Vegetarian Syrian Recipes
Every dish here is Syrian cooking that is naturally vegetarian, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle vegetarian on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
6 recipes
BalilaDamascus, Syria · easy · 30 minWarm chickpeas dressed with cumin, lemon, garlic, and olive oil, a simple Damascene breakfast.
Balila Halawet el JibnDamascus, Syria · advanced · 2 hSoft semolina-and-cheese dough rolled around clotted cream and drenched in syrup, a Damascene sweet-cheese specialty.
MuhammaraDamascus, Syria · easy · 35 minThe crimson mezze of roasted red peppers, walnuts, and pomegranate molasses, smoky, sweet, and gently fierce.
FattoushDamascus, Syria · easy · 30 minA bright Syrian chopped salad of crisp vegetables and toasted flatbread in a tangy sumac and pomegranate molasses dressing.
Makdous (Syrian Oil-Cured Stuffed Eggplants)Damascus, Syria · medium · 5.5 daysBaby eggplants blanched, salted and pressed, stuffed with walnuts, red pepper, chili and garlic and cured under olive oil for days until tangy, then eaten straight from the jar with warm flatbread.
Burghul bi Banadoura (Syrian Tomato Bulgur Pilaf)Damascus, Syria · easy · 1 hCoarse bulgur simmered in a quick sauce of fresh tomatoes, onion and green pepper until each grain is tender and stained red, served beside stews, grills and yogurt.
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