{"id":53320,"date":"2019-08-23T10:41:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T14:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.freshdirect.com\/?p=53320"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:51:12","slug":"middle-eastern-hot-dogs-recipe-applegate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/middle-eastern-hot-dogs-recipe-applegate\/","title":{"rendered":"A Hot Dog Recipe Inspired by the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s not hard to jazz up hot dogs. For this recipe, we’re reaching into the Middle Eastern pantry to make familiar franks even more exciting. With Labor Day coming up, there couldn’t be a better time to try this one out!<\/p>\n

\"Applegate<\/a><\/p>\n

What You’ll Need<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the Raw Cucumber Relish:<\/em>
\n3 Persian cucumbers, finely diced
\n2 radishes, finely diced
\n2 scallions, finely chopped
\n1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
\n1 tbsp chopped fresh mint
\nJuice of \u00bd lemon
\n2 tsp ground sumac
\n\u00bc tsp kosher salt<\/p>\n

Tip: You can use a food processor to chop the vegetables if you like. Simply pulse the ingredients until finely chopped (but not pur\u00e9ed).<\/em><\/p>\n

For the Tahini Mustard:<\/em>
\n\u00bc cup country-style Dijon mustard
\n1\u20132 tbsp tahini
\n1 tsp honey<\/p>\n

For the Harissa Ketchup:<\/em>
\n\u00bd cup ketchup
\n1\u20132 tbsp harissa<\/p>\n

For the Hot Dogs:<\/em>
\n1 package Applegate Naturals\u00ae Beef Hot Dog<\/a> or Applegate Organics\u00ae The Great Organic Uncured Beef Hot Dog™<\/a>
\n6 hot dog buns<\/p>\n

What to Do<\/strong>
\nTo make the raw cucumber relish: <\/em>Place the cucumbers, radishes, scallions, parsley, mint, lemon juice, sumac and salt in a bowl. Stir well to combine.<\/p>\n

To make the tahini mustard:<\/em> Stir together all ingredients in a small bowl. Add a splash or two of water if mixture is too thick.<\/p>\n

To make the harissa ketchup:<\/em> Stir together the ketchup and harissa.<\/p>\n

Grill the hot dogs according to package instructions and lightly toast buns on grill. Fill the buns with hot dogs and add the prepared toppings.<\/p>\n

This blog post was published in partnership with Applegate<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s not hard to jazz up hot dogs. For this recipe, we’re reaching into the Middle Eastern pantry to make familiar franks even more exciting. With Labor Day coming up, there couldn’t be a better time to try this one out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69275,"featured_media":53322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2736,2732],"tags":[3106,1031,3222,3223],"class_list":["post-53320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner-recipes-2","category-recipes","tag-applegate","tag-grilling","tag-hot-dogs","tag-middle-eastern"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53320"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58644,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53320\/revisions\/58644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}