Mariam Youssef 
Being the hostess on the first day of Ramadan is both thrilling and exhausting, especially when your in-laws are the guests. You have a huge responsibility to make sure that everything in your house is immaculate in addition to perfecting a delicious Iftar menu that will blow your guests’ minds. The problem is that when you decide on an oriental menu for Iftar, chances are your mother-in-law is already a genius (or so she thinks) in making such a menu. Moreover, when you decide to be innovative and create a menu inspired by international cuisine, she can very likely disapprove of the whole thing.
That’s why we decided to share unique Iftar menus with a twist that will truly fascinate your guests and make them delighted throughout the entire course. That said, let’s get into 11 amazing Iftar menus for the first day of Ramadan.
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Menu 1
Soup: Lesan Asfour soup
Appetizer: stuffed grape leaves + meat rolls
Salad: Green salad
Main course: Orange duck + meat kebab casserole
Drinks: Hibiscus + Sobia
Dessert: Umm Ali
Menu 2
Soup: Chicken mushroom soup
Appetizer: French fries + chicken sambosak
Salad: Greek salad
Main course: Shish Tawook + vegetable basmati rice + oven barbecued ribs
Drinks: Milk with dates + Tamer Hindi
Dessert: Cheese Kunafa
Menu 3
Soup: Onion soup
Appetizer: Hawawshi + mashed potatoes
Salad: Creamy vegan pasta salad
Main course: 2-3 grilled chicken + beef okra stew + white rice
Drinks: Lemon mint + orange juice
Dessert: Qatayef with mixed nuts, custard, and cream
Menu 4
Soup: Mint zucchini soup
Appetizer: Stuffed zucchini boats + mint cheese qatayef
Salad: Pizza Hut potato salad + Tahini salad
Main course: Grilled Kofta + honey garlic chicken thighs
Drinks: Kharoub + Doum
Dessert: Nescafe cake
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Menu 5
Soup: Seafood soup
Appetizer: Kunafa shrimp + butter garlic crab sticks
Salad: Tuna salad
Main course: Lemon butter fish filet + Bolty fish casserole + saiadeya rice
Drinks: Hibiscus + fizzy drinks
Dessert: Milk pudding + rice pudding
Menu 6
Soup: Curried pumpkin coconut soap
Appetizer: Cheese and vegetable Goulash
Salad: Avocado corn salad
Main course: Pane chicken + chicken Negresco + Dawoud pasha kofta
Drinks: Mango juice + Coconut lemonade
Dessert: Peanut cinnamon Kunafa
Menu 7
Soup: Carrot soup
Appetizer: Hash browns + cheesy bacon stuffed peppers
Salad: Caesar salad
Main course: Beef vegetable casserole + Potato chicken drum roll casserole + white rice
Drinks: Liquorice + Orange carrot juice
Dessert: Whipped cream fruit salad
Menu 8
Soup: Vegetable soup
Appetizer: Pizza rolls + spinach puff pastry
Salad: Mediterranean chickpea salad
Main course: Beef shawarma fattah + oven chicken kofta
Drinks: Fruit cocktail
Dessert: Qamar Al-Din pudding
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Menu 9
Soup: Chicken Enchilada soup
Appetizer: Beef quesadillas + Esquites (toasted corn)
Salad: Mexican chopped salad
Main course: Mexican honey lime grilled chicken, beef fajitas
Drinks: Mint lemonade + Sobia
Dessert: Chocolate cake
Menu 10
Soup: Chicken noodle soup
Appetizer: Potato pancake + oven baked chicken wings
Salad: Korean steamed eggplant
Main course: Roasted chicken + grilled beef ribs
Drinks: Flavored ice tea
Dessert: Crème caramel
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Menu 11
Soup: Tomato soup
Appetizer: Garlic bread + cheese sambosak
Salad: Coleslaw salad
Main course: Creamy mushroom piccata + butter chicken + white rice
Drinks: Qamar Al-Din + Dried fruit compote
Dessert: Zainab fingers + balah al-sham
