18 flavors that taste great with middle eastern food
We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes middle eastern food better. On average, recipes with middle eastern food received a 4.45⭐ review scores. However, in some combinations, review scores improved significantly. Like with mint. And sometimes worse. Like with turmeric.
These are the most important combinations we found:
Stand out combinations
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- salt
- cilantro
- kosher salt
- onion
- water
- cinnamon
- chickpeas
- tahini
- yogurt
- sea salt
- butter
- red onion
- yellow onion
- green onions
- sugar
- egg
- pita bread
- cayenne
- carrots
- vegetable oil
- greek yogurt
- cardamom
- almonds
- paprika
- red chili flakes
- basmati
- cumin seeds
- eggplant
- lime juice
- tomato paste
- all purpose flour
- bay leaf
- ginger
- nutmeg
- red bell peppers
- spinach
- zaatar
- romaine lettuce
- cilantro seeds
- lamb
- basil
- honey
- baking powder
- baking soda
- raisins
- pistachios
- chicken
- chicken breast
- cherry tomato
- chicken broth
- rice
- canola oil
- cauliflower
- harissa
- couscous
- red chili peppers
- thyme
- hummus
- brown lentils
- lamb shoulder
- oregano
- bell peppers
- flour
- chicken thighs
- orange juice
- chili powder
- red wine vinegar
- vanilla
- bulgur wheat
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Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes we found with middle eastern food:
Roasted Chicken Breasts With Harissa Chickpeas
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.6/10
Tabbouleh With Apples, Walnuts and Pomegranates
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.4/10
Baked Rice With Slow-Roasted Tomatoes and Garlic
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.3/10
Yotam Ottolenghiâs Jerusalem Lamb Shawarma
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.3/10
Roasted Cauliflower, Freekeh and Garlicky Tahini Sauce
cookieandkate.com
Review: 4.9/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.3/10
Ash Reshteh (Persian Greens, Bean and Noodle Soup)
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.2/10
Sambosa Ghousti (Turnovers with ground beef and chickpeas)
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Review: 3/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.7/10
