Kibbeh Nayyeh (Lebanese Raw Meat Kibbeh)
Delicate Syrian-Lebanese raw lamb and bulgur paste seasoned with cinnamon and allspice, served with olive oil and mint.
6 recipes using vegetables — Hummus, falafel, kibbeh and the jewels of Levantine cuisine.
These 6 lebanese vegetables recipes are ready in about 61 minutes on average, with 320–490 kcal per serving, and 50% 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 vegetables, 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 baking.
The backbone of balanced cooking — bringing colour, texture, fibre and the bulk of a dish's micronutrients. In this collection it's most often cooked with onion, garlic, dried herbs, flatbread dough, olive oil and fine sea salt. The dishes here span lebanese classics ready in as little as 20 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Harissa Roasted Vegetables Levantine is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 2,184 ratings.
Delicate Syrian-Lebanese raw lamb and bulgur paste seasoned with cinnamon and allspice, served with olive oil and mint.
Crisp Vegetable Fritters Levantine with bright herbs, yogurt, olive oil and balanced acidity.
Harissa Roasted Vegetables Levantine with bright herbs, yogurt, olive oil and balanced acidity.
Sesame Noodle Salad Levantine with bright herbs, yogurt, olive oil and balanced acidity.
Byblos Lemon Herb Flatbread turns lebanese pantry flavors into a complete flatbread with flatbread dough, tahini, lemon, allspice and olive oil, and a fresh parsley finish.
Lebanese Festival Lemon Herb Flatbread brings lebanese flavor to a practical flatbread built with flatbread dough, tahini, lemon, allspice and olive oil, and a fresh parsley finish.
Shop seasonally for the best flavour and price; look for firm, unblemished produce with vivid colour. Heavier-feeling vegetables are usually fresher and juicier.
Cut pieces to a uniform size so they cook evenly. High-heat roasting and quick stir-frying preserve more texture and nutrients than long boiling.
A low-calorie, high-fibre source of vitamins A and C, potassium and antioxidants — aim for a range of colours on the plate.
Most of these 6 Lebanese vegetables recipes are ready in around 61 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Kibbeh Nayyeh (Lebanese Raw Meat Kibbeh), takes about 20 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 95 minutes.
Across this collection they range from about 320 to 490 kcal per serving, averaging 423 kcal — Kibbeh Nayyeh (Lebanese Raw Meat Kibbeh) is the lightest option at 320 kcal.
Kibbeh Nayyeh (Lebanese Raw Meat Kibbeh) is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 20 minutes. 50% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
In these recipes, vegetables is most often paired with onion, garlic, dried herbs, flatbread dough, olive oil and fine sea salt. Lebanese kitchens also lean on olive oil, lemon, garlic, tahini, sumac and za'atar.
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