Yogurt Dressing

Ingredients:

  • Yogurt (1 cup)
  • Cucumber, peeled and diced small (1 lg.)
  • Garlic (.5 tsp.)
  • Lemon Juice (1 tbsp.)
  • Cilantro, fresh (1 tbsp.)
  • Cumin Powder (.5 tsp.)

Directions:

  1. Mix all ingredients.

Roasted Beet Hummus

Ingredients

  • 2 small beets, peeled, diced, and cooked (steamed or in the instant pot)
  • 2 cans chickpeas
  • 4 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp tahini
  • salt and pepper
  • olive oil

Directions

  1. Blend cooked beets in food processor
  2. Add remaining ingredients except olive oil and blend until smooth
  3. Drizzle olive oil as it continues to blend
  4. If it is too thick, add a bit of water

Hummus with Tomato Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:

  • Chickpeas, drained (2 15 oz cans)
  • Lemon Juice (2 tbsp.)
  • Minced Garlic (1 tsp.)
  • Tahini (2 tbsp)
  • Olive Oil (.25 cups)
  • Pita
  • Tomato, diced (2 lg.)
  • Cucumber, peeled and diced (1 large)
  • Salt (.5 tsp.)

Directions:

  1. Put Chickpeas, Tahini, Lemon Juice, Garlic, and Olive Oil in a food processor and run until smooth.
  2. Separately, mix Cucumber, Tomato, and Salt.
  3. Serve with Pita.

Chickpea Bowl, Middle Eastern

Ingredients:

  • Brown Rice, dried (2 cups)
  • Chickpeas, drained (2 15 oz. cans)
  • Cucumber, chopped (1 large)
  • Vine Tomatoes, diced (4 med.)
  • Feta Cheese, crumbled (4 oz.)
  • Yogurt (2 tbsp.)
  • Allspice (1 tsp.)
  • Garlic Powder (1 tsp.)
  • Cinnamon (.5 tsp.)
  • Cardamon, ground (.5 tsp.)
  • Chili Powder (.25 tsp.)
  • Oregano, dried (.25 tsp.)
  • Parsley, dried (3 tbsp.)
  • Garlic, minced (4 cloves)
  • Salt (1.5 tsp.)
  • Black Pepper (1.5 tsp.)
  • Clove, ground (1)
  • Olive Oil (1 tbsp.)
  • Turmeric (.25 tsp.)

Directions:

  1. In Instant pot, mix Rice, Turmeric and 4 cups water. 
  2. Cook under pressure for 17 minutes.
  3. Mix all other spices and add Yogurt.
  4. Coat Chickpeas with Yogurt spice mixture.
  5. Mix chickpeas with finished Rice.
  6. Separately mix Tomatoes, Cucumber and Feta and store separately.

Brown Rice and Lentil Salad

Ingredients:

  • Lentils, dried (1 cup)
  • Brown Rice (1 cup)
  • Red Bell Pepper, diced (1)
  • Green Bell Pepper, diced (1)
  • Scallions, sliced (8 oz pkg.)
  • Carrots (2 lg.)
  • Celery (2 ribs)
  • White Vinegar (.5 cups)
  • Olive Oil (2 tbsp. + 2 tbsp.) cups)
  • Salt (1 tsp. +.5 tsp.)
  • Garlic, minced (1 tsp.)
  • Black Pepper (.5 tsp.)

Directions:

  1. Cook Brown Rice.
  2. Cook Lentils, 3 cups water, and 1 tsp. Salt. Until al-dente, 10-15 minutes.
  3. Drain Lentils and add 2 tbsp. Olive Oil.
  4. Mix Rice and Lentils.
  5. Add Bell Peppers, Scallions, Carrot, and Celery, then mix.
  6. In a mortar, Crush Garlic and .5 tsp Salt and mix in Vinegar.
  7. Add 2 tbsp Olive Oil and Black Pepper.
  8. Pour over salad.

Tofu Spinach

Ingredients:

  • Spinach, thawed and drained (40 oz.)
  • Tofu (42 oz.)
  • Pita Bread (bag of 6-8)
  • Onions, diced (2 medium)
  • Olive Oil (2-4 tbsp.)
  • Lemon Juice (.25 cups)
  • Salt (1 tsp.)
  • Garlic Powder (.5 tsp.)

Directions:

  1. Saute Onion in Olive Oil.
  2. Add Spinach until it starts to brown on the edges.
  3. Separately Mash tofu with Lemon Juice, Garlic Powder and Salt.
  4. Mix Tofu and Spinach and put in a 9×13 baking dish.
  5. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes to 40 minutes, until Tofu starts to turn brownish-yellow.
  6. Serve with Pita.

Falafel, Baked

Ingredients:

  • Onions, chopped (2 small)
  • Chickpeas, drained and rinsed (2 cans or 30 oz.)
  • Garlic, minced (2 tsp.)
  • Flour (4 tbsp.)
  • Parsley (2 tbsp.)
  • Coriander Powder (2 tsp.)
  • Cumin Powder (2 tsp.)
  • Baking Powder (1 tsp.)
  • Olive Oil (for coating baking sheet)

Directions:

  1. Mash Chickpeas in food processor.
  2. Mix in all other ingredients, except Olive Oil.
  3. Make into Ping Pong sized balls.
  4. Place on Oiled baking sheet.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, turning over half-way through.

Mujadara

Ingredients:

  • Red Onion, Sliced (4 or more lg.)
  • Lentils, brown or green (2 cups)
  • Brown Rice (2 cups)
  • Olive oil (.5 cups)
  • Salt (2 or more tsp.)
  • Lemon Juice (1 tbsp.)
  • Mint, dried (.25 tsp.)

Directions:

  1. Cook Lentils, Rice and 6 cups water in Instant Pot under pressure for 10 minutes.
  2. Separately, saute Red Onions in Olive oil until caramelized, ~30 minutes.
  3. Mix
  4. Optional: serve with Yogurt