Silken Tofu Noodles Levantine
Silken Tofu Noodles Levantine with bright herbs, yogurt, olive oil and balanced acidity.
5 recipes using noodles — Hummus, falafel, kibbeh and the jewels of Levantine cuisine.
These 5 lebanese noodles recipes are ready in about 71 minutes on average, with 386–520 kcal per serving, and 20% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
Lebanese food is fresh, herb-forward and built around the table of meze — bright with lemon, garlic and good olive oil. When Lebanese cooks work with noodles, they reach for olive oil, lemon, garlic, tahini, sumac and za'atar, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering and boiling.
From wheat to rice to egg, noodles are the slurpable heart of soups, stir-fries and saucy bowls across Asia and beyond. In this collection it's most often cooked with garlic, onion, dried herbs, tahini, fine sea salt and flatbread. The dishes here span lebanese classics ready in as little as 45 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Sesame Noodle Salad Levantine is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.8★ from 2,258 ratings.
Silken Tofu Noodles Levantine with bright herbs, yogurt, olive oil and balanced acidity.
Sesame Noodle Salad Levantine with bright herbs, yogurt, olive oil and balanced acidity.
Sidon Charred Pepper Noodles turns lebanese pantry flavors into a complete noodle dish with wheat noodles, tahini, lemon, allspice and olive oil, and a fresh parsley finish.
Lebanese Harbor Charred Pepper Noodles brings lebanese flavor to a practical noodle dish built with rice noodles, tahini, lemon, allspice and olive oil, and a fresh parsley finish.
Fluffy Lebanese rice toasted with vermicelli noodles, topped with garlicky spiced chicken for a simple, comforting lunch bowl.
Match the noodle to the dish: rice noodles for pho and pad thai, wheat or egg noodles for stir-fries and ramen-style soups. Fresh noodles cook in moments; dried keep for months.
Slightly undercook noodles destined for a stir-fry or hot soup, since they keep softening. Rinse and toss with a little oil to stop them clumping while the rest of the dish comes together.
Most noodles want a tender but springy bite; rice noodles often just need soaking in hot water rather than a hard boil.
A carbohydrate energy base; egg noodles add a little protein, while rice noodles are naturally gluten-free.
Most of these 5 Lebanese noodles recipes are ready in around 71 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Riz a la Libanaise (Lebanese Rice with Vermicelli and Chicken), takes about 45 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 95 minutes.
Across this collection they range from about 386 to 520 kcal per serving, averaging 444 kcal — Silken Tofu Noodles Levantine is the lightest option at 386 kcal.
Riz a la Libanaise (Lebanese Rice with Vermicelli and Chicken) is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 45 minutes. 20% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
In these recipes, noodles is most often paired with garlic, onion, dried herbs, tahini, fine sea salt and flatbread. Lebanese kitchens also lean on olive oil, lemon, garlic, tahini, sumac and za'atar.
Most noodles want a tender but springy bite; rice noodles often just need soaking in hot water rather than a hard boil.
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