Middle Eastern Dishes Recipes With Ground Beef
Middle Eastern Bowls with Spiced Beef have all your favorite Middle Eastern favorites like hummus, rice, salad shirazi, and ground beef seasoned with warm Middle Eastern spices all in one delectable bowl.
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In the way that my husband likes to turn his meals into a sandwich (bacon & eggs get piled on sourdough, The Best Italian Meatballs get layered between slices of garlic bread), I like to turn my meals into "bowls"- a bed of rice topped with an assortment of salads, veggies, sauces, and sometimes, meat.
My love of bowls started almost 20 years ago when I started getting burrito bowls at Chipotle. After that, I started turning my meals into bowls whenever I could. There was a place called Duke Kabob in Annandale, Virginia where I would order a plate that came with rice, kabobs, and grilled vegetables, and for an additional charge, you could get extra sides to go with it like cucumber yogurt sauce, salad shirazi, hummus, and their spicy green hot sauce. I, of course, would buy them all. My husband would give me the arched eyebrow look that says, "Do you really need all of those?" Yes. Yes I did!
Anyways, these experiences at restaurants turned into make-your-own bowls at home, which by the way, bowl = party on my plate. I've made Fajita Burrito Bowls with Mexican flavors, and my new bowls, Middle Eastern Bowls with Spiced Beef, are just as amazing. It starts with long-grain rice (jasmine or basmati are my favorites), hummus, salad shirazi, some spiced ground beef, and whatever toppings you like. In the bowl pictured, I added pickled turnips and feta cheese. Serve with pita bread, garnish with some fresh parsley and a couple dashes of sumac, and you're set for a delicious and healthy lunch or dinner!
You could use store-bought hummus to cut down on preparation time, but if you want to go the from-scratch route, I like to use Cilantro Jalapeno Hummus, a roasted garlic hummus, or Spicy Chipotle Hummus.
In addition to hummus and salad shirazi, some great toppings for your rice bowl are: feta cheese, pickled turnips, kalamata or green olives, tabouli (tabbouleh), sautéed spinach, cucumber yogurt sauce, and marinated/pickled cauliflower. The possibilities are endless. Have fun!
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NOTES:
- Za'atar is a Middle Eastern spice blend that contains sesame seeds, sumac, thyme, oregano, and other spices. You can make your own or HERE from Amazon.
- If you can't find Persian cucumbers, use small snacking cucumbers or an English cucumber instead.
- The bright pink sticks shown in the bowl are Middle Eastern Pickled Turnips. They make a great crunchy, tangy addition to the meal.
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Middle Eastern Bowls with Spiced Beef
Course Main Course
Cuisine Middle Eastern
- *Salad Shirazi ingredients*
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1 cup chopped Roma tomatoes
- 4 Persian cucumbers chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley
- couple dashes of sumac plus more for garnish
- 1/2-1 lemon juiced
- salt & pepper
- *Rice & Spiced Beef ingredients*
- 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice jasmine or basmati
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 1/2 yellow onion diced
- 2-3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 1/2 tbsp. za'atar
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp. turmeric
- 1/4 tsp. ground coriander
- salt to taste
- black pepper
- hummus
- fresh parsley garnish
- sumac
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*The Middle Eastern Pickled Turnips need to be made at least a day in advance. The recipe is in the "notes" in the post above.*
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Make the salad shirazi first by combining all of the salad's ingredients and refrigerate. Make the rice by following the directions on package and set aside when done.
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To make the spiced beef, add the meat, onion, and garlic to a frying pan and season with za'atar, cumin, turmeric, paprika, ground coriander, salt, and pepper. Saute until the ground beef is fully cooked and the onion has softened.
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Make bowls by topping prepared rice with your desired amount of salad shirazi, spiced beef, hummus, and any other topping you desire. Garnish with some fresh parsley and ground sumac.
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