12 cucumber east Recipes

english cucumber, onion (red or yellow ), garlic clove, minced, yogurt (or sourcream), vinegar, sunflower oil (or olive oil), salt and pepper, sugar , to taste, dill, chopped

tomatoes, seeded, chopped and drained (if available, use heirloom tomatoes-i sliced the tomatoes instead), cucumbers , sliced lengthwise, then thinly sliced (if organic, no peeling necessary) or 2 medium lemon , sliced (i like a combination of the two cucumber varieties), green onions, sliced (including the white part), fresh lime juice (not reconstituted !), lime zest, for garnish (optional)

kirby cucumbers, water, salt, pickling spices, garlic cloves, smashed

unbleached flour, plain yogurt, salt, baking soda (optional for leavened chapati), ground cumin, curry powder, garlic powder, onion powder, butter or 1 tbsp ghee, water, fresh minced cilantro (per each side ), fresh minced garlic (per each side ), minced fresh green onion top (per each side ), fresh minced mint (per each side ), cumin seed (per each side ), dill seed (per each side ), onion seeds (per each side ), poppy seed (per each side ), sesame seeds (per each side ), melted butter or ghee, plain yogurt, cucumber, finely chopped, minced fresh mint (or cilantro), minced onion (green okay), fresh lemon juice or 1 tsp fresh lime juice, ground coriander, fresh lemon zest or 1/4 tsp fresh lime zest, ground cumin, sugar

eggplants (aubergines, 1 lb in all), salt, onion, olive oil (be sure to use a good 1!), tomatoes, peeled and chopped, salt, fresh ground black pepper, parsley, chopped, fresh mint, chopped, basmati rice, chicken stock, paper towels, yogurt , for serving (or cucumber salad with (middle east, palestine) which is even better)

fresh mint, fine chopped, salt, pepper, onion, fine chopped, fresh parsley, fine chopped, garlic cloves, fine minced, unflavored low-fat yogurt, cucumber, chopped, tomato, chopped

whole milk yogurt, cold water or whey, grated cucumber, white seedless grapes, halved, chopped dill, chopped walnuts, garlic cloves, pressed, freshly grated pepper, very thinly slices of cucumber for garnish

tomatoes, seeded and cut into small chunk sized pieces, cucumbers, seeded and cut into small chunk sized pieces, garlic cloves, minced, tahini, lemon, juiced, water, mint, chopped, olive oil (to garnish ), salt to taste and if necessary

tomatoes, cucumber, garlic cloves, crushed, lemons , juice of, tahini, olive oil, salt, pepper

low-sodium chicken broth, kosher salt, couscous (recommended: near east ), extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, peeled and crushed, ricotta salata cheese , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, cucumber, peeled, seeded , and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, sun-dried tomatoes, chopped, grated parmesan, chopped fresh basil leaves, extra-virgin olive oil, zest and juice from 1/2 large lemon, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper