Ingredients Seasonings Spices Cumin Recipes By Food & Wine Editors Updated on April 24, 2017 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Cumin seeds, aromatic and nutty in flavor, are a popular spice in Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Asian cooking. Here are a few recipes, both traditional and non-traditional, that you can try to add this flavorful spice into your meals. 01 of 21 Grilled-Vegetable Pasta with Cumin If you're a fan of grilled vegetables, here's a fine way to turn them into a meal. We've selected a combination of eggplant, zucchini, and red bell pepper, but you can replace any of them with another vegetable, such as onions, tomatoes, or mushrooms. Go to Recipe 02 of 21 Cumin Lamb Noodles with Eggplant © Christina Holmes Blogger Ashley Rodriguez creates a rich, creamy lamb ragu with delicious Greek flavors; it's a total crowd-pleaser and a nice alternative to more common Italian pasta dishes. Go to Recipe 03 of 21 Roasted Cauliflower with Turmeric and Cumin "I love this hot or cold, by itself or as part of a larger meal," says Sera Pelle of this cauliflower dish that’s a vibrant yellow from turmeric and fragrant with cumin, cilantro and mint. Go to Recipe 04 of 21 Chunky Guacamole with Cumin Choosing a guacamole recipe that will please everybody is no easy task, but this one from F&W's Marcia Kiesel is a winner because of its subtle tartness, nicely balanced heat and creamy-chunky texture. Go to Recipe 05 of 21 Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Cumin For this deeply satisfying soup, chefs Anna Trattles and Alice Quillet roast cauliflower with cumin seeds and curry powder to intensify the flavor, then simmer it with onion and water to make an unfussy, spice-inflected puree. Go to Recipe 06 of 21 Lamb Meatballs with Cumin, Mint, and Tomato Sauce Mint, cumin, and chopped almonds give these delicious meatballs their Middle Eastern flavor. There's plenty of mint and cumin in the tomato sauce, too. Serve the meatballs and sauce over steamed couscous to be authentic. We think they're great over rice too. Go to Recipe 07 of 21 Spicy Sichuan-Style Lamb with Cumin Cooking pieces of lamb shoulder in a superhot cast-iron skillet makes them wonderfully browned and tender. Go to Recipe 08 of 21 Cumin-Fennel Rubbed Salmon with Fennel-Parsley Salad Rather than pan-roasting individual pieces of salmon, F&W's Grace Parisi prefers to cook a large fillet to keep the fish moist. Go to Recipe 09 of 21 Cumin-Glazed Ribs with Avocado-Pineapple Salsa Go to Recipe 10 of 21 Beet-and-Tomato Soup with Cumin © P-A Jorgensen Benjamin Leroux's terrific soup is an unexpected mix of beets, tomatoes and tomato paste; it has the flavor of a light borscht. Go to Recipe 11 of 21 Chicken Salad with Cumin-Scented Carrot Raita © Deirdre Rooney A supermarket rotisserie bird right off the spit is wonderful in this Middle Eastern-inspired warm chicken dish. It's a delicious and healthy alternative to a typical mayonnaise-based chicken salad, especially in a sandwich. Go to Recipe 12 of 21 Grilled Eggplants with Cumin Yogurt Sauce © ANTONIS ACHILLEOS Go to Recipe 13 of 21 Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Cumin-Spiked Corn Puree © Frances Janisch Emmanuel Piqueras sampled a suckling pig dish in the Andean village of Huarocondo, which inspired this tangy, slightly sweet and spicy pork tenderloin recipe. Cape gooseberries or tomatillos replace the original sour green tomatoes, and pisco stands in for the fermented corn alcohol chicha de jora. Go to Recipe 14 of 21 Roast Chicken with Garlic and Cumin © Dana Gallagher Whole heads of garlic are roasted along with the chicken in this recipe, then chopped and added to the pan juices to make a light but rich-tasting sauce. The chicken serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a tasting menu, as here. Go to Recipe 15 of 21 Cumin Chili You'll get a clear taste of cumin in this great cold-weather chili made with ground beef, beans, and green bell pepper. If you want a hotter chili, add as much cayenne as you like. Go to Recipe 16 of 21 Swiss Chard with Ginger and Cumin “I often use just one or two spices, such as the ginger and cumin in this Swiss chard,” says Madhur Jaffrey. “It’s a very northern Indian approach.” Go to Recipe 17 of 21 Indian Cumin Fried Rice with Spinach F&W's Kay Chun creates a fast, vegetarian one-bowl meal by stir-frying cooked rice with chickpeas, spinach, and fragrant ginger and cumin. Go to Recipe 18 of 21 Roasted Carrot and Cumin Puree Roasting carrots until they are golden brown brings out their sweetness and provides a perfect foil for tart lemon juice and musky cumin. Our silken puree is a particularly good side dish for lamb and also for roasted chicken. 19 of 21 Roasted Carrot and Cumin Puree © Hannah Queen Roasting carrots until they are golden brown brings out their sweetness and provides a perfect foil for tart lemon juice and musky cumin. Our silken puree is a particularly good side dish for lamb and also for roasted chicken. Go to Recipe 20 of 21 Eggplant Salad with Cumin and Fresh Herbs © QUENTIN BACON As Nadia Roden was growing up, her mother prepared eggplants in so many ways--frying them, roasting them, stuffing them. This salad is one of Nadia's favorites. Go to Recipe 21 of 21 Southwest Spiced Chickpeas with Cumin and Lime Chickpeas, a high-protein legume, are tossed with lime and cumin, and oven-roasted at a high temperature. Go to Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit