Secrets of Healthy Middle Eastern Cuisine

The eastern Mediterranean countries of the Levant — Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Syria — share a love of toothsome breads and grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, fish plucked from the sea, and ripe olives from hillside groves. Meat is used sparingly; aromatic olive oil supplants butter. But reducing these cholesterol-laden foods does not leave the Levantine palate lacking for taste — their absence allows the subtle flavors of herbs and spices to shine. This is the secret of the delicious...