served in a plate.
    Saffron Rice with Chicken, Yogurt and Spinach
  • Close view of baghali ghatogh served in a skillet.
    Baghali Ghatogh (Beans and Eggs)
  • Lentils and rice with cranberries served on a plate.
    Lentils and Rice with Cranberries
  • Butter bean mash dip served in a bowl.
    Butter Bean Mash Dip Recipe
  • Close up view of vegetarian barley soup topped with kashk and fried onions.
    Vegetarian Barley Soup (Ash-e Jow)
  • Doogh, Persian yogurt drink served in glasses.
    Doogh Persian Yogurt Drink
  • Persian cucumber yogurt salad served in a bowl.
    Mast-o-Khiar (Cucumber Yogurt Salad)
  • Close up view of Persian yogurt dip served in two bowls.
    Persian Shallot Yogurt Dip (Mast-O Musir)
  • Barley porridge with blueberries, walnuts, dates and honey served in a bowl.
    Barley Porridge with Blueberries
  • Close up view of salad olivieh made with chicken and potatoes served in a plate.
    Salad Olivieh (Chicken Potato Salad)
  • Persian meat broth served in a bowl to make tilit.
    Abgoosht (Meat and Potato Soup)
  • Eggplant yogurt salad (fatteh) served in a plate.
    Eggplant Yogurt Salad with Pita Chips (Fatteh)
  • Spicy lentil salad with avocado in a serving dish.
    Spicy Lentil Salad with Avocado
  • Baghali polo (dill rice with lima beans) served with a lamb shank on a plate.
    Baghali Polo (Persian Dill Rice)
  • Lubia polo (green bean rice) served in a plate.
    Lubia Polo (Persian Green Bean Rice)
  • Mulberry marzipan candy (Toot) arranged on a plate.
    Persian Mulberry Marzipan Candy (Toot)

Posts pagination

Previous page 1 2 3 Next page

NICE TO MEET YOU!

Head shot of Roxana

Hi, I'm Roxana, registered dietitian and recipe developer. Here I share wholesome & delicious recipes with room for cravings. Healthy makeovers. Step-by-step photos & videos.
Read More…

Trending Recipes

  • Chicken biryani served in a plate.
    Easy Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani
  • Indian dal served in a bowl with bread.
    Dal Recipe (Indian Lentil Curry)
  • Haleem topped with fried onions, chili slices, herbs and lemon wedges.
    Hyderabadi Haleem Recipe
  • Persian love cake served with tea.
    Persian Love Cake Recipe
  • Close up view of Persian grilled chicken kabobs on skewers.
    Grilled Chicken Kabobs (Joojeh)
  • Close up view of Persian herb stew in a white pan.
    Ghormeh Sabzi (Persian Herb Stew)
  • Ash-e reshteh served in a bowl..
    Ash Reshteh (Persian Noodle Soup)
  • Close view of maamoul cookies dusted with powdered sugar.
    Maamoul (Date Filled Cookies)

Footer

^ back to top

About

  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy & Terms

Contact

  • Contact
  • Accessibility
As featured in image

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2026 · THE DELICIOUS CRESCENT ·