Syrian foods and Middle east breakfast | Moumena Saradar

tahini

🥗Healthier: sunflower seed butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Sunflower seed butter is nut-free and offers a similar texture.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with a unique flavor.

chopped nuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds provide crunch and nutrition.

cocoa powder

🥗Healthier: carob powder

💰Cheaper: unsweetened chocolate

Carob powder offers a caffeine-free chocolate alternative.

Prepare hummus by blending chickpeas with lemon juice, garlic, and thyme.

Sprinkle paprika on the hummus and drizzle olive oil on top.

Prepare magdeuce by stuffing baby aubergine (or eggplants) with chopped walnuts, red pepper paste, and minced garlic, then preserve in olive oil.

Boil eggs for serving.

Make fool by cooking fava beans and flavoring with sesame seed paste, lemon juice, garlic, and serving with olive oil, chopped parsley, and tomatoes.

Prepare Zaatar by mixing olive oil and thyme.

Serve black and green olives on the side.

Include butter and epica jam as part of the breakfast.

Serve halvah made of seasoned flour and honey.

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