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    Home ยป Recipes ยป Food Type

    Middle-Eastern & Mediterranean Appetizer Recipes

    Experience the joys of Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean cooking but never leave the house, that's what you'll find if you make any of these traditional appetizer recipes.

    From Loukoumades (Greek Fried Donut Balls) to Baba Ganous Eggplant Dip to Beef Samosas browse dozens of incredible appetizer recipes that will transport your taste buds to faraway places!

    • sfiha minced meat pieces on a plate
      Lahm Bi Ajeen (Sfiha) Minced Meat Flatbread
    • easy olive tapenade in a bowl
      Mediterranean Black Olive Tapenade
    • pineapple salsa in a bowl
      Roasted Pineapple Salsa
    • ful fava beans toast
      Ful Medames Toast
    • curry lentil soup
      Coconut Curry Lentil Soup
    • detox vegetable soup with potatoes
      Spicy Vegetable Soup with Potatoes
    • egyptian smoked herring dip (renga) in a bowl with green onions
      Egyptian Renga (Smoked Herring Fish Dip)
    • fatoosh chopped salad with pomegranate and pita chips
      Lebanese Fattoush Salad With Fried Pita Chips
    • homemade pita chips
      Fried Pita Bread Chips
    • oven-roasted baba ganoush with pomegranate
      Baba Ganoush Without Tahini
    • close up view of cauliflower florets
      Fried Cauliflower Florets (No Batter)
    • loukoumades fried greek donut balls
      Loukoumades Greek Donuts (Zalabia)
    • cheese and zaatar spring rolls
      Fried Cheese and Za'atar Spring Rolls
    • kibbeh nayeh Lebanese raw kibbeh appetizer
      Kibbeh Nayeh Recipe (Lebanese Raw Kibbeh)
    • pickled turnips
      Pink Pickled Turnips
    • close up of middle eastern eggplant salad in a bowl
      Betinjan Meqli (Fried Eggplant Salad)
    • Teta's Manakeesh Dough (Ajeen)
    • fried beef sambousek on a plate
      Lebanese Beef Sambousek
    • close up red pepper hummus
      Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
    • cheese manousheh served on a plate
      Cheese Manakish (Manakeesh)
    • easy fried cheese samosas
      Cheese Sambousek
    • easy spanakopita recipe with fresh spinach
      The Best Spanakopita Pie
    • homemade labneh in a bowl
      Homemade Lebanese Labneh Dip From Milk
    • fried kibbeh in a bowl
      Fried Kibbeh Balls
    • creamy and light hummus
      Blender Chickpea Hummus
    • close up of labneh made from store-bought yogurt
      Labneh Made From Store-Bought Yogurt
    • sheikh el mahshi on a plate
      Sheikh El Mahshi (Stuffed Eggplant)
    • close up view of fried pita chips with zaatar spice
      Za'atar Pita Chips
    • pita chips dipping into some labneh with olive oil
      Labneh With Mashed Garlic Paste
    • za'atar labneh in a bowl
      Labneh With Za'atar and Olive Oil
    • fire roasted baba ganoush on a plate with olive oil
      Lebanese Baba Ganoush (Fire Roasted Eggplant Dip)
    • homemade fried calamari using fresh squid
      Italian Fried Calamari (Calamari Fritti)
    • homemade garlic butter bread slice.
      Homemade Garlic Bread Baguette
    • fire roasted eggplant dip with garlic and mint
      Mediterranean Grilled Eggplant Dip
    • steamed shrimp with homemade cocktail sauce.
      Steamed Shrimp Cocktail
    • homemade shrimp cocktail sauce.
      Shrimp Cocktail Sauce with Horseradish
    • lobster meat sitting outside of the shell.
      Easy Boiled Lobster Tails
    • butterflied lobster tails with lemon and garlic butter
      Butterflied Steamed Lobster Tails With Herb Butter
    • fried ground beef samosas
      Middle Eastern Beef Samosas
    • freshly mashed garlic guacamole in a bowl
      Garlic Guacamole With Tomatoes

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    lily at the matbakh

    I'm Lily

    I'm an American Lebanese living in Texas. My kitchen, or matbakh, is a hodgepodge of recipes from the U.S. and Mediterranean region.

    ABOUT ME

    Mediterranean Food

    • koshari
      Egyptian Koshari Recipe (The Best I've Had)
    • chunky chicken noodle soup in a large pot
      Whole Chicken Noodle Soup From Scratch
    • roasted steelhead trout with garlic lime butter
      Baked Steelhead Trout with Garlic Butter Sauce
    • kibbeh nayeh Lebanese raw kibbeh appetizer
      Kibbeh Nayeh Recipe (Lebanese Raw Kibbeh)
    • homemade lasagna tomato sauce in a pot.
      Meat Lasagna Tomato Sauce (From Scratch!)
    • oven-roasted whole fish.
      Mediterranean Baked Whole Red Snapper Fish

    Holiday Desserts

    • tahini halva cute on a plate
      Pistachio Tahini Halva
    • sweet potato casserole with pecans and shredded coconut.
      Southern Sweet Potato Casserole With Pecans
    • biscoff lotus cheesecake slice.
      Biscoff Cookie Butter Cheesecake
    • pumpkin cake with cream cheese icing.
      Pumpkin Olive Oil Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

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