Warm za’atar-spiced cauliflower, red onion and rice salad
Discover the power of za’atar in this spiced vegetarian salad, made with cauliflower, red onions and…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 10 min hands-on · 35 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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Aubergine, tomato and chickpea traybake
Elly Pear’s aubergine and chickpea traybake is one of her favourite recipes from her vegetarian cookbook…
Dairy-freeVegan
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 15 min hands-on · 1 hour 10 min oven◆ Easy
Halloumi and pea falafel flatbreads with houmous and slaw
Try our easy DIY falafel recipe made with halloumi, peas and leeks. Then use to fill…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 6⏱ 30 min hands-on · 30 min oven◆ Easy
Pomegranate loaf cake
Try this beautiful, yet easy-to-make, almond and polenta loaf cake drizzled with fresh pomegranate juice and…
Gluten-free
🍽 Serves 10⏱ 20 min hands-on · 50 min oven◆ Easy
Pomegranate and za’atar roast chicken
A chicken roasted in za’atar and pomegranate juice – served with a cucumber, radish and walnut…
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 25 min hands-on · 1 hour 25 min oven◆ Easy
Baked falafel in tomato sauce
A seriously simple supper with the warming spices and comforting aromas of the Eastern Mediterranean. Give…
Vegan
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 15 min hands-on · 15 min oven◆ Easy
Pistachio and rose ice cream cake
A magnificent serve-from-the-freezer dessert that you can make ahead of your dinner party. All you have…
🍽 Serves 6-8 (with leftovers)⏱ 50 min hands-on · 25 min oven◆ Easy
Rice pudding with honey soaked fruit and pistachios
Rice pudding is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert. This recipe is made with coffee making this…
🍽 Serves 8-10⏱ 20 min hands-on · 45-60 min oven◆ Easy
Baba ghanoush
To really amp up the flavour of this Middle Eastern dip, char the aubergines on the…
Dairy-freeGluten-free
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 15 mins hands-on · 1 hour oven◆ Easy
Zhoug lamb with ras el hanout
Ready-made zhoug paste is a fantastic way to add instant flavour to dishes, such as this…
Dairy-free
🍽 Serves 8⏱ 10 min hands-on · 30 min oven◆ Easy
Green houmous with smoked almond dukkah
Our green houmous is made with petit pois and broad beans for a fresher flavour. Sprinkle…
Dairy-freeVegan
🍽 Serves 8⏱ 15 min hands-on · 15 min oven◆ Easy
Aubergine steaks with freekeh salad and buttermilk dressing
A stunning vegetarian dish of griddled aubergines, nutty freekeh and a creamy buttermilk and dill dressing…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 30 min hands-on◆ Easy
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