Smoky chickpeas with coriander tahini
Chef Sami Tamimi’s recipe for crispy, smoky chickpeas served with a tahini and coriander sauce is…
Dairy-freeGluten-free
🍽 Serves 4 as a side or part of a spread⏱ 10 min hands-on · 30 min oven◆ Easy
Cuisine
Middle Eastern
Get lost in the wonderful aromatic flavours of the Middle East with recipes including 30-minute chicken shawarma kebabs, lamb meatballs with bulgar wheat and baklava.
The Middle East is a vast area covering the cuisines of the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq and Iran. From houmous to falafel, kadaif to tahdig, you’ve a wealth of ideas to explore here.
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Black lime (loomi) and lemon spatchcock chicken
Chef Noor Murad’s spatchcock chicken is smothered in a rich marinade of dried black limes (loomi),…
Gluten-free
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 20 min hands-on · 50 min oven◆ Easy
Houmous with ful medames, preserved lemon & tomato salsa
“Ful medames is a creamy Egyptian fava bean stew, spiced with cumin and thickened with tahini.…
Dairy-freeGluten-free
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 20 min hands-on◆ Easy
Houmous with caramelised aubergine, pomegranate and chilli crisp
Houmous isn’t just for veg sticks. Silky homemade houmous forms the base of this delicious vegan…
Dairy-freeGluten-free
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 55 min hands-on◆ Easy
Houmous with tomato and mango chutney-braised eggs
Use silky homemade houmous as the base for a vibrant vegetarian dinner. Top with eggs braised…
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🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 15 min. Simmering time 35 min hands-on · 35 min oven◆ Easy
Ultimate instant houmous
Make your best ever homemade houmous with chef Helen Graham’s easy recipe and expert tips. This…
Dairy-freeGluten-free
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 5 min hands-on◆ Easy
Chard, potato and chilli saffron omelettes with yogurt
Chef Ben Tish shares his recipe for a filling omelette, packed with herbs and greens and…
Gluten-freeVegetarian
🍽 Makes 4⏱ 35 min. Oven time 10 min hands-on · 10 min oven◆ Easy
Green shakshuka with feta and herbs
This ‘green’ shakshuka recipe from cookbook author Ruth Nieman is a verdant adaption of the popular…
Gluten-freeVegetarian
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 45 min hands-on◆ Easy
Harissa, feta and filo cigars
Tangy feta meets fiery harissa and sweet honey, all wrapped up in crunchy filo. The perfect…
Vegetarian
🍽 Makes 10⏱ 15 min. Oven time 12 min hands-on · 12 min oven◆ Easy
Green chicken and lentils
Whizzed up watercress, spinach and dill provide a verdant green sauce for crispy skin chicken thighs,…
Dairy-freeFreezable
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 25 min hands-on · 20 min oven◆ Easy
Khaliat nahal (Omani honeycomb bread)
Chef and food writer Dina Macki shares her recipe for a magical sweet-savoury honeycomb bread from…
Vegetarian
🍽 Makes 20 balls⏱ 45 min hands-on · 25 min oven◆ Medium
Roast carrots with shatta butter
Ravinder Bhogal gives classic roast carrots a Middle Eastern twist in this side dish recipe, serving…
Gluten-freeVegetarian
🍽 Serves 6 as a side⏱ 15 min. Oven time 45-50 min hands-on · 50 min oven◆ Easy
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