• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

VegKitchen logo

  • Vegan Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Baking and Sweets
    • Breakfast
    • Main Dishes
    • Pasta and Noodles
    • Salads
    • Sandwiches and Wraps
    • Sauces, Dressings, and Condiments
    • Side Dishes
    • Soups, Stews, and Chilis
    • Snacks and Dips
    • Desserts
    • Drinks
    • Canning and Preserving
    • Cheese-y Delights
    • Global Recipes
    • Raw Vegan
    • Slow-Cooker
  • Vegan Living
    • Vegan Substitutions Guide
    • Green Kitchen
    • Healthy Eating Tips
    • Food and Produce Guides
    • Vegan Food Hacks
    • Kid Friendly
    • Vegan Product Reviews
    • More Vegan Living
  • About
  • Shop Cookbooks
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Vegan Recipes
  • Vegan Living
  • Cookbooks
  • About Us
  • Freebie!
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • Vegan Recipes
    • Vegan Living
    • Cookbooks
    • About Us
    • Freebie!
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • ×

    Home » Recipes » Vegan Recipes

    Instant Middle East Feast

    Published: Jun 11, 2012 · Updated: Aug 18, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Here's a no-cook menu for those days when you can't stand the thought of cooking at all but don't want to buy expensive take-out food. Hummus is to current culture what yogurt was in the seventies. And there are so many great flavors to choose from in the supermarket. Here's what you'll need:

    • Hummus, one or two of your favorite varieties
      (of course, you're welcome to make your own Hummus when you have more time)
    • Ready-made tabbouli salad (which most stored shelve near the hummus)
      (or ditto on the Tabbouli)
    • Cured olives from the olive bar
    • Rice-stuffed grape leaves from the olive bar
    • Fresh pita bread or lavash, preferably whole grain
    • Cherry or grape tomatoes
    • Baby carrots
    • Sliced cucumbers

    Place the hummus, tabouleh, olives, and grape leaves containers on the table. If you'd like to pretend that you made them, by all means, transfer them into bowls! Warm up the pita bread if you'd like.

    Place the tomatoes, carrots and cucumbers on a platter, as we don't need to be complete slackers.  Dig in to your delicious Middle-East-via-the-supermarket feast. Yum!

    Olive varieties

    • Explore other ideas for nearly-instant meals.

    More recipes you may enjoy

    • Vegan Walnut Taco Meat
    • Fudgy Avocado Brownies (Vegan!)
    • 11 Best Vegan “Cheese” Recipes
    • Vegan Banana Cake

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Lauren says

      October 23, 2012 at 6:01 pm

      This sounds great! However, if you're concerned about GMOs, most supermarket hummus contains canola oil...

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    nicole malik from vegkithen.com

    Hi, I'm Nicole! I'm the creator behind VegKitchen, and the author of the popular cookbook, Weeknight One Pot Vegan Cooking. Learn more about me here.

    More about me →

    vegan substitution chart

    Featured Recipes

    • 25+ Vegan Valentine’s Day Desserts
    • Vegan Christmas Cookies
    • Vegan Jalapeno Poppers
    • Vegan Vodka Pasta
    • Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Farro Bowl

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    • Shop Cookbooks
    • Free Vegan Cheat Sheet
    • About Us
    • Work with Me
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use

    Still hungry? Check out our delicious family of blogs.


    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2021 Hook & Porter Media