Mezze Platter Recipe by Asha Khatau

hummus

🥗Healthier: avocado dip

💰Cheaper: bean dip

Avocado dip offers healthy fats while bean dip is budget-friendly.

falafel

🥗Healthier: baked falafel

💰Cheaper: chickpea patties

Baked falafel reduces oil while chickpea patties are cost-effective.

labneh

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt is lower in fat and sour cream is more affordable.

stuffed grape leaves

🥗Healthier: quinoa-stuffed peppers

💰Cheaper: cabbage rolls

Quinoa-stuffed peppers are lighter, while cabbage rolls are economical.

Soak chickpeas overnight and cook in a pressure cooker for 3 to 4 whistles, keeping the cooking water.

Add tahina, lemon juice, thick yogurt, garlic, cumin powder, chili powder, thyme leaves, parsley, salt, and chopped green chilies to the cooked chickpeas.

Blend the mixture to a thick paste and spoon it into a serving bowl.

Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with chili flakes.

Prepare mohamra by blending roasted red pepper, toasted pine nuts, salt, raw sugar, lemon juice, garlic, roasted cumin powder, toasted bread crumbs, and olive oil until semi-smooth and slightly coarse.

Garnish mohamra with olive oil, toasted pine nuts, and chili flakes.

Serve hummus bairuti and mohamra alongside pickled olives, feta cheese with sun dried tomatoes, and spiced lavash and pita bread.

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