Dairy-Free Libyan Recipes
Every dish here is Libyan cooking that is naturally dairy-free, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle dairy-free on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
7 recipes
BazinTripoli, Libya · medium · 1 h 30 minA firm barley-flour dome served in a spiced lamb-and-tomato sauce with a hard-boiled egg.
Bazin SfinzTripoli, Libya · medium · 40 minStretchy, lacy fried dough eaten warm with honey or date syrup, a Libyan weekend breakfast.
Macaroni ImbakbakaTripoli, Libya · easy · 1 hPasta simmered in a spiced lamb-and-tomato sauce until it absorbs it all, Libya's signature everyday pasta.
Rishda (Noodles in Onion and Chickpea Sauce)Tripoli, Libya · medium · 1 h 10 minFresh hand-cut noodles steamed and dressed with busla, a sweet onion and chickpea sauce warm with cinnamon and cloves.
Shorba LibiyaTripoli, Libya · easy · 1 hLibya’s tomato-lamb soup with orzo and a signature flourish of dried mint, the bowl that opens every Ramadan night.
Mbatten (Stuffed Potato Fritters)Tripoli, Libya · medium · 1 h 10 minPotato slices sandwiched around spiced minced meat, coated and fried until the outside is golden and the potato tender.
Mseyer (Libyan Quick Pickled Vegetables)Tripoli, Libya · easy · 6 h 25 minCrunchy carrot, cucumber and whole hot green chilies steeped in a sharp brine of lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, cumin and parsley, the quick pickle Libyans set beside couscous and steamed dishes.
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