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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Cumin, za’atar and sumac butter
Whizz up aromatic flavoured butter, flecked with cumin, sumac and spice, then use on roasted veg,…
Gluten-free
🍽 1 butter log⏱ 10 min hands-on◆ Easy
Lamb and bulgur wheat meatballs with carrot houmous and feta
Make budget-friendly lamb meatballs with half a packet of lamb mince bulked out with filling bulgar…
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 20 min. Oven time 45 min hands-on · 45 min oven◆ Easy
Roast carrots with sesame seeds, feta and yogurt
For an easy side dish recipe with big impact, try roast carrots with sesame, feta and…
Gluten-freeVegetarian
🍽 Serves 6⏱ 10 min. Oven time 30-35 min. hands-on · 35 min oven◆ Easy
Salt-baked celeriac with tahini
Salt-baked celeriac makes an easy but impressive vegan centrepiece. Serve on a colourful lentil and pomegranate…
Dairy-freeVegan
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 30 min hands-on · 2 hours oven◆ Easy
Roast lamb shoulder with rice pilaf
Our easy roast lamb shoulder makes a delicious change to a classic roast. Lamb shoulder is…
🍽 Serves 6-8⏱ 30 min hands-on · 4 hours 30 min oven◆ Easy
Pan rösti with spiced lamb, spinach and chickpeas
Stuck in a dinner rut? For a delicious midweek meal with a difference, try crisp rösti…
Gluten-free
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 35 min hands-on · 35 min oven◆ Medium
Slow-braised lamb shoulder with preserved lemon and spices
Lamb shoulder is slow-braised with a preserved lemon spice paste, then cooked low and slow for…
Dairy-freeGluten-free
🍽 Serves 6⏱ 15 min hands-on · 4 hours oven◆ Easy
Harissa and pine nut palmiers
The perfect snack or mini starter before the main course, these harissa and pine nut palmiers…
Vegetarian
🍽 Makes about 60 mini palmiers⏱ 15 min hands-on · 15 min oven◆ Easy
Chicken shawarma kebabs
Grab a pack of pitta breads for this easy 30-minute meal; spiced chicken, onions and peppers…
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 30 min hands-on · 10 min oven◆ Easy
Chocolate baklava
Sweet, crisp baklava is delicious in its traditional form but food writer and cookery expert Debbie…
🍽 Makes 20-25 pieces⏱ 30 min hands-on · 1 hour 10 min oven◆ Easy
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