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40 min · serves 3
Japanese Sesame Miso Daliya Donburi
A rice-bowl-style dish where steamed daliya replaces rice, glazed in a sesame miso sauce that reduces to a lacquer.
vegetarian
15 min · serves 4
Japanese Sesame Spinach Ohitashi
Blanched spinach shocked in ice water and coated in a thick sesame sauce, a side dish built on one small detail: squeezing dry.
vegetarianvegangluten free
30 min · serves 4
Kenyan-Style Stiff Daliya Ugali
A stiff, sliceable porridge in the ugali tradition, using finely ground daliya where maize flour would normally go.
vegetarianvegangluten free
55 min · serves 4
Korean Sesame Daliya Bibimbap
Steamed daliya under a fan of separately seasoned vegetables, finished with gochujang and a crisped fried egg.
vegetarian
35 min · serves 4
Korean Sesame Lettuce Wraps with Field Peas
Braised field peas in a sweet-savoury glaze, wrapped in lettuce with rice and a spoon of sesame sauce.
vegetarianvegan
45 min · serves 4
Korean Sesame Oil Japchae with Vermicelli
Wheat vermicelli standing in for sweet potato glass noodles, with each vegetable stir-fried separately so nothing turns grey.
vegetarianvegan
40 min · serves 4
Lebanese Red Lentil Soup with Cumin and Lemon
Broken red lentils collapse into a smooth soup in half an hour; cumin and a hard squeeze of lemon do the rest.
vegetarianvegangluten free
10 min · serves 8
Lebanese Tarator Tahini Sauce
The sauce that alarms everyone the first time: tahini seizes solid before it turns silky.
vegetarianvegangluten free
35 min · serves 4
Levantine Fattoush with Flax Crisps
The bread salad rebuilt with baked flax crisps, which stay crunchy far longer than fried pita.
vegetarianvegan
70 min · serves 5
Levantine Lentil Mujadara with Crisp Onions
Lentils and rice made worth eating by onions fried far darker than feels comfortable.
vegetarianvegan
30 min · serves 6
Malaysian-Style Sesame Marinade for Grilled Vegetables
A satay-inspired sesame and spice marinade for grilled vegetables, built to caramelise rather than burn on the grill.
vegetarianvegangluten free
35 min · serves 4
Mexican Fideo Seco with Toasted Vermicelli
Vermicelli toasted dark before it ever meets liquid, so the finished dish is dry, not soupy.
vegetarianvegan