cucumbers • tomatoes • onion • Some lettuce • Some cilantro • Some mint • Some purslane • Pita bread or toasted flatbread • Some pomegranate seeds • salt • garlic • olive oil •
–6 leaves of romaine lettuce • parsley • from 1/4 bunch fresh mint • arugula • from 1/4 bunch fresh thyme (or substitute with oregano if unavailable) • green onion • cabbage • tomatoes • –5 small cucumbers • –5 radishes • sweet bell pepper • Seeds from half a pomegranate •
kofta (about 400 grams) • For the white sauce: • plain yogurt (about 480 grams) • tahini (about 60 grams) • minced garlic • salt, or to taste • Juice of 1 lemon • For the kofta sauce: • tomato paste (about 45 grams) • Juice of 2 tomatoes • Salt • mixed spices •
fresh, frozen, or jarred grape leaves • parsley • mint • green onions if large, or more if small • medium tomatoes • (about 200 grams) short-grain rice • pomegranate molasses • Juice of 2 lemons, or more to taste • olive oil (60 ml) • black pepper • black cumin (nigella seeds) • Salt to taste •
ground beef or lamb (1 kilogram) • onions • parsley • Spices • Salt • Black pepper • For the rice: • rice (about 400 grams) • saffron • rose water • water (about 480 ml) • Salt •
eggplant, about 1 pound • tahini • plain yogurt • garlic, crushed • Juice of half a lemon, or to taste • Salt, to taste • olive oil • Pomegranate seeds and chopped cilantro for garnish
large eggplants, grilled on a gas stove, peeled, and finely mashed • tomatoes, finely chopped • green bell peppers, finely chopped • parsley, finely chopped • garlic, finely minced • lemon juice • Salt to taste • Olive oil for drizzling on top • Pomegranate seeds for garnish
fine brown bulgur soaked in 2 cups hot water • red pepper paste • tomato paste • pomegranate molasses • small onion, finely chopped • salt • mint • cumin • Olive oil • For garnish, as desired: • Walnuts • Pomegranate seeds •
large roasted eggplants • green bell pepper • red bell pepper (optional) • hot peppers (optional) • tomato • onion • little parsley leaves • lemon juice • crushed walnuts (optional) • salt • olive oil • pomegranate seeds for garnish (if available)