Bavel: Modern Recipes Inspired by the Middle East

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Recipes

Pantry: Spices

    • Rose Za’atar
    • Mushroom Za’atar
  • Hawaij
  • Ras el Hanout
  • Shawarma Spice Blend
    • Red Jerusalem Spice Blend
    • Green Jerusalem Spice Blend
  • Pepita & White Sesame Dukkah
  • Baharat Spice Blend
  • Garam Masala

Pantry: Sauces

  • Mint Chutney
    • Red Zhoug
    • Green Zhoug
    • Strawberry Zhoug

Pantry: Stocks

  • Vegetable Stock
  • Super Stock
  • Duck Broth
  • Turmeric-Chicken Stock

Pantry: Pickles & Ferments

  • Marinated Olives
  • Pickled Cucumbers
  • Turmeric Pickled Cauliflower
  • Beet-Pickled Turnips
  • Pickled Okra
  • Pickled Celery
  • Fermented Cabbage
  • Preserved Meyer Lemons

Pantry: Dips & Spreads

  • Tahini
  • Hummus
  • Hummus Masabacha
  • Hummus with Tahini & Celery Leaf Chermoula
  • Hummus with Avocado Tahini & Pepita Chile-Oil
  • Yogurt & Labneh
  • Farm Cheese
  • Whipped Feta
  • Baba Ghanoush
  • Foie Gras Halva with Dates & Toasted Sesame

Vegetables: Salads

  • Tomato & Plum with Sumac Vinaigrette
  • Mushroom Tabbouleh with Golden Balsamic-Mushroom Vinaigrette
  • Tomato & Feta with Smoked Harissa
  • Speckled Lettuce Salad with Rose Water Buttermilk Dressing
  • Salanova Butter Lettuce Salad with Green Tahini Vinaigrette
  • Chicory Salad with Calamansi Vinaigrette
  • Moroccan Carrot Salad with Meyer Lemon Yogurt

Vegetables: Dishes

  • Confit Okra with Whipped Feta
  • Roasted Cauliflower with Hawaij Chile Sauce & Serrano Crème Fraîche
  • Grilled Oyster Mushroom Kebabs with Lovage Puree
  • Falafel
  • Wedding Rice
  • Rice Cake

Breakfast

  • Buckwheat Toast with Clotted Cream, Honey & Urfa Pepper
  • Pistachio Nigella Labneh (the Ori Breakfast)
  • Turkish Eggs
  • Shakshuka

Breads

  • Sourdough Starter
  • Whole-Wheat Pita
  • Fried Whole-Wheat Pita
  • Buckwheat Sourdough
  • Malawach with Tomato Sauce & Dill Crème Fraîche
  • Laffa

Seafood

  • Harissa Prawns with Zucchini Tzatziki
  • Scallop Crudo with Burnt Serrano Oil
  • Grilled Dourade with Whole-Seed Chermoula

Meat

  • Turmeric Chicken with Toum
  • Aged Duck in Three Parts
  • Lamb Chops
  • Licorice Lamb Porterhouse
  • Lamb Neck Shawarma

Family Recipes

  • Beef Cheek Tagine
  • Hingali (Dumplings)
  • Grandmother’s Meatballs (Chefte)
  • Peshalo (Noodle Soup)

Drinks

  • Zivah
  • Nissim
  • Dalia

Desserts

  • Apple-Prune Cake
  • Strawberry-Sumac Pastry with Pistachio Ice Cream
  • Rose-Clove Donuts with Sherry Diplomat Cream & Chocolate Ganache
  • Coconut Tapioca
  • Peach Cobbler
  • Date-Walnut Tart
  • Persian Mulberry Pudding Cake
  • Spiced Camp Cake
  • Honey-Nougat Glace
  • Saffron-Meyer Lemon Bars
  • Earl Grey Chai Blend
  • Pomegranate-Hibiscus Sorbet
  • Pine Nut Torte with Orange Cream & Coffee