Recipes For Vegetarian Lebanese Food

Bring a taste of the Middle East to your home with these amazing Lebanese recipes! Lebanese cuisine is an absolute gift to vegetarians, full of fresh vegetables, pastries, grains and cheeses prepared just so. These authentic recipes will allow you to create those amazing flavors at home.

Lebanese restaurants are one thing I have sorely missed during 2020. I find that Middle Eastern cuisine is always a million times tastier at a restaurant being cooked by chefs who really know their stuff. But now we’re all cooking at home so much more, it’s the perfect time to try to master some tasty Lebanese dishes ourselves.

This collection of recipes was curated from blogs across the web, and in an attempt to keep things as authentically Lebanese as possible, I sought out the recipes of bloggers with strong connections to Lebanon. Either they live there or in a nearby country, or have parents or other relatives whose recipes they’ve learned from.

Lebanese Appetizers Recipes

While I am generally a huge fan of fusion cuisine, this is all about those tried and true recipes I go back to time and time again at my favorite Lebanese eateries, as well as some new discoveries in Lebanese cuisine that I’m excited to try.

Mima grew up eating these rolls and it always felt like it was the first time! She will teach you how to make them perfectly, with suggestions for how to find or substitute the right cheese.

A traditional villager dish from the mountains of Lebanon with a rich and intense garlic flavor, I can't think of anything more perfectly comforting than this recipe! Edgard will show you his mother's incredible recipe with step by step instructions.

Vegetarian Lebanese Recipes

Cosette's family mujadara recipe is a little different to what we're used to seeing as she uses a food mill to create a smoother, porridge like finish. A cherished family recipe that stands the test of time and is loved by her children.

Fattet is served in the early morning hours in just about every neighborhood in Beirut. Joumana's recipe uses chickpeas and looks crispy, creamy and totally addicting.

Ah, my fave cheese in it's natural habitat. While I tend to put halloumi in all sorts of places, a simple halloumi salad amongst a mezze platter is always going to be its best self.

Vegetarian Middle Eastern Food Recipes Full Of Protein

As a child, Hadia would wait impatiently for this dish to be ready and constantly ask her mother when it would be done. Now this classic recipe (and the secret step her mother took to really elevate it) can be found on her blog for all to enjoy.

A popular breakfast food, manakeesh is baked in a specialty brick oven for a few minutes, eaten hot with fresh vegetables and often labneh on the side. While you may not have a brick oven at your disposal, Iman's recipe will help you get it right.

A bright lentil soup with lemony notes, chard and potatoes. A treasured recipe from Amira's Lebanese friend which she has now shared on her blog for all to enjoy.

Middle Eastern Veggie Bowl By Foodfixup

Fattoush is said to have originated in Northern Lebanon, where farmers would fry leftover pita scraps in a bit of olive oil for extra flavor and add whatever in-season vegetables and herbs they have on hand. Suzy's delicious recipe gives you lots of tips for getting it right and customizing it with what you have to hand.

Step away from the packaged falafel mix! Mariam's tried and true recipe for Lebanese style falafel is so easy and delicious, you'll come back to it over and over again.

A traditonal Lebanese preserve made from baby eggplants stuffed with walnuts, red peppers, chili and garlic. Find out why this Lebanese expat gets so excited when someone brings them a jar from the homeland!

Best Lebanese Vegetarian Stew Recipe

There is a world of difference between any ol' store bought hummus and authentic homemade hummus. Let Maureen walk you through her tips to get the smoothest, most delectable hummus that will leave you obsessed.

One of the better known exports from Lebanese cuisine, baba ganoush is an essential part of a mezze spread and pairs beautifully with some of the other recipes in this list. Yumma will teach you how to make the perfect baba ganoush with just four ingredients.In the Middle East, if you live in Kuwait, Jordan, or other Arab countries, you will notice that Lebanese cuisines are very popular.

I was born in Kuwait which I lived there for more than 18 years. The locals, including myself, love Lebanese food, and you can find it everywhere. Not only because it is delicious, but it is very healthy and nutritious.

Vegan Lebanese Mezze Recipes

In my experience, Lebanese foods are similar to other Levantine cuisines like Jordanian, Syrian and Palestinian dishes. For example, hummus, falafel, baba ganoush, or fatayer is found in most Middle Eastern nations.

One thing that I love about Lebanese and Levantine cuisines is that they have many delicious vegetarian and vegan dishes. Their food is not bland and it is very flavorful and mouthwatering.

Because of similar culture, religion, and language in the Middle East, it is fortunate that you can find these delicious vegetarian foods in other neighboring countries.

Lebanese Vegan Kibbeh Recipe

The Lebanese and Levantine vegetarian cuisines (Jordan, Syria, or Palestine) are the same. I know this because I am half Jordanian and the food is no different at all. It is only when it started to influence other countries like Gulf Arab, Egypt, or even North African nations.

1. In Lebanese cuisines, they tend to slightly add different ingredients. For example, the Lebanese Tabbouleh contains more parsley compared to other countries that use bulgur wheat.

2. Recipes like Fasolia, Bamia or Warak Enab (Grape Leaves), they don't like adding meats. Unlike some Arab countries, Beef or Lamb is commonly added into these recipes.

Best Lebanese Recipes {traditional Dishes}

Food Processor and Baking Oven are 2 kitchen appliances you need when making these roundup recipes. Making Hummus, Falafel, or Baba Ganoush is possible if you have Food Processor in your kitchen.

Furthermore, to make Fatayer, pita bread, or any dough-based recipes, you should have a baking oven in your house. Or else, it will be impossible to make this delicious vegetarian recipe.

Now I have explained the similarities of Lebanese and Levantine vegetarian recipes, here are the best and most delicious Lebanese vegetarian and vegan recipes, which I divided into several parts.

Vegetarian Lebanese Stuffed Zucchini The Salt And Sweet Kitchen

Arabic Salad Recipeis a traditional Middle Eastern salad that is mixed with cucumber, tomatoes, parsley, olive oil, and sumac spices. It commonly serves as a side dish for main meals that have meat and rice dishes.

Fattoush is a Lebanese salad that is mixed with fried pita bread, lettuce, and chopped vegetables such as cucumber, tomato, and radishes. It is also popular in other Levantine countries like Jordan and Syria

Lebanese Tabbouleh Recipe is a green herby citrusy vegetable side dish that is mixed with parsley, mint, cucumber, and bulgur wheat. It is a perfect side dish for shawarma, kebab and other meat dishes

Ingredient Arabic Cauliflower Freekeh

Zaatar Manakish is a Lebanese zaatar flatbread recipe that is mixed with thyme, sumac, marjoram, sesame seed, and salt. It is a popular breakfast or Appetizer dish which you can serve with Hot Tea and other Middle Eastern side dishes.

Spinach Fatayeris a Lebanese spinach pie that has fillings of onion, sumac spices, olive oil, lemon, and fresh spinach. In Arabic, we called this dish Sabanekh fatayer, which is a popular Appetizer dish in the Levantine countries.

Cheese Fatayeris a Lebanese cheese pie that is mixed with feta & mozzarella cheese and chopped parsley. This fatayer has a saltiness taste from the feta but it is warm and delicious.

Easy Lebanese Vegetarian Recipes

Ka'ak Bread | Lebanese Purse Bread, is a very popular flatbread found in the streets of Beirut, Lebanon. The bread is often shaped in a tear drop shape with a hole in the center making it look like a purse

This fluffy pita bread is a traditional Middle Eastern bread that you use for making sandwiches, or great for dipping hummus and baba ganoush. Not only it is found in Lebanon, but you will find it in Jordan, Israel, and most Middle Eastern and Mediterranean countries.

Baba Ganoush is a roasted eggplant that is mix with tahini, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and parsley. It is creamy, nutritious, and a popular appetizer that pairs best with pita bread.

Vegetarian Lebanese Recipes: Mudadara

This delicious Makdous is a Lebanese pickled eggplant that is stuff with walnut and herbs. It is soaked in olive oil in a jar, which is kept in the fridge for 1 week before serving. It is commonly eaten with Pita Bread.

Falafel is a deep-fried ball that is made from chickpeas and fresh herbs & spices. It is one of the most popular middle eastern dishes, which is found in Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and most Middle Eastern Countries.

This is the silkiest, creamiest and most indulgent Lebanese hummus ever. Perfect for snacks, when you have friends over or as part of a Mezze lunch.

Vegan Lebanese Recipes Byzaatar And Zaytoun

Batata Harra is a Lebanese appetizer and side dish, which is mixed with potatoes and other herbs and spices. It is one of the few spicy Lebanese dishes that I will recommend since it is mouthwatering which I like to serve it with pita bread.

Warak Enab