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Appetizers
Hummus
Homemade chick pea dip flavored with lemon juice, spices topped with olive oil.
 
House Hummus
Hummus topped with cherry peppers, olives and roasted garlic
 
Baba Ghanoush Salad
A homemade grilled eggplant dip mixed with tomato, scallions, tahini, lemon juice and olive oil.
 
Eggplant Salad
Char-broiled eggplant flavored with garlic, dill, parsley, red bell peppers and onions.
 
Labhne
A homemade Sour Cream with walnuts, dill and garlic.
 
Cacik (Jajik)
Homemade yogurt and cucumber seasoned with garlic, fresh dill and mint.
 
Saksuka
Small cubes of sautéed eggplant and green peppers in fresh tomato and garlic sauce.
 
Spiced Ezme
Spicy mashed vegetables mixed with walnuts, garlic, paprika, and olive oil.
 
Stuffed Grape Leaves
Fresh vine grape leaves stuffed with rice, currants, pine nuts and fresh dill.
 
Falafel
A coarse mix of chick peas, fresh vegetables and herbs, deep fried and served with sauce.
 
Sahara Vegetarian Combination
Spiced Ezme, Baba Ghanoush, Hummus, Grape Leaves, and Eggplant Salad
 
Maneesh
Toasted Pita Seasoned with olive oil and oregano and topped with sesame seeds.
 
Tomato Feta Toast
Thick sliced tomatoes seasoned with oregano and olive oil, covered with melted feta cheese on toasted flatbread
 
Calamari
Fried calamari with a house tomato sauce.
 
Sigara Boregi (cheese roll)
Phillo (pastry) scrolls stuffed with feta and dill, pan fried till golden brown.
 
French Fries
 
Onion Rings
 
Chicken Fingers
 
Mozzarella Sticks
 
Side of Rice
 

Salads
Shepherd's Salad
Tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, red onions, parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper and extra virgin olive oil
 
Tahini Shepherd's Salad
Tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, red onions, parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper, tahini sauce and extra virgin olive oil
 
Tabouleh Salad
Tomatoes, scallions, parsley and brown wheat salad flavored with lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil
 
Fattoush
Chilled mixed salad tossed with sumac, romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, onions and small cubes of toasted bread
 
Bean Salad
White beans, green pepper, onion, tomato, parsley and black olives
 
Cabbage Salad
Crisp red cabbage and julienned carrot salad tossed with vinegar and olive oil, served with lettuce, tomato,cucumber, sliced feta and olives
 
Greek Salad
Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, and olives, dressed with extra virgin olive oil, a splash of white vinegar
and finished with shredded feta cheese
 

Caesar Salad
Crisp Romaine lettuce and croutons with Parmesan cheese

 

Add feta cheese to any salad

 
Add grilled chicken to any salad  
Add shrimp to any salad  

Soup of the day
Ask about the soup of the day. Each recipe is made fresh daily.

Bowl of Soup

 

Sandwiches
All sandwiches served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and sauce.

Shawarma

 
Chicken Shawarma
 
Adana Kebab
 
Chicken Adana Kebab
 
Chicken Kebab
 
Falafel
 
Baba Ghanoush  
Hummus  

Entrees
All entrees served with house salad or soup.

Sahara Combination Kebab (serves 4 people)
Shawarma, Shish Kebab, Adana Kebab, Kafta Kebab, Chicken Adana Kebab, Chicken Kebab served with rice.

 
Chicken Combination Platter (serves 2 people)
Chicken Shawarma, Chicken Kebab, Chicken Chops & Chicken Adana.
 
Shawarma
Marinated sliced beef and lamb wrapped around a large vertical spit and char-broiled in front of charcoal fires served with rice.
 
Chicken Shawarma
Layers of marinated chicken served with rice.
 
Adana Kebab
Hand diced lamb flavored with fresh red bell peppers, gently spiced with paprika and grilled on skewers served with rice.
 
Chicken Adana
Chopped chicken flavored with fresh red bell peppers, gently spiced with paprika and grilled on skewers served with rice.
 
Chicken Kebab
Cubes of chicken breast marinated in a special sauce and char-broiled on skewers served with rice.
 
Shish Kebab
Chunks of lamb marinated in our special sauce and char-broiled over charcoal skewers served with rice.
 
lskender Kebab
Shawarma in a light hot tomato sauce over buttered turkish bread croutons served with hot butter sauce and yogurt.
 
Kafta Kebab
Hand ground lamb mixed with spicy red peppers and spices served over a bed of seasoned rice.
 
Chicken Yogurt
Cubes of chicken breast baked with sautéed pita bread and yogurt.
 
Adana Yogurt
Ground lamb with sautéed pita bread and yogurt.
 
Chicken Chops
Skinless marinated chicken thighs, grilled to perfection served with rice.
 
Feta Chicken
Chicken breast sautéed, topped with sliced tomato and melted feta cheese served with rice.
 
Lamb Chops
Select lamb chops specially marinated and char-broiled served with rice.
 
Lamb Sautée
Sautéed lamb, tomato, green pepper, onion in a light tomato sauce
 
Kawarma
Sautéed lamb with vegetables.
 
Tilapia Sautée
Tilapia filet seasoned with a garlic lemon sauce and served with rice.
 

Tilapia Broiled
Tilapia filet grilled with fresh tomato, garlic and red onion and served with rice.

 
Salmon
Sautéed Salmon with julienned red and green peppers, mushrooms and garlic in a light red sauce and served with rice.
 
Shrimp Kebab
Specially marinated and char-grilled with rice.
 
Spicy Shrimp
Shrimp with spicy tomato sauce with rice.
 
Shrimp Sautée
Sautéed Shrimp with julienned red and green peppers, mushrooms and garlic finished in a light red sauce and served with rice
 
Turkish Spicy Shrimp Kebab
Jumbo shrimp marinated in special Turkish spices and grilled on skewers served with rice.
 

Beverages

Waters

 
Large San Pellegrino Sparkling Water
 
Bottled Spring Water
 
Juices
 
Orange , Mango Guava , Cocktail Nectar or Cranberry
 
Soda
 
(Coke, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, Sprite, Orange)
 
Iced Tea and Lemonade
 
Sweetened, served with lemon
 
Lemonade
 
Rosewater Lemonade
 
Free refill
 
Hot Beverages
 
Hot Chocolate
 
Tea
 
Turkish Coffee
 
Regular or Decaf
 
Herbal Hot Teas
Mint, Organic Darjeeling, Green Zen, Black, Indian,
Iranian, Fresh Mint Tea, Jasmin, Lemon & Ginger, Cardamon, Hibiscus, Green & White
 
Cappuccino
Steamed milk, espresso, with a dollop of foam
 
Café Latte
Steamed milk, with espresso
 
Café Au Lait
Half traditional coffee, half steamed milk with a dollop of foam
 
Espresso
 
Single
 
Double
 
Espresso Macchiatto
Double-shot topped off with a dollop of foam
 
Yogurt Drink
Old-Country style
 

Desserts

Baklava
Sweet pastry made of extremely thin sheets of phyllo dough layered with chopped pistachios and honey syrup baked with butter.

 
Seker Pare
A Turkish sweet pastry made of semolina dough lighly flavored with vanilla and butter
 
Keşkül
A light custard made with crushed almonds and lightly flavored with vanilla and lemon zest sprinkled with pistachios
 
Baked Rice Pudding
A pudding made by baking rice, milk and sugar.
 
Brown Top Pudding / Kazandibi
A milk pudding sprinkled with cinnamon.
 
Tiramisu
Sponge cake or ladyfingers dipped in a coffee mixture, layered with mascarpone and grated chocolate.
 
Panna Catta
A light, silky custard flavored topped with strawberries.
 
Tartufo Ice Cream
Vanilla and chocolate gelato wrapped in chocolate with almonds and a red heart of maraschino cherry. Served with whipped cream.
 

Cheesecake
Light cheesecake topped with strawberries.

 
Sorbet
Lemon or orange in a real fruit shell.
 
   

Sahara Restaurant · 165 Easton Avenue · New Brunswick, NJ 08816 Reservations: 732·246·3020